Project Documents

Application for U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Bridge Permit - March 2022

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is applying to the U.S. Coast Guard for approval of the location and plans for the replacement of the Walk Bridge (No. 04288R AKA the New Haven Line) over a navigable waterway of the United States.

• Walk Bridge U.S. Coast Guard Permit Application - Availability of Public Notice
• Walk Bridge U.S. Coast Guard Permit Application - Proposed Conceptual Plans
• Walk Bridge Navigation Safety Risk Assessment Study

Application for Updated Structures, Dredging and Fill and Tidal Wetlands and 401 Water Quality Certificate - May 2021

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is applying to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for an updated Structures, Dredging and Fill and Tidal Wetlands and 401 Water Quality Certificate for the Walk Bridge Replacement Project, Permit. No. 201909990-TWSDF

• Walk Bridge SDF Interdepartmental Memo
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - 201909990 Form
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - Supplement and Attachment AA
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - A, C, D, E, F, J, K, N, and Appendix A
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - Attachment I
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - Attachment M

Application for Updated Structures, Dredging and Fill and Tidal Wetlands and 401 Water Quality Certificate - July 2020

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is applying to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for an updated Structures, Dredging and Fill and Tidal Wetlands and 401 Water Quality Certificate for the Walk Bridge Replacement Project, Permit. No. 201909990-TWSDF.

• Walk Bridge SDF Transmittal Update
• Walk Bridge SDF Table of Contents
• Walk Bridge SDF Permit 201909990-TWSDF - Application Form
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - Supplemental Documentation and Attachment AA
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - Attachments A, C, D, E, ,F J, K, N, and Appendix A
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - Attachment I
• Walk Bridge SDF Application - Attachment M

Structures, Dredging and Fill, and Tidal Wetlands Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Walk Bridge Replacement Project - September 2019

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is applying to the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection for a Structures, Dredging and Fill, and Tidal Wetlands Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the Walk Bridge Replacement Project, pursuant to:  Connecticut General Statutes (CGS) Section 22a-32, to conduct regulated activities in tidal wetlands; CGS Section 22a-361, to conduct work in tidal coastal or navigable waters of the State; and 33 U.S.C. Section 1341 (401 Water Quality Certification), to conduct an activity which may result in a discharge to certain waters of the State. 

Interested persons that would like to view the application and/or obtain copies of the application in paper or CD format, please call 1-833-GO2-WALK(462-9255).

Structures, Dredging and Fill, and Tidal Wetlands Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification Application

• Application
  • Structures, Dredging and Fill, and Tidal Wetlands Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification Application
  • Extended Application Responses
• Interdepartmental Message: CTDOT Transmittal of Application to CTDEEP
• The Permit Application Transmittal Form
• Attachment AA Notice of Permit Application, including Certification of Notice
• Attachment A Executive Summary (including Table of Contents)
• Attachment C Natural Diversity Database (NDDB) State Listed Species Review
• Attachment D Norwalk Shellfish Commission (NSC) Consultation
• Attachment E Norwalk Harbor Management Commission (NHMC) Consultation
• Attachment F Department of Agriculture/Bureau of Aquaculture Consultation
• Attachment I Permit Plates
• Attachment J Photographs of Existing Conditions
• Attachment K Landowner Information (including Certification of Notice of Application Mailing to Project Abutters)
• Attachment M NOAA/NMFS/GARFO Reviews and Approvals
  • M1 Essential Fish Habitat (EFH)
  • M2 Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act (SEC 7 ESA)
  • M3 CTDEEP Marine Fisheries Coordination
  • M4 USFWS Sec 7 ESA Determination
  • M5 CTDEEP NDDB Determination
  • M6 Selected CTDOT Specifications
    • Item # 0948013A -Tidal Wetland Creation
    • Item # 0210306A -Turbidity Control Curtains
    • Item # 0952051A- Control and Removal of Invasive Vegetation
    • Item # 0949875A - Wetland Plantings
    • Section 1.10 Environmental Compliance
      
• Attachment N U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Consultation
• Appendix A Activity Specific Information:  Dredging and the Disposal of Dredged Material; Shoreline Erosion or Stabilization Structures, Breakwaters or Wave Attenuators

Structures, Dredging and Fill, and Tidal Wetlands Permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification Application Update

• Interdepartmental Message
• Revised Application Part III Question 2 - Page 6
• Revised Attachment I Various Permit Plates dated 11-13-19
• Revised Attachment K
• Revised Appendix A Activity Specific Information Pages 1 - 2