New Timeline for Retaining Wall Work

The state Department of Transportation has a December surprise in store for Norfolk residents and any motorist who travels Route 44: work to rebuild the crumbling retaining walls will continue through the winter and end two years earlier than planned. Long-suffering flagmen (and women) will also get a break with the installation of a temporary […]

Sewer Lines on the Move

As anyone traveling through Norfolk on Route 44 can attest, cooler weather has not slowed the K2 Infrastructure Group. Working under the supervision of the Norfolk Sewer District, the contractor has focused on relocating sewer lines to the opposite side of Route 44 in anticipation of the extensive retaining wall replacement project to come. The […]

Now That’s a Haircut!

Workers from K2 Construction Group have removed dozens of trees from the steep slopes along Route 44 in Norfolk as part of the project to replace deteriorated retaining walls. The Italian-made machine has a boom that extends nearly 100 feet in the air. It is equipped with a saw, grabbers capable of lowering the entire […]

Eye on Town Government: Smooth Ride on Maple, Slow Progress on bridges

By Susan MacEachron The status of town infrastructure projects was the primary topic at the Board of Finance meeting on Sept. 10.  First Selectman Matt Riiska reported on the reconstruction of Maple Avenue and the River Place bridge project.  It was noted that Norfolk’s Tax Collector, Sarah Bruso, had intended for her last day to […]