Challenge In Cheshire, CT, a 16.1-mile portion of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail was to be extended 0.66 miles northward from Cornwall Avenue to Main Street by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT). In this section of the trail, the existing rail corridor was privately-owned and CTDOT needed to relocate the trail’s path to run through residential and commercial property. Certain trail sections located in the wetland areas of the 100-year floodplain were to be elevated. Also, since the responsibility of maintaining the trail would fall to the Town of Cheshire, CTDOT wanted to minimize those costs. Lastly, it was important for the crossings to be rated for heavy vehicles (H-15 or 30,000 lb. vehicle loading) since the Town would be using them to access other areas

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