Connecticut and Rhode Island have opened bid solicitations for 2 GW and 1.2 GW of offshore wind, respectively, after announcing a multistate memorandum of understanding with Massachusetts earlier in October. The final Connecticut RFP also includes a provision allowing bidders to submit pricing at a rate indexed to the price of “listed macroeconomic factors and […]
The Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Commission is reviewing a plan by property owner Sammy Piotrkowski to create two development sites on the Norwich side of a 77-acre property Piotrkowski purchased last December that spans the border of Norwich and Franklin. Forty-six acres are off the dead-end Myrtle Drive in the Norwich business park. Norwich […]
The real estate investment and development firm has been one of the most active industrial developers north of Hartford since 2015, when it paid $12 million for Hallmark’s 1-million-square-foot distribution center and 324 associated acres in Enfield. In August, Winstanley paid $122.3 million for a 1-million-square-foot Windsor warehouse, at 200 Old Iron Ore Road, that […]
The Hartford City Council Monday swiftly approved paying nearly $10 million to end a 7-year court battle over the development of Dunkin’ Park and the land around it, clearing the way for further apartment construction, possibly beginning later this year. The backing of the city council came just days after Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin announced […]
Following this week’s announced $9.9 million legal settlement related to the initial construction of Dunkin’ Park — a court case that has delayed development around the stadium — RMS Cos. CEO and President Randy Salvatore said he wants to shift more than $13 million in public funding recently diverted to a plan to buy and […]
For the next several months, machinery sounds emanating from 23 of 26 of those buildings bordering North, Prospect, North Elm and Norwood streets will be from heavy demolition equipment taking the buildings apart from the inside out. The demolition is being conducted by Manafort Brothers Inc. of Plainville. It will set the stage for “a […]
Avangrid reported Thursday that in canceling its Park City Wind farm for Connecticut, it sidestepped more than $1 billion in write-offs as projected costs outstripped revenue it expected under a power purchase agreement with the state. Avangrid unilaterally pulled the plug on the Park City Wind farm several weeks ago, as the cost of construction […]
After months of delays and one final labor-related hold up, the newly-renovated State Pier in New London is set to begin work this weekend as a launching pad for offshore wind projects in the Atlantic Ocean. A barge laden with three gigantic blades — each weighing over 40 tons — along with tower sections and […]
Longshoremen went back to work at State Pier on Thursday, ending a three-day strike against Danish energy company Ørsted despite an unresolved dispute about work jurisdiction at the offshore wind hub. As a result, crews at State Pier on Friday were expected to continue work loading the 330-foot long wind turbine blades and accompanying wind […]
With the impending start of construction of a new Norwalk High School, city building and facilities manager Alan Lo is explaining how the five-year project will unfold. Before construction begins on the project, which will start accepting bids in early November, the property line between Norwalk High School and Naramake Elementary School will be adjusted, […]
Despite some rainy weather, construction crews were able to replace the bridge carrying northbound traffic on Interstate 95 over Saugatuck Avenue some 14 hours ahead of schedule over the weekend. Josh Morgan, a spokesperson for the state Department of Transportation, said crews were able to start moving the pre-built bridge section into place more than […]
Longshoremen stopped working at State Pier on Monday, protesting the lack of a long-term commitment from Danish wind company Ørsted and possibly spoiling what was expected to be a milestone week in the construction of the region’s first offshore wind farm. More than two-dozen members of the International Longshoremen’s Association walked off the job, union […]
State Treasurer Erick Russell announced Friday the state has completed the sale of $1.2 billion in transportation funding bonds. The majority of the bond funding, $875 million, will support a variety of transportation projects, including an initiative to combat wrong-way driving incidents; the rehabilitation, replacement or reconstruction of bridges and highway systems statewide; as well […]
Voters will be asked to decide on two major spending items in referendums on the Nov. 7 election ballot: whether to build a new $44.75 million new police station and spend an additional $6 million to continue a citywide road improvement plan. The City Council in September voted to ask voters on the referendum ballot […]
Construction on the northbound side of the Interstate 95 bridge over Saugatuck Avenue at Exit 17 was completed 14 hours ahead of schedule, according to an official. Morgan said the DOT opened one lane over the new bridge to vehicular traffic on the northbound side earlier in the afternoon. He said it then took several […]
At Farmington High School, many teens are eagerly looking forward to next school year, when a brand-new building is expected to be completed and they can finally move in. While students at Bulkeley High School in Hartford complained of a former campus that was “falling apart,” the interim plans — splitting students into two different […]
The relocation plan for residents is a phased approach that will advance as construction continues. Lamont said housing in the state has been underfunded for too long “and now we’re paying for it,” adding that it’s important to modernize the units to make them accessible to older and disabled residents. Enfield Housing Authority Executive Director […]
Town officials unanimously approved a 10-year tax abatement for the $100 million redevelopment of the “blighted” former Red Lion Hotel property on Route 372 that would allow the property owner to pay no taxes for the first two years. Lexington Partners, a Hartford-based real estate development firm, has already received Planning and Zoning Commission approval […]
Distribution centers are on track for completion or have opened their doors in many Connecticut towns in response to rising demand, though other warehouse proposals have faced legal challenges and rejections from municipal officials. Not all plans have come to fruition. In August, Windsor Locks officials shot down a plan to build 1.15 million square […]
Some of the city’s top officials say Fountain Square should have a hotel, not apartments as the latest round of changes to the developers’ apartment plan prompted another developer to withdraw his opposition. Highview Commercial, the project’s developer, has filed an application with the Planning and Zoning Commission seeking to amend the already approved Planned […]
Trinity College will be starting construction in late 2023 on a $30.1 million, 37,000-square-foot addition to its George M. Ferris Athletic Center. The addition is going on a space that is currently a lawn, and school officials said the project is expected to be finished by March 2025. The center was originally built in 1968. […]
Tensions between Bradley International Airport and its smaller-but-ambitious competitor, Tweed New Haven, are reflected in a burgeoning turf battle over whether the airport authority that operates Bradley has the power to license Tweed. Kevin A. Dillon, the executive director of the Connecticut Airport Authority, is pressing Tweed to submit to its licensing authority as Tweed […]
The giant Stone Bridge Crossing mixed-use project in Cheshire has cleared another development hurdle as the retail portion won town land use approval. The Planning and Zoning Commission last week granted approval for the 130,000-square-foot retail area, which will include large and small storefronts, restaurants, outdoor seating areas and drive-thrus. Tenants for the retail portion […]
The Connecticut Port Authority has paused its search for a new executive director but is adding a new position to help market its deep-water ports and manage its small harbors. The port authority plans to hire a maritime business development manager that will in part handle the duties performed by Andrew Lavigne, the former manager […]
The City Council voted unanimously Monday night to use $385,000 from the city’s American Rescue Plan Act federal grant to purchase nearly 30 acres off Ox Hill Road as a potential site for a new police station and to expand Mohegan Park. Residents will vote on whether to build a proposed new $44.75 million police […]
Outfitted in hard hats and neon orange construction vests, the city’s mayor and top engineer looked out the third floor windows of what will be Danbury’s new high school, their eyes fixed on an office building down the hill on Apple Ridge Road. With the demolition of the interior complete, and construction workers putting in […]
The City Council agreed 5 to 1 Monday to authorize Mayor Elinor C. Carbone to negotiate a lease agreement with Walden Renewables of Portland, Maine to lease six acres at the landfill. In the initial six-year development period, the company will pay $5,000 a year while it looks into permitting and connecting the facility with […]
Now that the Mixmaster rehabilitation project is nearing completion, the state Department of Transportation is moving on to New Mix, a plan to look ahead to what the interchange of Interstate 84 and Route 8 will be like as much as 50 years from now. And removing the long-closed Exit 21 exit ramp on I-84 […]
The zoning board of appeals in an unusual move is scheduled to convene Wednesday and Thursday just to hear testimony for and against the North End development, an indication of the anticipated sizeable turnout. At issue is the July 27 decision by Paul Boucher, head of the municipal zoning department, to revoke the authorization his […]
Connecticut drivers should avoid taking I-95 in Norwalk and Westport this weekend due to a major bridge replacement project at Exit 17. A section of I-95 northbound will be closed from Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. to Oct. 23 at 6 a.m. while the Connecticut Department of Transportation completes the first of two lateral shifts […]
Andre Swanston, a multimillionaire tech entrepreneur who attended the University of Connecticut and now lives in Ridgefield, is pursuing expansion teams in both Major League Soccer and the National Women’s Soccer League, to play in a new stadium in Bridgeport. The project would also include housing, restaurants and a hotel adjacent to the stadium, Swanston […]
Connecticut and the Northeast came up losers Friday in the high-stakes competition for regional hydrogen hubs — part of the Biden administration’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s focus on hydrogen as an important clean energy source to fight climate change. A seven-state consortium led by New York and including Connecticut and the rest of New England except […]
Construction has resumed at 188 Lafayette St., the site of a June 2 partial collapse of a seven-story, 112-unit apartment building under construction. Involving more than 4 million pounds of concrete, the collapse injured eight workers, two critically. An investigation by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration is continuing and no information or reports […]
But with the most concrete proposal for the property on the table — West Hartford 1 LLC wants to turn the former college campus into a mixed-use residential and retail development featuring 620 units of housing, a grocery store, a restaurant and more — a decision on the site’s future is looming. It’s been one […]
Checked luggage is now screened by large machines adjacent to the ticket counters for the airlines that fly out of Bradley. Travelers get their boarding passes, have their suitcases weighed, and then take them to the station where U.S. Transportation Security Administration officers feed the luggage into the large Computer Tomography X-ray machines for screening. […]
The City Council on Monday is slated to discuss and possibly award a nearly $5 million contract to a Stratford-based company to conduct the first phase of a long-awaited residential drinking water line replacement project. Councilors are being asked to approve a $4.94 million contract with the Burns Construction Company for the removal and replacement […]
With a court challenge settled, Massachusetts developer Winstanley Enterprises plans to launch construction of an 819,000-square-foot warehouse in Enfield early in 2024. Winstanley plans to partner with Kansas City-based NorthPoint Development on the roughly $135 million project, at 35 Bacon Road, which will be undertaken on speculation. Area residents concerned about potential impacts to two […]
Manchester officials will be joined by Friar Architects and HMB Architects, firms selected to design the new building by a town committee in August. At the time, the project was expected to be completed in late 2025. Voters have already approved up to $39 million in bonding to construct a 75,000-square-foot library at the site […]
The work continues on the new $50 million Fairfield County hub for Hartford HealthCare as leaders celebrated by breaking ground on the second phase of the project. Formerly a Lillian August furniture store, the health-care hub will be built on the 4.16-acre property near Route 1. Plans for the redevelopment were approved by the Planning […]
Nearly a year after voters rejected a $17 million upgrade to sports facilities at Southington High School, the state has committed partial funding for athletic field reconstruction, allocating $500,000 that will be matched by $206,663 in town funds. The state money comes in the form of Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants, and is […]
Early estimates to rebuild River Road, part of which collapsed into the Housatonic River late last month due to flooding, are between $10 million and $20 million, and possibly higher, town officials say. First Selectman Jeffrey A. Manville was forced to close the road indefinitely Oct. 5 after a 200-foot section of the southbound lane […]
A $2 million state grant for the engineering and construction of a Middletown connection to the Air Line State Park Trail in Portland has the potential to unlock another $8 million in federal dollars for the overall project. The State Bond Commission will be issuing the funds to the Lower Connecticut River Valley Council of […]
Drivers may experience significant delays on Interstate 95 due to highway closures in the Norwalk and Westport area over the next month, as the Connecticut Department of Transportation conducts work as part of a major $103 million project. From Oct. 16 to Oct. 31, the northbound I-95 Exit 17 ramp will be closed, according to […]
Every day that the Central Middle School building project is delayed, it adds around $12,600 to the overall cost. Now, the building committee is planning to move the project forward just a bit by applying for municipal improvement status — an essential step for the project to get any more funding. The project is slated […]
Route 44 has been an area in need of improvement for several years now, said Pramod Pandey, principal planner for the Capitol Region Council of Governments and the project manager for the study. With the Route 44 Corridor Study underway, conducted by CRCOG and the Town of Canton, a future version of a Route 44 […]
Leaders behind the $1 billion project to replace a 127-year-old railroad bridge say they’re trying to minimize noise and other impacts as construction on the Walk Bridge continues over the next six years. Norwalk business leaders and Walk Bridge project leaders met over coffee this week to discuss what the next several years will look […]
Massachusetts-based developer Winstanley Enterprises recently paid $4.6 million for an undeveloped 133.6-acre site in Enfield, with plans to build more than 600,000 square feet of industrial space. Winstanley Enterprises on Tuesday announced its purchase of 1697 King St., also known as “Metro Park North,” and plans to eventually move forward on previously obtained land-use approvals […]
The 18 dual-port, Level 2 devices will be introduced to several municipal addresses, from City Hall and parking lots to five school district buildings, said Carey Redd II, the city’s director of transportation and parking. Redd, who said he’s been working on the project for months, said at least half of the incoming stations will […]
It will cost “in excess of $100 million” over the next 15 years for the town to address infrastructure issues at three of Wilton’s public schools, according to outgoing First Selectwoman Lynne Vanderslice. A “Schools Needs Assessment Study and Report,” a consultant’s report that is due to be released next month, will show a projected […]
Construction workers wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) daily, but protecting mental health alongside physical health is equally important. Sadly, construction workers have among the highest suicide rates by population. In the U.S. alone, men working in construction are four times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. While the construction industry is […]
Electric Boat and the Metal Trades Council, a labor union representing more than 3,400 shipyard workers, announced that union members have ratified a new five-year contract that grants them significant increases in compensation and benefits, including a 21.4% hike in wages over the life of the deal. MTC members work in the skilled trades, and […]
Voters widely rejected a $47 million plan to renovate the outdated Sherman School, leaving the town with few options to save the pre-K-8 building. The town must now consider alternatives that include building a new school, eliminating its middle school program or closing its only public school, the Board of Education chairman said. Sherman would […]
The city is receiving $2 million in state funds toward reconstruction of Canal and Wooster streets, including the reopening of the long-closed Wooster Street railroad crossing. The funds are part of more than $1.1 billion in state funding — approved Friday by the State Bond Commission — that will be used to perform various improvements […]
A $2 million state grant for the engineering and construction of a Middletown connection to the Air Line State Park Trail in Portland has the potential to unlock another $8 million in federal dollars for the overall project. The Air Line, a former railway that takes its name from the imaginary line drawn from New […]
Built in the 1940s, the northbound span of the Goldstar Memorial Bridge continues carrying five lanes of I-95 traffic safely across the Thames River from New London to Groton in Connecticut. The job will have three phases, totaling approximately $407 million, with the entire project due to be completed in 2029. The phases include rehabbing […]
The Planning and Zoning Board cleared the way on Tuesday for Centennial Real Estate to apply for a permit to transform the Connecticut Post Mall into a 21st Century mix of retail and housing. No price tag has been stated for Centennial’s latest effort to rebuild the mall, but $70 million was the figure the […]
Town residents turned up the pressure on United Illuminating to withdraw and refile its application for a proposed project that could hang transmission lines as high as 145 feet high over homes and businesses. The electric utility company, which services the Bridgeport and New Haven areas, applied in March to rebuild its transmission lines with […]
More than $41 million for physical improvements in transportation, housing, parks and facilities appear headed the city’s way in the latest pool of bond projects coming through the State Bond Commission. Elicker said the latest proposed Union Station grant would help fund platform repair and improvements, but it’s in addition to a previous $17 million […]
At Monday night’s Representative Town Meeting, residents and unionized construction workers disagreed over a proposal by NE Edge LLC to build a data center on the Millstone Power Station property. While residents reiterated their concerns about noise and the impact on the environment, union workers applauded the jobs it would create. First Selectman Rob Brule […]
Residents will vote this Saturday on a $47 million plan to renovate the only public school in Sherman. Pending voter approval, the town would pursue a state grant to be reimbursed for $11 million of the project. Should the referendum pass, construction would begin no later than April 2024 and progress in phases, without the […]
The city’s school board has approved final plans for the new Norwalk High School and P-TECH combined campus, built on an existing athletic field. The $239 million building replace the current NHS campus and include the two schools, according to the district’s construction information website. The state has promised to reimburse the city for 80 […]
A two-car collision on Route 9 south in Middletown on Sept. 28 that sent two people to the hospital in serious condition has spotlighted the risks motorists can face when trying to enter the highway from the Miller Street neighborhood. The Miller and Bridge streets access road in the city’s North End, located some 600 […]
The Board of Representatives on Monday night approved the sale of two small city-owned properties, just south of Atlantic Street’s Interstate 95 and Metro North overpasses. The narrow parcels at 560 Atlantic St. and 13 Manhattan St. will now be owned by SMTG LLC, a holding company owned by developer Frank Steinegger of Darien. The […]
The Planning & Zoning Commission gave unanimous approval to expand and renovate the Old Greenwich School, though issues about funding the multi-million dollar project remain. Now the project needs to be funded by the Board of Estimate and Taxation, where Republican members of the finance board have previously turned down appropriations in split votes. The […]
In the spring state lawmakers came to then-cash-strapped developer Anthony Stewart’s rescue, providing $3.5 million to help fund the completion of his Honey Locust Square project that is intended to help revitalize the East End with a supermarket, restaurant and more. “It messes up my timeline,” the developer, owner of the Ashlar firm, acknowledged. “I […]
For more than a decade, a lot at the corner of Albany Avenue and Woodland Street has sat vacant and fenced in, waiting for some redevelopment to take place. That plan includes a 31,700-square-foot, multistory building that would provide more than 16,000 square feet of space to house most of the city’s health department offices, […]
Gov. Ned Lamont announced Wednesday that Connecticut has signed an agreement with officials in Rhode Island and Massachusetts to collectively solicit new offshore wind project proposals in a multi-state approach designed to leverage buying power. State Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Katie Dykes joined Lamont for the announcement of a first-of-its kind memorandum […]
Avangrid announced late Monday that it will terminate its power-purchase agreements for Park City Wind, an 804-megawatt offshore wind project in Bridgeport. The offshore wind farm, expected to supply about 14% of Connecticut’s electricity, is seen as pivotal to the state reaching its zero-carbon grid mandate by 2040. It was at one time expected to […]
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has a plan to replace the State Highway 16 bridge over the Salmon River in East Hampton. It will be unveiled to the public in an upcoming virtual meeting at 7 p.m. on Oct. 5, according to the transportation agency. It is listed as Project 0041-0121. The Oct. 5 […]
The delay of a hearing scheduled to start this week — possibly until late November — comes as the mixed-use development around the city’s minor league ballpark remains stalled. A legal battle between the city and the former developer — fired by Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin — has ensued for months over who has the […]
The largest of these projects in eastern Connecticut is $8.707 million expected to go to Griswold to fund a municipal water infrastructure project to extend water and sewer access to 325 acres of commercial land, according to a press release from state Sen. Heather Somers’ Office. With $175 million awardable per year for five years, […]
The requests to increase distribution rates – which would raise revenue by 5 percent for Connecticut Natural Gas and 9 percent for Southern Connecticut Gas – come at a tense time between utilities and the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority tasked with overseeing them. Customers have bristled at high costs, lawmakers and PURA have pushed for […]
Now, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection is looking to remove the obsolete dam, in an effort to open up the river for fish passage and restore a free flowing river. Dam removal could open up about 19 miles for fish passage on this part of the Farmington River, said Ramona Goode, state […]
The state Bond Commission is expected to approve millions of dollars for projects in north-central Connecticut, including the next installment of $25 million for crumbling foundations. The agenda for Friday’s meeting includes the fiscal year 2023-24 allocation of $25 million for the Connecticut Foundation Solution Indemnity Co., or CFSIC, which announced last week that it […]
But this month, crews of restoration experts erected scaffolding both inside and outside the Gothic Revival national landmark, and using cranes for equipment and demolition hauling, have begun work on rebuilding the two skylights, as well as the long-delayed installation of the antique stained-glass panels inside, called lay lights. Those 300 window-sized panels will be […]
Interchanges 39 and 40 – which are supposed to connect the Merritt to Route 7 – currently redirect drivers onto congested Norwalk streets, as they are missing key connections. Due to traffic spillover onto city streets, sharp curves and steep grade changes on the exit ramps, the number of car accidents at Intersection 40 far […]
After 30 years of talk, the city is well on its way to opening a new community center. And while the facility is expected to come with all the bells and whistles a $40 million price tag could be expected to offer, former Recreation Department Director Tommie Major wants to keep the project in perspective. […]
The city has contracted with Spectra Construction & Development Corp. of Hartford on a project to build a complex called the Village at Riverside, which would be located on property bordered by Court and Main streets, and deKoven and Dingwall drives. Members of the city’s Economic Development Commission heard from several individuals involved in the […]
In a joint letter to the Biden administration in mid-September, Gov. Ned Lamont and other Northeast governors warned the Biden administration of escalating costs that could stall any new wind farm proposals. Blaming inflation and continuing bottlenecks in industrial supply chains that have “created extraordinary economic challenges that threaten to reverse these offshore wind gains,” […]
