Cornwall to replace culvert

CORNWALL — A deteriorated culvert on Dibble Hill Road in West Cornwall will be replaced in June.

Damage to the pipe was sustained after heavy rainfall in 2023. The work is expected to take about a week to complete, during which time a road closure will be in effect.

At a May 21 meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Frost Excavating Inc. was selected to complete the project. The total cost, including a portion of the work to be done by the town highway department, will be about $50,000.

“We have that money in the highway capital account,” said First Selectman Gordon Ridgway, adding that there is a surplus as a result of low snowfall in the winter of 2024 and an understaffed highway department.

The culvert in question is on the eastern end of Dibble Hill Road, “on the 125 side,” said Ridgway. “Luckily there are ways to get around.” The project has been approved by Cornwall Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Agency.

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