Danbury’s West Street closed as crews repair critical infrastructure

City Construction Services Division employees were on site repairing what officials described as “critical infrastructure” and the roadway’s surface. Concrete barriers and barrels diverted traffic around the blocked roadway, an area near Danbury’s City Hall. 

Concrete barriers and orange barrels were set up in the area, along with an electronic sign saying road closed. Traffic was diverted onto nearby residential streets. 

That section of West Street was one of many area streets that was closed as water covered the roadway during the heavy rains on Monday as part of the flooding. 

Francesca Capodilupo, government affairs and communications adviser for Mayor Roberto Alves, told Hearst Connecticut Media that the rainstorm caused “significant damage” along the area’s Blind Brook waterway.

“Public Works has been working diligently to address the damage that has been done and ensure West Street opens as soon as possible,” Capodilupo said. 

A day earlier, Matthew Cassavechia, the city’s director of emergency management and emergency medical services, said the critical infrastructure that officials determined was compromised by the storm included the roadway itself as well as utility lines that run under it. 

Cassavechia said officials want to ensure the infrastructure is stable before reopening the roadway. A timeline for when that work would be completed was not provided.