‘Vital corridor’ Wakelee Avenue in Ansonia to get $3.5 million overhaul

By Jean Falbo-Sosnovich
Register Correspondent
ANSONIA >> Mayor David Cassetti announced Tuesday that the problem-plagued Wakelee Avenue will get a $3.5 million facelift.
Cassetti held a press conference outside Lear Pharmacy, one of the approximately 50 businesses located along a one-mile stretch of Wakelee Avenue, to deliver the good news.
“When I first came to office, I recognized the infrastructure of this city was sorely neglected, in particular, Wakelee Avenue,” Cassetti said. “Wakelee Avenue is a major artery for the City of Ansonia that has been neglected for too long. The pavement is in poor condition, the sidewalks are intermittent and in disrepair and there is a lack of adequate drainage.”

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