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Surveillance Rest Stop Merritt 12-22-17

State Police Looking For Man Suspected of Theft, Threatening Clerk at New Canaan Rest Stop on Merritt

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State police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man they believe stole items the rest stop on the northbound-traffic side of the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan before dawn Thursday, threatening to reach for a handgun and kill a clerk when confronted. ___________

— This article originally was published by NewCanaanite.com. ___________

According to a post on the Connecticut State Police Facebook page, the man —described as a Hispanic male in his 30s or 40s, about six-feet in height with a small cross tattoo near his right eye — entered the Alltown Convenience Store and doughnut shop around 4:25 a.m. on Dec. 21. He wore a large white or light beige colored vest, black jacket, blue jeans, white sneakers and a black ball cap with a red ‘C’ on the front.

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Nighttime Work on Merritt Parkway in Norwalk to Close Lanes Thru Thursday, July 27

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A bridge maintenance project on a stretch of the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk will close lanes in both directions from now through Thursday, July 27, the state Department of Transportation has announced. The work will be done between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. between Exits 39A and 40A. Drivers can expect lane closures on both the northbound traffic and southbound traffic sides of the highway, also known as Route 15. The work started Thursday night (July 20). According to the department’s announcement:
Traffic control personnel and signing patterns will be utilized to guide motorists through the work zone.

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ConnDOT Plans to Have Merritt Parkway Signs Replaced in 2018

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation is developing plans to replace the highway signs and their support structures on a 38.3-mile stretch of the Merritt Parkway from the Connecticut/New York border in Greenwich to the Stratford/Milford town line. ______________

— an announcement from the Connecticut Department of Transportation

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“This project is necessary because of the age, condition and structural integrity of these signs and their support systems– some of which have little remaining reflectivity and are literally falling apart after 20 years along the roadway,” said ConnDOT Commissioner James P. Redeker. “This creates a safety issue, not to mention an inconvenience and distraction for motorists. As part of our ongoing asset management program, we are constantly evaluating the condition of all of our highways, bridges and ancillary structures. This project is a direct result of those efforts.”

Replacement of the highway signing will consist of removing and replacing existing overhead, side-mounted, post-mounted, and variable message signs (including one in Orange on the Wilbur Cross parkway) using some of the existing sign supports, as well as many new support structures.