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Connecticut officials, volunteers unveil lights at Hop River tunnel to improve safety and accessibility
Summary
DEEP and partners held a ribbon-cutting Dec. 4, 2025, to open a new lighting system at the Bolton Notch tunnel on the Hop River State Park Trail. Officials cited increased park use, a $70 million Restore Connecticut parks investment and volunteer-collected data showing safety concerns.
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials and local volunteers on Dec. 4, 2025, unveiled a new lighting system at the Bolton Notch tunnel on the Hop River State Park Trail, part of the Restore Connecticut State Parks infrastructure improvement initiative intended to address safety and accessibility concerns.
Mason Trumbull, deputy commissioner of DEEP, said the project was one of many funded after a state-directed investment. "The governor asked us to make a big investment in our Connecticut State Parks, investing $70,000,000, over the course of 3 years into our park system," Trumbull said, and he…
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