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The retaining wall on Rt. 44 next to Cargill Falls Lofts. Linda Lemmon photo.


Local road
work on
state plan
By Linda Lemmon
Town Crier Editor
Several local road, trail and bridge projects have landed on the state Department of Transportation’s proposed five-year capital plan.
The town of Pomfret has three projects on the plan.
The Taft Pond Road Bridge is slated for replacement in FY25. The total cost is $1,850,000 and it is covered by a federal grant, 100 percent.
The Bosworth Road Bridge is also slated to be replaced in FY25. The total cost is $2,395,000 and it is also covered 100 percent by a federal grant.
The federal grants are funneled through the state.
Two Air Line Trail Reconstruction projects are also on the plan for Pomfret in FY 2024. The total cost is $2,800,000. One portion of the project would cost $151,324. The federal government would kick in $121,059, leaving a balance of $30,265 to be paid by the state.
The second portion would see $2,118,941 coming from the federal government and $29,735 from the state.
In Putnam a $6,990,000 project would replace the retaining wall on Rt. 44, near Cargill Falls Mill. Broken into two, the cost of the project is 100 percent covered by the state and federal governments. The federal government would contribute $3,392,000 and the state would kick in $848,000. A second portion of that project would realize $2,200,000 from the federal government and $550,000 from the state. This is proposed for FY25.
In FY25 in Killingly a Rt. 101 bridge over Alvia Chase Reservoir would be replaced. The total cost is $3,700,000. The federal government will kick in $2,960,000 and the state will kick in $740,000.
In Griswold, also in FY25, the I-395 Bridge over Bishop Crossing Road would be rehabilitated. The total cost is $6,100,000. The federal government will pay $5,490,000 and the state will contribute $610,000.
In Thompson in FY23, a project on Rt. 12 to replace a bridge over Sunset Hill Brook will cost $3,412,000. It’s split in two for funding. The federal government will contribute $2,497,920 and the state $620,000.The federal government will also contribute $289,600.
In FY26, plans call for the rehabilitation of a bridge on Rt. 200 in Thompson that crosses over I-395. The $3,800,000 price tag is covered 100 percent by the state and federal governments. The feds will kick in $3,040,000 and the state will pick up the remaining $760,000.

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