New Britain Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1927, Page 13

HIGHWAY PROGRAM FOR "28 OUTLINED State Calls for Bids on 14 New (ontracts Hartford, Dec. 15.—Fourteen « for paving 31.1 5 lincar feet of Con- ghway to completed or 164 ticut be opened for bid | * the state high- Hartford, ac- 1ts published Commissioner John A. Bids will close on De- at 2 p. m. The grea pavement is to be of concrete. About 19 1.2 material is to be laid 1 ed with approximately six of bituminous macadam and les of waterbound macadam. In vicw of the exceptionally mild ther of the present season, the h v department is mak- arrangements for the reception 1 proposals for contracts for next summer's wor an especial- Iy carly date, so t contractors ay be ak to complete much of ir work for the state by time annual eummer rush of traffic *h a plan operates to the ntage of the state and oiding the annoy- ien traflic reaches ids contractors as to ish an im- heir work be- busy s cording to advertisem the portant n of ginning port instructi that on s ma &uch wor hindering t n this winter. be done Lot a 10! ovement to in- tomobile s in- 5,268 feet of ong the "Arm- of the Boston Post of Norwalk and in 1,108 ¢ “Compo Hill" section tate highway in the i additions rd the com- plated four- ween New York state line road is one of th chways in the Unit- and improve- f are of and import- wt impr ravel hy r bid in t section city e same of Wes not on on Post veled | along t cad influer out foet of reinfores mnerete d on the W ry-Milldale way over So in the towns of Wolcott, an fm- much used route wnd Waterbury length of pave- in town of route No. 128 , on the Danbury- § linear feet ement will 8,600 ington Mc “Southir ntain, and to the d ston lonz ent will Hirookfic Contracts Proposed itracts advertised are Town of Bra car feet of ement on n Ne fore Rton Reinforeed Orehard-Tn- : Cement and pipe will be fur- the Pine et of con- Concrete | nished by the state. Plans and speci- | fications at the office of A. W. Bush- cll, Division Engineer, 30 Whitney avenue, New Haven. Town of Brookficld: About 27,- 376 linear feet of Reinforced Con- crete pavement on Route No. 128, the Danbury-New Milford road. Note: Cement and reinforced con- | crete pipe will be furnished by the state. Plans and specifications at the | office of G. E. Smith, Division En- | gineer, New Milford. Towns of Brooklyn and Killing About 21,460 linear feet of Bitumi- nous Macadam pavement on the Brooklyn-Danielson road. Note: The state will furnish reinforced con- crete pipe and bituminous material. Plans and specifications at the office of John Smith, Division Engineer, Norwich. Towns of East Hampton Portland: About 21,257 lin reinforced concrete pavement on the Portland-Cobalt road. Note: The state will furnish cement and rein- forced concrete pipe. Plans and pecifications at the office of D. H. B. Starr, Division Engineer, Poliner Building, Middletown Town of Kent: About 3,820 linear feet of waterbound macadam on th Macedonia road. Note: The state will nish reinforced concrete pipe. Plans and specifications at the oflce of George E. Smith, Division Engincer, New Milford Town of Milford: About 10,200 linear fect of reinforced concrete pavement on New Haven avenue and Shore Road. Note: The state will urnish cement and reinforced con- ote pipe. Plans and specifications t the office of A. W. Bushell, Divi- sion Engincer, 30 Whi avenue, New Haven. Towns of New Fairficld and Sher- man: About 23,397 linear feet of waterbound macadam on the Sher- Sections No. 1 and No. No. 136. Note: Reinforced concrete pipe will be furnished by the state. Plans and specificatios at the office of George . Smit Division Engineer, New Milford. Town of North Haven: About 11,- 600 lincar feet of reinforced con- crete pavement on State & Note: Cement and reinforced concrete pipe will be furnished by the state, Plans and specifications at the office of A W. Bushell, Division Engincer, Whitney avenue, Town of Norw linear feet of pavement on the B tion of the Joston Post road. Not The etate will furnish cement reinforced concrete pipe. Plans a cificatigns at the office of A. Bushell, Division Enginer Whit avenue, New Haven. Towns of Norwich and Preston About 8,766 lear fect of bitumi- nous macadam pavement on the Norwich-Groton road. Note: state will furnish Asphalt and r inforced conercte pipe. Plans and specifications at the office of John Smith, Division Lngineer, Norwich. Towns of Southington and Wol- : About &600 linear feet of rein- d concrete pavement on the Waterbury-Milldale road (Southing- ton Mountain.) Note: T furnish cement and ry crete pipe. Plans and epecifications at the office of D. C. Loewe, Division Sngineer, Winsted. Town of Westport: Ahout 8411 linear feet of reinforced concrete pavement on Riverside avenue. Note: The state will furnish cement and reinforced concrete pipe. Plans and specitications at the office of A. ey d Armory Hil and | ar fect of | W. Bushell, Division Engineer, Whitne; , New Haven. Town of Westport About linear feet of reinforced co pave.nent on the “Compo Hill” sec- tion of the Boston Post road. 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