Engineering Department

Location

45 South Main Street
Room #203

Hours

Mon thru Fri, 8 am - 4:30 pm

Contact

Town Engineer: Alison Kapushinski, P.E.
Asst. Town Engineer: Tiffany Shipman

Tel: (203) 294-2035
Fax: (203) 284-4012 

Engineering services specifically related to individual private properties or disputes between adjoiners most often require the services of a consulting engineer and/or land surveyor. The Town does not provide engineering or survey services for private properties which are unrelated to town infrastructure. If you are unsure, please contact us and we will advise you if we can help.

Department Responsibilities

1. Assist the Public With:

• Complaints about public sidewalks
• Marking the street lines at their properties
• Making tax assessor and topographic maps
• Drainage concerns within the public way and/or Town-owned property
• Evaluating sight-line problems
• Coordinating private storm drainage connections into Town’s system
• Attendance at neighborhood meetings on Town projects
• Investigating illicit stormwater discharges
• Service Request/Reporting Form

2. Assist Developers & Contractors With:

• Plan reviews
• Issuing Street Excavation Permits
  • Street Excavation Permit Application Package
• Issuing Detour/Road Closure Permits
  • Detour/Road Closure Permit Application
• Inspection of new subdivision roads
• Providing vertical and horizontal control for construction
• Bond compliance issues

3. Assist Other Town Departments With:

• Review of applications for Planning & Zoning, Inland-Wetlands & Zoning Board of Appeals
• Maintenance of listing for public and private roads
• Legal descriptions for municipal properties
• Preparation of contract documents for Municipal Improvement projects
• Survey/layout and control for municipal construction projects
• Serve the Local Traffic Authority as technical staff
• Provide survey, mapping and engineering services to all Town departments

4. Assist Town Commissions/Committees:

• Provide technical assistance to the Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Advisory Committee and the Conservation Commission.

5. Assist Public Works With:

• Survey layout
• Roadway, bridge and drainage design
• Maintenance and protection of traffic design.
• Stormwater and You
  • Inflow and Infiltration (I & I) are essentially clean water that enters into the sanitary sewer from public and private sources.  I & I takes up capacity in the sewer system resulting in more cost to ratepayers, public health issues and property damage. Learn more about the Sewer Division's Inflow and Infiltration Program.

6. Reports & Projects:

• Quinnipiac River Linear Trail Extension - Phase IIIB (Pedestrian Bridge and Trail Project) 
  • Presentation from Public Informational Meeting on January 30, 2024
  • Site Plan
  • Report of Meeting and Public Comment - January 30, 2024
• Northrop Road Study - June 2023
• Regional Transportation Safety Plan, South Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG)