OLD FARMS ROAD
OLD FARMS ROAD EAST/WEST SECTION PUBLIC INFORMATION AND INPUT MEETING - January 3, 2024
The links below provide access to the slides presented at the Public Information and Input meeting:
Please click this link to access the Nutmeg Network recorded video of the meeting:
Old Farms Road East/West Section Public Information and Input Meeting
NO THRU TRUCKS INFORMATION FROM THE AVON CHIEF OF POLICE
At the Public Information and Input meeting on January 3, 2024, several residents asked about the possibility of prohibiting thru truck traffic on Old Farms Road. The Chief has provided the following to explain difficulties with enforcement of no thru trucks prohibitions:
A "Thru Truck" is a truck which travels from a point outside of the limits of a city, town, or borough in Connecticut through such city, town, or borough without any scheduled stop in such locality. Any truck originating or having a destination within a city, town, or borough where any through truck prohibition has been established is not subject to such prohibition within that city, town, or borough where the truck originates or has a destination within. Therefore, a truck merely being on such a prohibited road, in and of itself, does not constitute a violation or grounds for the vehicle being stopped.
Residents who have additional questions concerning this are encouraged to contact Officer Karolina R. Staszewski at krs2158@avonct.gov
Old Farms Road - January, 2024 Update
This link below provides access to the Purpose and Needs statement that in some form has been the basis for the Old Farms Road projects for decades.
Old Farms Road Projects Purpose and Needs Statement
Old Farms Road – North/South Section – October 2023 Update
The administrative process for the construction of the North/South section has been completed and Spazzarini Construction will begin performing field work immediately. The first stage of the project will be to perform the bulk of the clearing and grubbing of the area. The contractor has been told that they are to protect all vegetation not needed to perform their work. Although the contract allows for winter shutdown from December 1 to March 30, Spazzarini has indicated that they will work on the project as long as the weather allows. Among their goals is to complete the project ahead of schedule.
Residents and motorists can expect to see activity there beginning immediately. The project is expected to take two years to complete with the contractor’s schedule showing completion in December of 2025.
Old Farms Road – East/West Section – October 2023 Update:
The Town engaged the consulting firm of Wengell, McDonnell & Costello (WMC) to perform the design and permitting for this phase of the project. They have begun their work by performing needed field work including soil borings, wetlands flagging, and field surveying tasks. Over the course of the coming month and a half, they will be preparing their preliminary design and permitting efforts. We anticipate the first presentation and request for public input in December/January. Notices will go out via Town news and other methods such as the Town website.