Asylum Street Streetscape Project to Begin

If you have been wondering what all of the spray paint on Asylum Street is for, you'll be interested to learn that the City of Hartford announced today in a press release that the Asylum Street Streetscape Project will commence next week. The text of the release is below and the full release is here:

City of Hartford, Department of Public Works For Release: March 25, 2009 Contact: Keith Rapoza (860) 757-9984 Notice of Streetscape Construction Asylum Street from Main Street to Trumbull Street ---Media and Community Advisory--- The City of Hartford is pleased to announce that Laydon Industries, LLC. will begin construction of the Asylum Street Streetscape project on March 30, 2009 with an anticipated completion date of late November 2009. Construction activities will be limited to the block of Asylum Street between Main Street and Trumbull Street. Local traffic will be maintained during the majority of the project but certain circumstances will require a full road closure. Through traffic is encouraged to seek alternate routes for the duration of the project.

The project will slighty widen the street allowing for two full lanes of traffic plus a parking lane and include certain traffic calming elements. The project includes new sidewalks, street lights and litter receptacles and continues the Main Street brick design down Asylum Street. Sidewalk work will start on the northern side of the street first.