The state Department of Transportation has begun acquiring the properties it needs to move ahead with its controversial plan to install four roundabouts on a section of Route 82 known as “Crash Alley.” Last month, the DOT wrote that the $80 million project is in the final stage of being designed and it anticipated speaking with property owners later this year about purchasing land needed for the project. But the DOT had already acquired a couple of properties along the busy road, also known as West Main Street. The DOT’s original plan, which involved installing six roundabouts, received substantial criticism from residents, business owners and some city officials. The DOT then eliminated the proposed roundabouts at Mount Pleasant Street and New London Turnpike.
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