A walking path over the Nepaug Dam from Torrington Avenue to Route 202 has been closed due to storm damage and should be open soon, according to a Metropolitan District Official.
"We’re looking to have it back open early next week,” said Jim Randazzo, manager of water supply for the MDC.
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The path has been gated since the October snowstorm, readers told Patch and Randazzo said it is simply a safety issue.
“There are damaged trees overhanging the trail,” he said.
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The MDC, "a nonprofit municipal corporation chartered by the Connecticut General Assembly in 1929," reported similar problems on other properties including the West Hartford Reservoir.
A tree crew began the Thursday (Dec. 8, 2011,) he said, and it should be deemed safe within a few days.
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