The town on Dec. 24, 2020, closed the section of Burton Road from Wolfe Avenue to North Main Street to traffic due to structural issues and fears the road could fail. The closed section of the road, which has a sidewalk on one side and a stone wall on the other, travels over a brook that runs behind the Beacon Mill Village apartments. The road previously shifted due to erosion of its foundation from the brook. The state Department of Transportation has committed to give the town $2.9 million to fix the road through the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program. The funds are administered by the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments. “They’ve (Dayton Construction) been excellent,” Selectman Michael Krenesky said.
