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Bridge Construction Might Spread Raymark Pollution

Environmental managers say it could cause a toxic gas release from the Raymark Superfund site.

for many families, and the replacement of the I-95 Moses Wheeler Bridge might make things worse.

According to a Connecticut Post blog, Raymark Superfund site managers expect the monitoring wells for the contamination to be disturbed by the multi-billion-dollar bridge replacement project spanning the Housatonic River.

Their concern is that subsurface disturbance might release a toxic gas that could permeate the soil, release into the air, and find its way into the basements of houses.

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