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Public works outlines bridge repairs, fall paving plan and ADA ramp progress

Public Works, Parks and Recreation Committee · September 18, 2025
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Public Works Director John Lawler reported the Center Street bridge box culvert is installed, emergency corrosion repairs on Oregon Road Bridge are underway ahead of replacement, West Main/Crow Hollow bridge work is planned for 2026 with likely detours, and about 38 of 50 ARPA-funded ADA ramps are complete.

John Lawler, Meriden's director of public works, told the committee the secondary box culvert at the Center Street bridge has been installed and the bridge is in place, and crews are completing a sanitary sewer siphon in that location.

"The secondary box culvert has been installed," Lawler said, adding crews are continuing work on related sewer infrastructure. He also said emergency corrosion repairs to beams on the Oregon Road Bridge must be completed before the full bridge replacement…

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