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Commission approves replacement of Bass Road bridge destroyed by 2023 scouring
Summary
The commission approved IWWC #2025-007 to replace Bridge #04772 (Bass Road over Merrick Brook) with a 54' span designed for 200‑ and 500‑year events; CT DOT oversaw design at no cost to the town and construction will use an existing detour.
The Town of Scotland Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission on Jan. 6 approved IWWC #2025-007 for the replacement of Bridge #04772 on Bass Road over Merrick Brook. Daniel Carnein, P.E., project engineer with GM2, and Michelle Handfield, P.E., senior hydraulic engineer, presented the project and reviewed design, resilience, and construction staging.
Carnein said the former 21‑foot span was destroyed in a scouring event in September 2023 and…
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