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Bridgeport Inland Wetlands agency approves Southern Connecticut Gas utility bridge with erosion controls
Summary
The City of Bridgeport Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Agency approved Southern Connecticut Gas Company’s permit to install a gas main crossing Islandbrook Stream, subject to locating trees on plans, silt fencing, vine removal, engineer certification and a $1,000 bond.
The City of Bridgeport Inland Wetlands and Watercourse Agency voted to approve Application 25-04 from Southern Connecticut Gas Company to construct a utility bridge carrying a new gas main over Islandbrook Stream near 29–43 Griffin Avenue.
Matthew Pop, a consultant to the agency, described the proposal and the constrained alignment: "the beige area is the road. The blue is the brook... the purple is the gas main," he said, explaining the pipe will "daylight over the brook" because it cannot be routed under the existing bridge. Pop characterized the disturbance as "very minor" and recommended approval with conditions.
The agency attached multiple conditions before approving the project: the applicant must show the location of affected trees on the plan, install silt fencing to protect the brook from runoff, cut vines on trees adjacent to the work area, provide a certification from a licensed engineer or landscape professional that the work followed the approved plan, and post a $1,000 bond. The record shows no public speakers on the item and the motion to approve carried at the meeting.
The approval is narrowly scoped to the work shown in the application; commissioners repeatedly emphasized erosion controls and contractor certification to limit impacts to Islandbrook Stream. There was no detailed roll-call tally recorded in the transcript. The agency closed its Inland Wetlands business and adjourned before the Planning & Zoning meeting began.
