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In April, in a gesture that was symbolic, appropriate and moving, representatives of the Farmington Fire Department embedded Vincent DiPietro’s shield into the wet concrete of the span of the bridge that will forever bear his name. By Halloween, the $20.8 million Vincent DiPietro Memorial Bridge will be finished and, a few days later, dedicated to the man who dedicated his own life to protecting the citizens of Farmington. New sheet aluminum will be added to the sides holding a plaque, identifying the bridge after DiPietro in a November ceremony. Family, friends and colleagues — who, by the dozens, urged the state to rename the old bridge that carried Route 4 over the Farmington River — will attend the event. On Time and at Budget The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) Route 4 Bridge project was awarded on March 14, 2008 to Middlesex Corporation of Littleton, Mass., and it began 10 days later. It is being finished on schedule, just as Mr. DiPietro would have liked. The estimated original cost was $20.2 million, according to Project Engineer Christopher Zukowski. The estimated actual cost comes in only slightly higher at $20.8 see BRIDGE page 8
Crews used a Link-Belt LS238H crane on the bridge project.
An aerial shot of progress on the bridge, taken in May 2010.