Construction is underway on a $2.5 million project to install hundreds of feet of new sidewalks, three new bus shelters and other safety improvements in New Milford along Route 7 to keep pedestrians off the road. On the roadway also known as Danbury Road, the Hartford-based contractor BETA Group Inc. is installing 2,300 feet of new sidewalks from Candlewood Lake Road South to Larson Road, between New Milford High School and the Elephants Trunk Flea Market, according to Joe Cooper, communications manager for the state Department of Transportation. New crosswalks will also be installed at Danbury Road and Sullivan Road, and a new crosswalk and bus shelter will be installed at Pickett District Road and Danbury Road, near the John Pettibone Community Center, Cooper said. Construction on the sidewalk project began July 15 and is anticipated to be completed July 31, 2025, according to Cooper. He said the $2.5 million project is 80 percent funded by the Federal Highway Administration’s Transportation Alternatives Program while the remaining 20 percent is funded by the town of New Milford. The DOT did not specify when each component of the project will be completed.
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