Road Safety Project Off To Avon Voters Wednesday, What You Need To Know

AVON, CT — Voters have the chance Wednesday to decide a $5.5 million road project to make a busy stretch of roadway in town safer, according to proponents.

A Referendum for Old Farms Road Phase I (North/South Section) Project is Wednesday, Dec. 14, with polls open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Avon Senior Center, 635 West Avon Road.

The question to be decided is:

"Shall the Resolution Appropriating $5,459,458 Of Grant Funding For Costs Related To The Relocation And Reconstruction Of A Section Of Old Farms Road In The Town Of Avon" be approved? [YES/NO]"

Voters in favor of the resolution shall vote "yes" and those not in favor shall vote "no."

Electors of the town and qualified voters are entitled to vote.

To be decided is a formal appropriation of $5.46 million in state dollars to relocate, construct and reconstruct portions of Old Farms Road, which would constitute the first phase of a two-phase project.

Essentially, plans call for the shifting and widening of Old Farms Road onto property currently owned by Avon Old Farms School.

The hope is doing so would improve the geometry and widen the frequently-traveled roadway to avoid accidents in the area.

According to town officials, 91 percent of accidents on that stretch of road are due to the roadway's issues.

The second phase of this project involves additional Old Farms Road re-alignments and the replacing of two bridges to widen lanes and improve safety.

No price tag has been finalized for this phase, but town officials said its likely this will not be fully covered by the state and town bonding would be required.

Absentee ballots will be distributed by the town clerk's office through Tuesday, Dec. 13, at 4:30 p.m.

Completed absentee ballots must be returned to the town clerk's office no later than 4:30 p.m. on Dec. 13.

Applications for absentee ballots are available through Tuesday, Dec. 13, in the office of the Avon Town Clerk, 60 W. Main St. in Avon between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. or on the Town's website at www.avonct.gov/town-clerk.

For more information on the vote and the project, click on this link.

From Nov. 2: 'Avon Town Meeting To Address Large Road Project'