The annual Falcon 5K Turkey Trot in Avon will start Thursday morning.
The three-day festival that benefits a prominent nonprofit will feature motorcycle and classic car cruises through the area this weekend.
The massive roadway overhaul is expected to be complete sometime next week, officials said.
A virtual public information meeting​ on the Tillotson Road Bridge Replacement over Thompson Brook is slated for Wednesday, June 25.
The state of Connecticut is seeking public input on a project to upgrade pedestrian access and signage/signals in a busy part of town.
The closure is necessary so crews can conduct utility work in that part of town.
Motorists are being urged to be patient until the project finishes later this month.
The intersection will be closed for much of the day from Monday, April 29, through Friday, May 2.
Work on the roadway storm drain and wastewater management project started in January.
The Town of Avon's engineering department said the closure takes effect Monday, April 14, and it will last several days for road work.
The state Department of Transportation is hosting a virtual forum Monday, March 31, regarding a Route 10 bridge it wants to replace.
The roadway was closed until Tuesday morning following the Monday evening, two-vehicle accident.
The massive construction project is expected to take two or three months to complete and it will start later this month or early next month.
The recently completed project is part of a massive, multi-year initiative to reconfigure, widen and improve safety of the road.
It is not known when the busy state roadway will reopen.
A large charity motorcycle run and car cruise out of Farmington on Saturday will also travel through Avon, causing some traffic delays.
Weather delays, among other issues, have the road still being closed through this week after initially being slated to reopen Aug. 9.
Avon is benefitting from part of a $12 million funding package for transportation projects in Connecticut.
The incident happened early Friday morning.
The Town of Avon this week issued an update on the status of a massive project to reconfigure and improve the safety of Old Farms Road.
The closures took effect Monday, June 17, and continue to early August, with another set of closures starting in August.
Another public forum on the Avon Old Farms Road reconfiguration project's second phase is slated for Monday, June 10.
The Avon Free Public Library Thursday is hosting a noted engineer/author for a talk on Connecticut's transportation history.
Avon police Wednesday said the woman killed in Tuesday morning's accident was a 48-year-old Barkhamsted woman.
The public is invited Wednesday to learn about and provide input on Phase II of Avon's Old Farms Road reconfiguration.
The incident occurred early Monday evening as the area dealt with Monday's serious rain/wind storm.
The hope is to have the first phase of the reconfiguration done by December 2025.
The job is expected to take about four weeks, according to the town's engineering department.
Saturday's thunderstorm-fueled deluge had caused traffic issues in Avon.
Town officials are asking motorists to be patient during a weekend of motorcycle, car cruises aimed at raising money for Special Olympics.
A sewer extension project was expected to begin on Tuesday, with local officials warning of potential traffic impacts.
The Town of Avon is getting a small piece of a $6 million pie announced by Gov. Ned Lamont this week.
A town forum on a master plan regarding bicyclist/pedestrian issues in town was well attended Tuesday.
Town officials said plans to reconstruct a heavily traveled portion of local roadways have been sent out for consultant, then state, review.
Avon is currently working with a third-party consultant to develop what is being called a 'bicycle and pedestrian master plan.'
Polls are open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Avon Wednesday for the $5.5 million project.
The accident was reported Monday morning.
Detours will be set up for two days next week to direct traffic.
A town meeting and referendum have been scheduled for later this year.
The first part of the job started Monday through Wednesday, with more work slated from Sept. 26-28 next week.