Highway

Paul Pronovost
Superintendent of Highways         

Tel: (860) 283-4030
Fax: (860) 283-4403
Email: publicworks_8@hotmail.com

      "Maintaining a Town for All Time"

 Reports

• Stormwater Management Plan
• 2007Anual Stormwater Report Year4
• Altair Avenue (BR No. 140-001) Over Unnamed Tributary To TheNaugatuck River - Bridge Inspection and Preliminary Hydrologic & Hydraulic Analysis Report (April 2006)
  

SIDEWALK UPDATE: The town has received $498,000.00 STEAP Grant for more sidewalk work. Check back to see the progress.

ALTAIR AVE. UPDATE: Because of permitting hold ups with the State of Connecticut DEP, the project will not be completed this year. DEP is averaging 4-8 months on permits and they only allow work in streams from June 1 to Sept. 30. Therefore the work cannot be completed in time. We are sorry for the delay and are impatiently waiting to get this project done.

We are a small but professional Highway Department committed to serving the citizens and visitors of the Town of Thomaston. Our department currently consists of eight employees.

1 Superintendent
1 Group Leader
5 Maintainers
1 Mechanic

The Superintendent of Highways is responsible for all roadways, solid waste including the Transfer Station, and acts as Tree Warden.

The Department is responsible for all the property that the taxpayers of the Town of Thomaston own. This includes, but is not limited to, all buildings, roads, roadsides and parks.

We currently have six plow routes plus municipal parking lots. Sidewalks are cleared after the end of the storm with a skid steer loader. We maintain roads to a passable level during the peak of the storm. This level will differ depending on the rate of snowfall. Each section is approximately 4-7 miles long. Each section takes about 3-4 hours for a round trip depending on weather conditions.

The Mechanic is responsible for the preventative maintenance on all town owned vehicles, including police cruisers, fire trucks and ambulances. The mechanic also acts as a maintainer when the need arises.

The Fleet is currently 100% International, with a variety of manufacturers dump bodies. The newest is a 2006 International 7500 series 6 wheeled dump truck with an Everest combination body and Swenson Pre Wet system for using de-icing chemicals.

During winter storms there is a parking ban. To get information on parking bans, turn to  WVIT-Channel 30, WFSB-Channel 3, WTNH-Channel 8 on television and WZBG FM97.3,WTIC AM-1080 on the radio.

The Town currently has 919 catch basins that are cleaned on the average of once every other year. Sweeping programs start annually in the beginning of April.

Upcoming Road & Sidewalk Projects

The Public Hearing for the Road Bonding Project will be April 23, 2008. 7 P.M. Town Hall. This is a VERY important meeting. If you think that the roads in town are in drastic need of rebuilding, please attend the meeting. We need everyone's input.