Phase Two : "Hanover Pond Trail" Design Completed-Updated 12/2011
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The Public Informational Session on Phase II Preliminary Design
was held October 28, 2009 at the Meriden Public Library
(Story below)
Phase II estimates of deadlines, leading to the completion of
the Lenard Engineering Design Services.
(December 2011)
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Deadline
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Final Design Completed
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November 2011
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COM/DOT OK'd
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Bid Documents
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January 2012
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Bids Opened
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30
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February 2012
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Bid Award
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March 2012
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Start Construction
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April 2012
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Lenard Engineering, Inc.
The City of Meriden is planning construction of a 1.2 mile linear trail along Sodom Brook commencing at Oregon Road in the vicinity of the Quinnipiac River Watershed Association Headquarters at Dossin Beach. This multi-use pedestrian/bicycle facility utilizes the right-of-way of the Connecticut Light & Power Company which follows the alignment of the former Waterbury, Meriden and Connecticut River Railroad. The trial corridor closely follows the channel of Sodom Brook from Hanover Pond to Platt High School on Coe Ave.
When completed, it will provide several scenic viewing areas of Hanover Pond and the adjacent wetlands, along with views of H. C. Wilcox Technical High School and Platt High School. This will provide these schools with educational and informational opportunities for their students. As on the Gorge Trail, historical and natural information is planned with several themes being considered for this phase. The trail, as planned, will be a ten-foot-wide bituminous surface with the use of motorized vehicles prohibited. The paved trail will be constructed to adhere to A.D.A. (Americans with Disabilities Act) requirements for handicapped accessibility. Along with informational kiosks, wood rail fencing will be installed along sections of the trail near the steep slope to Sodom Brook for the safety of trail users.
Phase Two, when completed, will have created almost 3 miles of Meriden Linear Trails that will greatly enhance the recreational experience with greater length and variety for all trail users.
Record-Record-Journal 12/09/2008
Contract for design of Phase II is signed
By Andrew Perlot
Record-Journal staff
Meriden— Contracts were signed at City Hall on Monday for the design of phase two of the Linear Trail, which will bring the existing 1.3-mile stretch along the Quinnipiac River1.2 miles farther along Hanover Pond and Sodom Brook. The new trail section will begin at Dossin Beach on Oregon Road and continue on the route of the defunct Meriden, Waterbury and Connecticut River Railroad as far as Platt High School on Coe Avenue The existing stretch, called the Quinnipiac River Gorge Trail, has proven far more popular with the public than Meriden Linear Trails Advisory Committee Timothy Fogal had ever imagined, he said. It serves as a multi-use biking and walking path. Future spurs are planned to connect it with Columbus Park, Wallingford, downtown Meriden, and up toward the border with Middletown. The project will be designed by Lenard Engineering, Inc. The group has worked on many similar trails in the state, said company general manager James R . Bancroft.
The proposed route for phase two runs along Sodom Brooke for much of its course, and must cross it at two points, necessitating the construction of two bridges for the trail. The route will provide a walking or biking path for students commuting to Wilcox High School, Platt High School, and Lincoln Middle School, which is just beyond to the end of the route at Coe Avenue.
The proposed trail has already been photographed by plane and the engineering firm will work on the project through 2009, Bancroft said. “There will be a lot of interaction with the committee and the community,” Bancroft said. Engineering costs for the project are approximately $200,000. If all goes well, construction will begin in 2010.
The first phase of the trail, in particular, was long in coming, said City Manager Lawrence J. Kendzior, but he hopes the rest of the proposed spurs will be built quickly.
The city has already put in a request for federal funding for phase three of the trail, which will connect to Columbus Park, at 298 Lewis Ave.
Preliminary Design Plans Januaru 2010
Shown below are certain preliminary design plans currently under review by the State of Connecticut, Department of Transportation. Once preliminary design approval is obtained from ConnDOT further enhancing of trail detail, the process leading to a public informational session, will include input from the community at Linear Trail Advisory Committee meetings.
  
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