Farmington Canal Trail traffic impacts Apr 27–30

Construction near the Simsbury Meadows Performing Arts Center is disrupting traffic on Iron Horse Boulevard and the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail through Thursday, April 30. (simsbury-ct.gov) The Town of Simsbury posted the notice on April 24 and said the impacts began Monday, April 27. The affected area is at the performing arts center on Iron Horse Boulevard. (simsbury-ct.gov) Town officials said the work is related to the Band Shell project. They said construction is isolated to the area north of the driveway. (simsbury-ct.gov) The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail group separately posted the same April 27-30 closure window on its home page. Its Simsbury trail listing identifies the nearby facilities parking area at 22 Iron Horse Blvd. (fchtrail.org 1) (fchtrail.org 2) A zoning filing for 22 Iron Horse Blvd describes the project as a roughly 3,061-square-foot band shell expansion at the Simsbury Performing Arts Center. That filing ties the current construction notice to a larger upgrade already in review. (simsbury-ct.gov) The trail segment sits on a regional corridor, not a standalone park path. The Farmington Canal Heritage Trail group says the trail runs 54 miles from New Haven north to the Massachusetts border and beyond. (fchtrail.org) Its northern map shows Simsbury on the main Farmington Canal route, with links to the Farmington River Trail. The group says those connected trails create a 28.5-mile loop across five towns. (fchtrail.org 1) (fchtrail.org 2) For riders, runners and drivers using Iron Horse Boulevard this week, the practical change is local but specific: a construction zone beside the band shell is interrupting a heavily used trail access point through April 30. (simsbury-ct.gov) (fchtrail.org)