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Authority approves pedestrian‑detour and logistics plan for 49–53 West Main Street renovation
Summary
The authority approved construction logistics and pedestrian‑detour plans for the renovation and partial demolition of 49–53 West Main Street in Mystic, setting delivery hours (7:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.) and allowing one‑time exceptions by the police chief or designee; public works encroachment permitting and a preconstruction meeting are required.
The Groton Local Traffic Authority approved the developer’s proposed construction logistics and pedestrian‑detour plan for renovations at 49 and 53 West Main Street in downtown Mystic, with conditions on delivery hours, police coordination and final permitting.
Jason Stalbeck of Stalbeck Architects, representing the Green family (owners), described plans to rehabilitate and replace storefronts, demolish and rebuild the 53 West Main Street building, and renovate the front plaza. Stalbeck said the project team intends to load materials from a rear parking area on Water Street, fence the site, use flaggers for deliveries and seek easements from adjacent property owners for temporary contractor parking or laydown areas. He estimated roughly a one‑year schedule starting in the fall, with heavy exterior and foundation work concentrated in late fall and winter.
Town staff said the project will be part of the planning and zoning review and will require a public works encroachment permit and a significant preconstruction meeting with police and public works to finalize routing, flagger duties and staging. The authority discussed parking impacts in Mystic and asked that proposed contractor‑parking and heavy‑vehicle routes be designed to avoid tight residential streets. Stalbeck and the Green family agreed to minimize street loading and to use the rear parking lot where feasible.
The authority then moved and approved a motion to accept the proposed logistics and pedestrian‑detour plans as presented, with construction and delivery hours limited to 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. The motion also permits the police chief (or the chief’s designee) to approve one‑time exceptions for deliveries such as large steel components, with 24 to 48 hours’ advance notice requested for any exceptions. The approval is subject to final review and permitting through the town’s public works encroachment process and the planning and zoning site‑plan review.
The authority directed staff to be included in the preconstruction meeting and to coordinate details of materials deliveries, flagger scope, and any easements with property owners and the contractor.
