Members of the public are invited to CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VIRTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING State Project No. 0052-0094 Replacement of Bridge Number 00935 Rte. 32 over New England Central Railroad Town of Franklin April 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. Register: https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Projects/DOTFranklin52-94 The purpose of this meeting is to provide the community with an opportunity to learn about the proposed project and allow an open discussion of any views and comments concerning the proposed improvements. A Question and Answer (Q&A) session will imme- diately follow the presentation. The purpose of this project is to replace the bridge superstruc- ture, which is in poor condition, replace all substructure elements for the new bridge and achieve the minimum vertical clearance required for Rte. 32 over the New England Central Railroad. Right-of-way impacts are anticipated with the proposed im- provements, these impacts are on private property adjacent to the bridge, classified as commercial residential and farm properties. Construction is expected to start in spring 2028 depending on funding, right-of-way acquisition, and permits. The estimated cost is $27,500,000, with 80 percent Federal funds and 20 percent State funds. The public can submit comments and questions during two-week public comment period following meeting. Direct comments and questions by April 29, 2025 to DOTProject0052-0094@ct.gov, (860) 594-2020, or Francisco Fadul, Supervising Engineer (860) 594-2078; Francisco.fadul@ct.gov). ACCESSIBILITY This meeting will be livestreamed on CTDOT's YouTube channel at youtube.com/@ctdotofficial, and closed captioning will be available. Non-English translation options will be available on Zoom and YouTube. The recording will also be posted immedi- ately following the meeting in the list of CTDOT virtual public meetings at portal.ct.gov/ctdotVPIMarchive. For limited internet access, call (877) 853-5257 with Meeting ID 885 2496 3210. Project information can be mailed within one week by contacting Francisco Fadul (Francisco. Fadul@ct.gov; (860) 594-2078). For hearing/speech disabilities, dial 711 for Telecommunica- tions Relay Services (TRS). Request language assistance from CTDOT's Language Assistance at (860) 594-2109 at least five business days before meeting. Members of the public are invited to CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION VIRTUAL PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING State Project No. 0052-0094 Replacement of Bridge Number 00935 Rte . 32 over New England Central Railroad Town of Franklin April 15 , 2025 7:00 p.m. Register : https://portal.ct.gov/DOT/Projects/DOTFranklin52-94 The purpose of this meeting is to provide the community with an opportunity to learn about the proposed project and allow an open discussion of any views and comments concerning the proposed improvements . A Question and Answer ( Q & A ) session will imme- diately follow the presentation . The purpose of this project is to replace the bridge superstruc- ture , which is in poor condition , replace all substructure elements for the new bridge and achieve the minimum vertical clearance required for Rte . 32 over the New England Central Railroad . Right - of - way impacts are anticipated with the proposed im- provements , these impacts are on private property adjacent to the bridge , classified as commercial residential and farm properties . Construction is expected to start in spring 2028 depending on funding , right - of - way acquisition , and permits . The estimated cost is $ 27,500,000 , with 80 percent Federal funds and 20 percent State funds . The public can submit comments and questions during two - week public comment period following meeting . Direct comments and questions by April 29 , 2025 to DOTProject0052-0094@ct.gov , ( 860 ) 594-2020 , or Francisco Fadul , Supervising Engineer ( 860 ) 594-2078 ; Francisco.fadul@ct.gov ) . ACCESSIBILITY This meeting will be livestreamed on CTDOT's YouTube channel at youtube.com/@ctdotofficial , and closed captioning will be available . Non - English translation options will be available on Zoom and YouTube . The recording will also be posted immedi- ately following the meeting in the list of CTDOT virtual public meetings at portal.ct.gov/ctdotVPIMarchive . For limited internet access , call ( 877 ) 853-5257 with Meeting ID 885 2496 3210. Project information can be mailed within one week by contacting Francisco Fadul ( Francisco . Fadul@ct.gov ; ( 860 ) 594-2078 ) . For hearing / speech disabilities , dial 711 for Telecommunica- tions Relay Services ( TRS ) . Request language assistance from CTDOT's Language Assistance at ( 860 ) 594-2109 at least five business days before meeting .