The project will create connected sidewalks fully compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act for all of West Rocks Road, Rilling said. It will also create three raised crosswalks near Winston Preparatory School, West Rocks Middle School and All Saints Catholic School so pedestrians can cross safely. “The neighbors are really excited because the raised crosswalk and bike lanes and wider sidewalks tend to be traffic calming as well,” said Rilling, who was joined at the event by other local and state leaders, including U.S. Rep. Jim Himes, D-4th District, state Senate Majority Leader Bob Duff, D-Norwalk, Common Council President Barbara Smyth, and Jim Travers, Norwalk’s director of Transportation, Mobility and Parking. At the ceremony, leaders gathered together in front of a mound of dirt to put a shovel in the ground, signifying the beginning of the construction of the $2.7 million project. Funding for the project includes a $1.4 million federal grant and a $1 million Local Road Accident Reduction Program grant through the state Department of Transportation, Rilling said.
Norwalk breaks ground for $2.7M West Rocks Road sidewalk improvement project
