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7.3 Million Dollar DOT Project Closes Beachside Avenue Bridge Tomorrow until September

The Department of Transportation will be closing the Beachside Avenue bridge over I-95 starting tomorrow, January 4th, and won’t re-open the roadway until late September. The project will replace the current bridge, re-aligning the intersection of Greens Farms Road and Beachside Avenue to form a “T” intersection to allow better fields of view to drivers turning onto Greens Farms Road from the new overpass. The project was announced in December, and will be completed by Rotha Contracting Company of Avon, costing $7,334,803.90.

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Snow Closure: Westport Public Schools Full Snow Day Thursday

According to Superintendent Thomas Scarice:

“With the strong likelihood of a major winter storm tomorrow, I would like to inform the school community that the Westport Public Schools will be closed Thursday, December 17, 2020.  This will be a traditional snow day which will be made up at the end of the school year.  The schools will reopen Friday as scheduled.  If the clean up efforts require a second day, Friday will be a remote learning day.  https://sites.google.com/westportps.org/wps2020-2021reopeningourschool/full-remote-model

The anticipation and excitement of a snow day is something that every child should experience.  Soak it up.  As a fellow parent I feel the fleeting nature of time with my own children.  The challenge of this year warrants a respite.  Let this be Thursday.  The forecast calls for about a foot of fluffy snow to end by mid-morning.  Bundle them up and let them all (elementary through high school) get out and enjoy one of the few days a year that we get for winter fun in southern New England. 

Stay safe and warm,
Thomas Scarice”

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