Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Bashan Lake Dam UPDATE

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Date – March 25, 2015

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

Construction

10/26/2014 Boat Launch←

03/20/2015 Gatehouse Construction→

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

• 10/23/2014 - Contract with D’Amato Construction Company, Inc. • Construction Engineering and Inspection – WMC Engineers, Inc.• 11/05/2014 – Contract approved and Awarded. • 12/05/2014 – NTP issued.• 03/25/2015 – Gatehouse footing poured and steel installed.

Gatehouse walls formed and tiebacks installed. • Ongoing water handling around the work site.

New Gate Structure WorkRebar Installation

Overhead View of Form Work

Gatehouse Form Work

Right Wing Wall Excavation

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

• Lake will hold at a 12 foot drawdown until gatehouse and wing-walls finished.

• Forms for gate structure going up. Concrete pour scheduled 04/03/15.

• Work has been intermittent due to extreme weather conditions. Material delays may push back gate closure to 05/11/15.

• Boat launch work to begin 04/06/15. Boat launch will be closed until further notice.

Look Ahead

Historic Gate

Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

• Please contact Dan Biron at (860) 424-3892 or dan.biron@ct.gov with any concerns.

Questions and Comments

PLEASE NOTE: These are active construction sites. Hazardous conditions exist. For your own safety, no access to the site will be allowed at anytime to unauthorized persons.

Please use caution if on the ice due to potential fluctuating water levels of lake.