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Closure Proposed For Busy Greenwich Road To Remove 45,000-Pound Boiler House From Property
The road would be closed for around eight hours, according to an official.
GREENWICH, CT — A "busy" road in Greenwich is proposed to be closed to help facilitate the removal of a 45,000-pound boiler house from a medical building.
Ryan Celini, a project manager with A Quick Pick Crane Service, appeared before the Board of Selectmen on Sept. 11 to request a closure for Oct. 11 for Muskrat Pond Drive so the boiler house can be removed from a building at nearby 55 Holly Hill Lane, which is associated with Yale New Haven Health/Greenwich Hospital.
According to Celini, the crane needed to remove the boiler house is 32 feet wide, and the roadway is roughly the same width.
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"We'll be standing from curb to curb as we pick the boiler house, place it on a truck and get it off the site," Celini said.
Work would begin at 12:30 p.m. and the closure is expected to be in place for eight hours. It will take two-and-a-half hours just to set up the crane, Celini said.
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First Selectman Fred Camillo called Muskrat Pond Drive "busy" and noted it's used as a cut-through to the Holly Hill Transfer Station, commonly referred to as "the dump." The facility closes at 12 p.m. on Saturdays.
"It's not a very long road, but there are several businesses and a couple private homes," Camillo said.
Selectperson Janet Stone McGuigan wanted to ensure residents and businesses in the area were properly notified, especially since there are doctors' offices in the area. Celini said he's already reached out to tenants at 75 Holly Hill Lane, the building on the other side of Muskrat Pond Drive opposite of 55 Holly Hill Lane.
Camillo said some of the businesses and doctors "probably" have Saturday hours. There is also a fitness center nearby.
"That's really critical," he said.
Celini noted he will reach out to all those impacted in the area, including employees at the transfer station who might stay late after the facility closes.
The selectmen are expected to vote on the closure during their next regularly scheduled meeting on Sept. 25.
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