GROTON — The newly elected City Council approved another $1.25 million toward finishing construction on the Shore Avenue seawall, a project expected to have cost overruns of close to $10 million. On Monday, the council unanimously voted to approve a purchase order with Arborio Construction and transfer $1.25 million from its capital fund balance for the completion of the seawall replacement project. During a prior meeting of the council, public works coordinator Heidi Comeau, along with representatives from GZA GeoEnvironmental, a Trumbull-based engineering firm hired by the city to complete the reconstruction of the seawall, told the council that the project would cost another $1.25 million to complete. About $2.7 million for the project came from a state grant, and the city used an additional $1.4 million of American Rescue Plan Act money. The previous City Council had also transferred $6.7 million from the capital fund balance to fund the project.
Groton City Council Puts Another $1.25 Million Toward Shore Avenue Seawall
