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Road Improvements Ongoing in Oxford, Officials Say on Town's Website

Town takes a look at road repair projects that have been completed since 2008.

The town of Oxford has posted the following information on its website about road repairs. Officials have also posted a PDF that is attached here detailing the road improvement projects that have been completed and those that are in need of repairs. 

All of the information below comes from the town's website:

Road improvements continue in Oxford despite the downturn in the national economy. Of the 120 miles of roads in Oxford, some are in need of repair, and others require new safety features such as traffic lights, stop signs, turning dirt roads into paved ones and implementing new drainage systems for water flow issues. Dangerous curves, narrow roads, shoulder ditches, new warning signs and road patching also continue at the same rate as the budget year 2008, at no extra cost to tax payers...


Other Road Improvement News

• Accident-reduction grant received to allow the town to remove dangerous curve on Governor’s Hill Road outside of Old Church Road. Spring: 2011

• ARRA funds used to reclaim and repave Christian Street between Airport Access Road and Robinson Lane – 2010/2011

• Town of Oxford applied for State (STEAP) funds to begin reclamation, drainage and paving on portions of Great Hill Road.

• Connecticut DOT will use STP funds to reconstruct a segment of Christian Street between Jacks Hill Road and Robinson Lane. The $2.0 million project will improve the contours and widen the Christian Street roadway to meet industrial standards. Construction is expected to be completed by year-end 2012.

• Oxford continues to pursue federal, regional and Connecticut-State grants and funds to assist in improving our local road conditions.

Please see linked PDF with a listing of Road Improvements since 2008.

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carol georgette June 19, 2013 at 07:33 pm
If the Board of Selectman and the Board of Finance do not understand its respectiveRead More responsibilities, they must be voted out of office this year. We need knowledgeable people to run the town. Anyone less never should be involved with our tax dollars. If they don't know what they're doing or if they do, they are not responsible trustworthy elected officials. Come Nov., vote all of them out of positions they cannot or will not manage.
Kelly Donohue June 17, 2013 at 07:47 pm
There is a relatively new playscape at posypanko for town use. The one at Center School is fromRead More before QFS was built. The monkey bars are too small for the kids to even fit under. My point is if there is money to spend, and we want a playscape, how about fixing one that is used everyday.
Craig Zac June 18, 2013 at 07:55 am
why does it need to cost so much is what I wanna know... 138K...that's half of what I paid for myRead More house and land! Sounds like someones got 138K that's burning a hole in their pocket. Cant we find a less expensive playscape the kids would enjoy? or have it built by volunteers? maybe some of the very numerous contractors and builders living in Oxford would volunteer some time and skill to this project or better yet, some of these out of town builders who are throwing up McNeighborhoods in town would like to kick in some time and materiel for this? Heck If they wanna build here in town, they can start with a playscape..no?
dan June 18, 2013 at 12:47 pm
How about lowering taxes for once. Or not making the people that were screwed by a croupt townRead More offical pay the debts that the town says they now owe. Why not run a surplus or add to rainy day fund. Why do we as the town of oxford need to spend it just because its there? Let's rethink this plan there are plenty of parks and we cn find a different way to fund this one. Or here's a novel idea let's get garbage pick up for the town.