State To Repave 106 above the Merritt

Connecticut Department of Transportation officials have agreed to pave Route 106—a state road—between the Merritt Parkway and South Avenue, addressing a stretch of road that New Canaan’s highest elected official ranks among our very worst. The work will start Monday Sept. 15 and wrap up within about four or five days, First Selectman Rob Mallozzi said, citing information from the state. “This is certainly a road that we have flagged to the Department of Transportation in the last number of years, as one in serious need of attention,” Mallozzi said. The news comes as the town re-paves its own roads and works, as it does each summer, on crack-sealing newer roads to help them live longer.