Project Status
A bid opening for the construction of the Main Street/Route 34 Project was held on November 3, 2021. The project was awarded to C.J. Fucci Inc. of New Haven, CT. The project is currently under construction. The work will be done in multiple stages and will continue for 3 years due to the extensive amount of roadway and utility work that needs to be accomplished while still maintaining traffic throughout the project corridor. A pre-construction meeting was held on February 17, 2022. Meeting minutes can be viewed here.
Construction Photos
Route 34 exists as a primary artery through much of the lower valley and operates as a key connection between the downtowns of Shelton and Derby. Route 34 further exists as the ‘Main Street’ for Derby. This has been a major design consideration with regard to the rehabilitation of the roadway. The reconstruction project of Route 34 from Bridge Street to the Route 8 interchange was initiated to combat congestion along this stretch of road. Secondary to this is the understanding that as the City’s ‘Main Street’ the design team needs to remain cognizant of the needs to facilitate and encourage a roadway that creates a vibrant, walkable, and visually pleasing mixed-use place.
Luchs Consulting Engineers, LLC/DeCarlo& Doll Inc. The project is being managed by NVCOG under the supervision of the Connecticut Department of Transportation.
Main Street in Derby will be reconstructed between Bridge Street and Route 8. The project includes widening to create two through lanes in each direction separated by a center median, with dedicated turning lanes at intersections, improvements to traffic signals including the interconnect of the signals to improve traffic flow, improvements to parking including on-street parallel parking on both the north and south sides of Main Street and a separate parking lot on the south side of Main Street across from the Derby Senior Center with roughly 30 to 35 parking spaces, an upgraded storm drainage system, new sidewalks with bump-outs at intersections, lighting and other streetscape features such as trees, granite curbing, and brick paver areas. Improvements will be made to Elizabeth Street, Minerva Street, Water Street, and Factory Street. Elizabeth, Minerva, and Thirds Streets will be converted to one-way circulation. Traffic will travel north on Minerva and south on Elizabeth. Angled on-street parking will be implemented on Minerva Street. Parallel on-street parking will be maintained on Elizabeth. Parallel on-street parking will be implemented on Third Street. Pedestrians will have refuge islands mid-way as they cross Main St. Sanitary sewer improvements will also be incorporated into the project.
This plan from 2016 depicts the cycle track along the south side of Main Street, since the time this drawing was created changes were made based on input from the public which removes the cycle track and creates on-street parking along the south side of Main Street.
Aerial Visualization includes the cycle track which has now been removed from the project resulting from public input. Parking along the south side of Main Street will be added.
- Current Projects
- SMM Trash Reduction Pilot Program
- O’Sullivan’s Island Fishing and Viewing Platform
- NVision 2022
- Roadway Projects
- Transportation Planning Studies
- Interstate 84/ Route 8 New Mix
- Brownfields
- 143 Wolcott Road, Wolcott
- Southington 318 North Main Street
- Main Street South, Derby
- 100 Franklin Street, Torrington
- 300 Broad Street, Bristol
- 67-71 Minerva Street, Derby
- 698 South Main Street, Waterbury
- 526 North Main Street, Waterbury
- 359 Mill Street, Waterbury (Brass City Harvest)
- 313 Mill Street, Waterbury
- Mad River, Waterbury
- 130 Freight Street, Waterbury
- 909 Bank Street, Waterbury
- Derby O’Sullivan’s Island
- 318 North Main Street, Southington
- 226 Rubber Ave, Naugatuck (Naugatuck Recycling Center)
- 0 Andrew Avenue, Naugatuck
- 1 Main Street, Berlin
- Newtown 28 Glen Road
- Thomaston East Main Street Riverfront Reuse Plan
- Past Brownfields Projects
- Ansonia-Derby Regional School Study
- Regional Wastewater Treatment Consolidation Study
- Kinneytown Dam Fish Passage
- Naugatuck River Greenway
- Regional Plan of Conservation and Development
Associated Documents
Final Roadway Design PlansProject Details and Budget
Aerial Visualization
Report of Public Information Meeting for Route 34
City of Derby Board of Alderman Resolution from February 8, 2018 Meeting
Staff Contact:
Karen Svetz, P.E.
Regional Transportation Engineer
ksvetz@nvcogct.gov