School officials are seeking input from the public as they continue to narrow down options for school renovation and construction plans. The forums come a week after the school board was scheduled to hear from Rusty Malik, principal with the architectural firm Quisenberry Arcari Malik, prior to its Jan. 10 meeting. The board hopes to […]
The state would lend $3 million to a developer to purchase a parking lot on a prominent corner in Hartford’s Bushnell South redevelopment area, a proposal that also would remove the property from among the options for a new federal courthouse. The loan would come from the quasi-public Capital Region Development Authority, which along with […]
Dominion took an initial step toward filing for another operating extension on its Millstone Power Station nuclear plant in Waterford. If approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any extension would give Dominion the option of stretching the shelflife of the Millstone 2 reactor to 2055, and the Millstone 3 reactor to 2065. The NRC […]
After much discussion and public comment, the Town Council voted 5-4 to delay setting a date for a long-stalled plan to upgrade the high school’s athletic facilities. Voters would have chosen in March whether to have the town borrow $7,555,000 in bonds for campus improvements and new athletic facilities at South Windsor High School or […]
West Hartford-based Verogy‘s proposal for a solar farm in Glastonbury drew a mix of praise and complaints at a recent municipal hearing, with town officials encouraging both sides to write to the state regulators who will determine if the project gets built. Putting solar panels over former farmland along Wickham Road would generate enough electricity […]
The tunnel, which has an 18-foot diameter, is meant to catch overflowing water across the southwest portion of Hartford. Once the water enters the tunnel, it will be treated and then deposited into the Connecticut River. Even though the tunnel portion itself is complete, the project is not set to be functional until 2026 because […]
New York-based real estate developers Ernest and Alfred Tollja learned about Norwich in 2018 from a persistent Norwich comedian who drove to their comedy theater nearly every night and pressured them to buy a building in his hometown. Six years later, the two brothers, originally from Albania, own more than a dozen apartment buildings in […]
Architect and developer Marc Andre said he hopes to build a four-story, mixed-use building that would incorporate affordable housing, first-floor businesses and a public plaza on a series of properties surrounding Fairfield Cigars near the corner of Post Road and Fairfield Place. Fairfield’s Plan of Conservation and Development, which the zoning commission is reviewing, recommends […]
Connecticut will only attract new business and residents if the state has the workforce housing it “desperately” needs, Gov. Ned Lamont said Tuesday while in the city to help break ground on the on the long promised — and long delayed — 420 apartments at Steelpointe. Ground was finally broken there by the Christophs under […]
The natural gas pipeline that runs a street down from Wazer’s family home in Mansfield is part of a proposed 1,131-mile expansion of the Algonquin Gas Transmission line. The proposal, known as Project Maple, would raise the natural gas-carrying capacity of the pipeline, which bisects Connecticut and extends into New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island […]
After years of debate, delays, and changes in plans, the much-beloved Prosser Library is finally coming down to make way for a new, modern facility. Demolition began the first week of January, after delays caused by permitting issues. It was originally approved for $29.3 million in bonded funds by voters at a November 2021 referendum. […]
Voters will decide Tuesday whether to allow the town to borrow up to $4.8 million to fully fund a new police headquarters and senior center on Spring Street. Back in March 2022, voters approved two referendum questions — both by more than 2-1 margins — to borrow $15.1 million for the police station project and […]
The Board of Selectmen have approved the demolition of an unused municipal building, creating space for a new police station that’s years in the making, the first selectwoman said. Known as the Grey House, the building is expected to be torn down to make room for the new station, which is being built in front […]
The planned Veterans and First Responders Center, first proposed in 2020, appears on track for a groundbreaking in the spring. The former veterans building was condemned in 2017 due to a failed foundation. The planned new center will take its place on 1 Veterans Circle at Kaatz Pond. The project was initially estimated to cost […]
Starting next week, Darien commuters looking to take the Metro-North Railroad may want to park early and bring along an umbrella while they wait for their train. Construction is set to begin at the Darien train station on Jan. 15 to replace the station’s existing platforms. The construction is being done in conjunction with the […]
After years of delay, a Connecticut town’s biggest new mixed-use project in recent memory is taking shape in its center with nearly 100 apartments expected to be finished this year and about 140 more to follow. Contractors started clearing the long-empty Elmcrest Psychiatric Hospital grounds last year, and are now putting up the first of […]
Over and over again, municipal leaders and school construction teams said they were instructed by state officials to hire one of two contractors: AAIS Corp. of West Haven or Bestech Inc. of Ellington. The actions of Diamantis and Sanders have been under a microscope since early 2022, when news broke that a federal grand jury […]
Construction’s labor struggles will continue in 2024, and it’s not just due to the number of new jobs set to break ground. The reasons for a lack of skilled applicants this year are many. For instance, even as the industry’s workforce ages, it fails to draw in new workers to train. Hard-to-reach jobsites create challenges […]
Canton is moving forward with a development that includes 54 new multifamily residential units and will be located on the north side of Dowd Avenue. After an hours-long public hearing on Jan. 10, the Planning and Zoning Commission approved two separate site plans for the 3.1-acre site at 38 Dowd Ave. and 42 Dowd Ave. […]
The city’s Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday approved a mixed-use development project on Boston Post Road that would include 150 residential units and ground-level retail space. The proposal approved Tuesday did not request any incentive housing and will add 150 units of market-rate housing in addition to retail space closer to the Boston Post Road. […]
A Connecticut businessman wants state money to fund a new waterfront professional soccer stadium in Bridgeport, and local lawmakers say they’re firmly behind the project. At least one important decision-maker, however, isn’t quite convinced — Gov. Ned Lamont. On Tuesday, tech entrepreneur Andre Swanston announced he’d been awarded an MLS Next Pro franchise, as part […]
Crews on Thursday morning began installing a temporary barrier at the Fitchville Pond Dam to allow for the inspection of the damaged structure ahead of Saturday’s incoming storm. Contractors and heavy equipment were staged across from Stockhouse Road where they expected to spend the next two days constructing a cofferdam, a waterproof enclosure made of […]
Train riders getting off at Norwalk’s Merritt 7 station are now steps away from Main Avenue and the Merritt 7 office complex, thanks to the opening of a new pedestrian bridge. After months of delays due to supply chain issues, the pedestrian bridge opened on Wednesday, according to Connecticut’s Department of Transportation spokesperson, Josh Morgan. […]
A section of the Pameacha Pond dam broke open Tuesday night during a storm that battered the state with heavy rain and wind, officials said Wednesday. City Public Works Director Chris Holden said a 4- to 6-foot section of the wall broke along the approximately 80-foot dam. He said they were getting equipment together to […]
Eversource Energy expects to write off as much as $1.6 billion against its 2023 fourth quarter earnings once it completes the sale of its ownership stake in three offshore wind projects, company officials have said. Eversouce is looking to sell its 50 percent ownership stake the company has in three wind projects it is doing […]
As the newly elected president of Hartford’s City Council, Surgeon was one of many politicians who spoke Wednesday at a press conference at the Parker Memorial Community Center to spread the word about the Hartford Flood Compensation Program that Comptroller Sean Scanlon’s office is overseeing. The program, which the state legislature launched with $5 million, […]
More than a decade before its licenses are set to expire for the two Millstone nuclear stations it owns locally, Dominion Energy has filed a notice with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission that it intends to seek approval to run the plants for many years to come. In a letter to the NRC dated Dec. […]
The U.S. Department of Labor announced Tuesday a final rule revising its interpretation of the Fair Labor Standards Act’s classification provision to determine whether a worker may be considered an independent contractor. The final rule largely tracks the agency’s October 2022 proposed rule. It retains the multifactor, “totality-of-the-circumstances” framework for analyzing independent contractors’ status included […]
Meriden Markham Municipal Airport is seeking to build five new aircraft hangars on the Wallingford side of the Meriden-based airport. Wallingford’s Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled to review the airport’s special permit request Wednesday, pending administrative approval from the Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission. The airport, on Evansville Road, covers 109.5 acres of land […]
A Connecticut businessman has been awarded a minor league soccer team, which he hopes will compete in a new waterfront stadium in Bridgeport, he announced Tuesday. The man behind the effort, multimillionaire tech entrepreneur André Swanston, says the new team is part of his continued push to bring an MLS and/or National Women’s Soccer League […]
Eversource Energy is in advanced talks to unload its share in three offshore wind projects that it planned to build with Orsted A/S, and will take a fourth-quarter charge of as much as $1.6 billion. Eversource owns stakes in two joint ventures with Orsted that are developing the South Fork, Revolution and Sunrise sites east […]
CRDA, created a decade ago to help finance housing projects in the downtown area, has been in discussions with family-owned Chase since last fall about the future of the parking lot at 10 Ford St., Freimuth said. Last fall, Chase withdrew the Ford Street parking lot as a potential location for a new federal courthouse. […]
Thirteen percent of Meriden’s housing stock is considered affordable, second only to New Haven in the county. Much of that affordable housing was funded through low-income tax credits and is located downtown. Despite Meriden’s spot along the Hartford Line, business owners have said it’s difficult to find investors to build restaurants and breweries downtown because […]
Out of the nearly 2.8 million cars counted in construction zones in last year’s new speed camera program, nearly 25,000 drivers received written warnings, and more than 700 of them got fined at least $75, according to state data. Officials said the first year’s results is a good sign for the pilot Know the Zone […]
As the $385 million school construction project gets underway, city officials are considering whether to enter a project labor agreement with local trade unions that would mandate a percentage of Norwich workers be employed on the project. The School Building Committee and the City Council would have to approve the project labor agreement with the […]
With new buildings rising nearby on the former New Haven Veterans Memorial Coliseum site, Gov. Ned Lamont celebrated the city’s progress Wednesday and announced a $999,000 state “brownfields” grant to remediate leftover debris from the Coliseum’s 2007 demolition on property slated for a new, 277,435-square-foot life sciences and tech office building. The $200 million building […]
Construction has accelerated on a nine-lot subdivision project at 16 Neck Road more than a week after the town’s Zoning Enforcement Officer instructed the Westport-based developer, Frank Nocito, to halt work until he agreed to supervision by a town-approved engineer. Nocito, who hasn’t responded to questions shared by CT Examiner before the Christmas holiday, was […]
Paul Cerveny showed up at a Ledyard Planning & Zoning Commission just before Christmas to decry the plans by Gales Ferry Intermodal LLC and to reveal that he lived at the top of one of the highest hills in town, a place shrouded from the rest of the world. Another public hearing is scheduled at […]
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will be holding a “hybrid public hearing” on what the agency said is an amended proposed plan for further work at a Connecticut Superfund Site. The hearing will be held starting at 7 p.m. on January 10, 2024 and running until all comments are heard, according to the EPA. The […]
For the first time in the United States, turbines are sending electricity to the grid from the sites of two large offshore wind farms. The joint owners of the Vineyard Wind project, Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, announced Wednesday the first electricity from one turbine at what will be a 62-turbine wind farm 15 miles […]
Mayor Peter Nystrom highlighted major public and private developments, fueled by millions of dollars in state and federal grants during his annual State of the City address Tuesday but also urged city, school and utility officials to curb spending in the coming budget years. NPU broke ground in November on a five-year, $200 million new […]
The city on Dec. 22 posted a request for proposals to prepare for the abatement and demolition of eight homes on six streets located as northerly as Brown Street and as southerly as 3rd Avenue Extension. The other streets with at least one home cited for abatement and demolition are Jones Street, Peck Avenue, Marshall […]
It has been a year since the owner of the former Bristol Myers Squib property on Research Parkway in Wallingford got approval for a 440,000 square foot warehouse and 10,000 square feet of office space, but it doesn’t appear that construction of the facility is going to start anytime soon. A Framingham, Mass.-based company, Calare […]
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for Norwalk’s long-awaited new Merritt 7 train station will officially welcome commuters to the completed project within the next week, a Connecticut Department of Transportation spokesperson said. Work crews completed construction between Christmas and New Year’s Eve for the project that the state approved funding for in 2017 — although part of […]
Two large construction projects in the Norwalk Public Schools were ready for public use in 2023, and there are plans to begin work on two new projects in the New Year. Cranbury Elementary School welcomed the inaugural classes at its new campus this past fall, with athletic facilities due to be completed this coming year. […]
State transportation officials have quietly ramped up work on a nearly $500 million project overhauling one of central Connecticut’s most congested and headache-inducing highway corridors. On Thursday, the state Department of Transportation opened bidding for the second of three construction phases on the Meriden interchange formed by the merger of three highways — Interstates 91 […]
The once-troubled State Pier project in New London is on track to show a $1 million dollar profit over its first year in operation, a departure from its rocky start when construction costs ballooned to more than three times the original estimate. After four years of construction, the massive but long-neglected state pier on the […]
A husband-and-wife team of entrepreneurs from Farmington paid $1.2 million Wednesday for a 47.3-acre property straddling the Manchester/East Hartford border, with plans for a large-scale residential development. Viswanatha Nayunipati and his wife, Radhika Nagineni, plan to build a large-scale multifamily residential development on the wooded property. Nayunipati, on Wednesday, said he is working with local […]
From the air, Great Neck Elementary School looks like a puzzle with one rectangular piece missing. That missing piece is at 8 Goshen Road. The town is now looking to finish the puzzle, so to speak, by buying the 0.46-acre piece of property bordered on three sides by the school. The contract of sale between […]
The developers behind a 129-unit apartment building proposed for Hawley Lane have submitted a new application for the project, more than a year after local officials rejected the controversial building over environmental concerns. Mountain Development Corporation, a New Jersey-based company responsible for the Merritt 8 Corporate Park, is seeking the town’s approval to construct the […]
A Connecticut truck driver who was hauling a large dumpster died after his construction vehicle snagged some low-hanging cables and pulled down two utility poles, authorities said Saturday. Both poles snapped, and a transformer on one of them fell on top of the vehicle’s cab, Connecticut State Police said in a statement. Gary Pizzo, 61, […]
Old Lyme officials will decide in January on the controversial self-storage proposal, which if approved would be the third such facility on a stretch of Shore Road near million-dollar homes and the town’s iconic Soundview Beach. But a range of other self-storage projects have been approved with little fanfare across the state in recent months, […]
As the cost to renovate three elementary schools crosses $100 million, Darien officials appear poised to grant them the extra money — but not without questioning if it’s worth starting over with new buildings instead. Because of additional work and unfavorable market conditions, the cost to renovate Hindley, Holmes and Royle elementary schools rose to […]
The last five years have seen relatively steady numbers of new housing permits issued in Connecticut — hovering between about 5,000 and 6,500 each year — but experts say this is only a fraction of what’s needed to meet the growing need. Still, officials and experts say there’s more housing needed across the market, especially […]
On Bridgeport’s harbor on the East Side is Steelpointe where 2024 should be when construction finally begins on the 1,500 luxury apartments the development team there have been planning. Anthony Stewart’s Honey Locust Square aims to revitalize Bridgeport’s East End with a mix of residential and retail, including a supermarket. Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration tapped […]
Federal regulators have ruled that Tweed New Haven Airport may move forward with plans to extend its runway and construct a larger terminal, which is a project the airport is undertaking with the goal of increasing airplane traffic. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) handed down that 25-page “Finding of No Significant Impact and Record of […]
The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a rule Dec. 14 that seeks to modernize the registered apprenticeship program. The rule intends to strengthen labor standards and worker protections as well as better promote apprenticeship pathways, among other things. “Equity and job quality have marked the most successful Registered Apprenticeship programs for workers and employers alike. […]
Town leaders are close to approving expansion plans for the library following a redesign made possible with state money. A state grant approved this fall provided $5 million more to the $17 million library project, which allowed an increase to the square footage as well as design improvements and other upgrades. Additional money will also […]
The developer of the 300-unit apartment complex currently under construction in Cheshire’s Stone Bridge Crossing mixed use development is telling prospective tenants that the retail anchor of the project is a Whole Foods Market grocery store. Fairfield-based Eastpointe LLC is building an apartment complex that will be know as Riverpointe and has created a web […]
As the proposition of a 580-unit development looms over Simsbury, multiple residents passionately expressed their opposition to its construction, saying that it could destroy the rural character of the town they call home. Located at the site of The Hartford’s former campus on Hopmeadow Street, the development will comprise 580 units, ranging from one-bedroom apartments […]
A group of 10 burgeoning engineers from the city’s high school spent part of their Wednesday morning in an outdoor classroom that featured towering wind turbine components, a massive off-loading barge and the kinds of activity expected at a major manufacturing site. The students toured the turbine pre-assembly site in the company of several chaperones […]
The State Bond Commission approved a $600,000 grant to replace the roof of the Danbury Community Center building at 12 Boughton St. Curran said that while the interior of the building has undergone renovations, the roof, which previously didn’t need work, is now “past its useful life.” It needs to be replaced soon. Curran said […]
The state’s final report on its three-year, Greater Hartford Mobility Study lays out plans for a dramatic change in the area’s transportation system but it first acknowledges the sobering — and lingering — reality: the damage done by 1960s-era urban renewal and interstate highway construction. In the Hartford area, largely white, affluent suburban communities benefited […]
A federal grand jury’s investigation into how contracts were awarded through the state’s school construction grant program has quietly continued in recent months, with four detailed subpoenas issued this year — two as recently as October. The subpoenas, as well as two previously undisclosed from 2022, seek phone records, emails and calendar entries of as […]
The Biden administration announced on Monday a final rule implementing an executive order that will require project labor agreements on federal construction projects costing $35 million or more. It will likely result in PLAs being required on a majority of large federal jobs. As a result, the White House estimated as many as 200,000 workers […]
Between Jan. 1 and Nov. 30, there were 146 sewage spills into Connecticut’s rivers and harbors, according to state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection data. That number is led by Norwich, which has had 41 spills into the Shetucket River and 16 into the Thames, which empties into Long Island Sound, data show. That’s […]
Gov. Ned Lamont has approved the release of $7.2 million in state grants that will be used to support the remediation and assessment of blighted properties in nine municipalities across Connecticut. The grants are part of the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Brownfield Remediation and Development Program, which will help clean up properties for […]
United Illuminating told CT Examiner that its efforts to move transmission lines off of railroad catenaries on Northeast Corridor in Bridgeport and Fairfield came at the request of the Connecticut Department of Transportation, which wants the rail overhead cleared as it looks at ways to speed up trains. The state’s second-largest electric company is asking […]
A new draft Norwich parks master plan recommends the city consider building two splashpads, an artificial turf field, more shady areas and trails, and improve accessibility. Officials from FHI Studio of Hartford on Monday presented an overview of the 170-page plan, which assessed 31 city parks and made recommendations for improvements to each one. The […]
The state already has five general aviation airports within its borders, but officials at the Connecticut Airport Authority announced late Monday they have reached an agreement with a Westchester County, N.Y. company to develop a hangar campus to serve that sector on eight acres of unused land at Bradley International Airport. Terms of the deal […]
The developer for a proposed apartment project near Long Meadow Pond Brook has downsized the plan after residential backlash, but residents continue to show strong opposition. Apartments at Long Meadow of Shelton initially proposed a 467-unit complex in eight buildings with 695 parking spaces, including 233 in garage spaces under buildings on 34.6 acres close […]
Everything old is new again as Yale University has received the city’s approval for its golf course to closely revert to its 1926 design, which will also level up to 1,500 mature trees. The project had already received state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection approval and now has a sign-off by the City Plan […]
According to police crash report data from 2020 to 2022, there were approximately 280,000 crashes in Connecticut, and 34,000, or 12 percent, occurred on curves on state or town roads. In an effort to curb car accidents and deaths, the state Department of Transportation is updating and installing new horizontal curve warning signs and speed […]
For 13 years running now, fall protection has hamstrung contractors and their safety directors. During that time, it has become OSHA’s most frequently cited infraction. It remains the most cited this year. During the National Safety Council’s (NSC) Safety Congress and Expo held this fall, OSHA’s Eric Harbin gave preliminary stats on the top 10 […]
The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined an Orange-based concrete subcontractor more than $185,000 due to a June 2 partial building collapse on Lafayette Street. A U.S. Department of Labor spokesman said in an email Thursday that the OSHA investigation is complete. However, it is still considered an open investigation to provide the […]
New York developer Vessel Technologies is eyeing a site along Tolland Turnpike in town for a new 42-unit apartment complex. Vessel officials discussed the proposal with the town’s Planning and Zoning Commission at a meeting on Dec. 4, though they have yet to file any applications. The project would require a zone change to allow […]
The State Bond Commission, meeting Friday, is poised to approve hundreds-of-millions of dollars to aid housing initiatives, clean brownfields, upgrade cultural facilities and support private development projects. Housing is a big focus of Friday’s session, with the Department of Housing in-line for $59 million to be used for grants for development projects and housing programs. […]
In Stamford’s more densely populated neighborhoods around downtown, multiple new apartment complexes are expected to open next summer. Several of the projects will also house new retail businesses too. Most of the new apartment buildings are being marketed as luxury developments — though they will include around 100 total affordable units thanks to the city’s […]
Gregory Vaca, of Grava Properties, ceremoniously broke ground along with Gov. Ned Lamont and other state and local officials on the $30 million Founders Square project that will bring 106 apartments and 12,000 square feet of new retail space to the center of Windsor near the train station. Phase one calls for 40 apartments in […]
In a $29 million project slated for 2028, the historically dangerous southbound stretch of I-95 between exits 71 and 72 will be combined to include a frontage road and stoplight, creating safer driving conditions according to state officials. Sam Gold, executive director of RiverCOG, which includes Old Lyme, said the project “will reduce the friction […]
Almost a quarter of the way into a four year, $148 million reconstruction of the Interstate 95 Exit 74 interchange, crews on Wednesday were preparing to meet the project’s first major milestone. While the existing northbound off-ramp continued to spit drivers out at the convoluted intersection with Route 161 in front of Starbucks, subcontractors working […]
Grava Properties, founded by Windsor resident Greg Vaca, will be spearheading the project, which will replace the existing Windsor Center Plaza. Vaca, alongside state and local leaders, broke ground on the development Wednesday. The project, known as Founders Square, will be funded with the help of Community Investment Funding, which is also funding the Wilson […]
Dozens of residents who live near the former Dow Chemical plant on the Thames River are expected to attend a continued public hearing on a proposed rock quarry Thursday and say the project threatens their health, safety and quality of life. The quarry at historic Mount Decatur requires a special permit that the group Citizens […]
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that the agency is replacing traditional hard hats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets to protect them better when they are on inspection sites. In 2020, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported head injuries accounted for nearly 6 percent of non-fatal […]
In late 2022, Winsted extended its portion of the Sue Grossman Still River Greenway farther north along Winsted Road, adding more recreational space on the already popular trail. Selectmen were reminded recently to stay with the project, which is funded by grants from the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The Winsted portion of […]
A new trail connecting Bloomfield to Simsbury marks one step closer to establishing a trail network throughout the Hartford region and connectivity along the East Coast. Bridging about a 1-mile gap from Bloomfield to the village of Tariffville in Simsbury, the recently completed multi-use trail is part of the East Coast Greenway, a 3,000-mile walking […]
Norwalk is on track to add over 2,400 units over the next few years. From North Seven’s over 1,300 units to 1 Cemetery St. 77-units, here is a look at some of the development coming in 2024 and beyond. With a brand new station and heated platform, the Merritt 7 neighborhood is poised for an […]
Demolition of the vacant, severely blighted former Red Lion Inn at the intersection of Berlin Road and the northbound entrance ramp to Interstate 91 should begin “roughly” in the spring — possibly earlier if weather and financial markets permit. That’s what Chris Riley, the president of Lexington Partners LLC, the development company for the project, […]
Partners rehabbing a former Hartford firehouse and shuttered municipal building into apartments are moving to launch an estimated $32.47 million construction of a new 126-unit residential building on surface parking lots near Hartford City Hall. Daniel Klaynberg, president of Spectra Construction & Development, said Tuesday his group recently applied to the city to build an […]
In a phone call on Thursday, Rep. Joe Courtney told CT Examiner that he had met with Amtrak officials for a briefing that focused on on-corridor investments and a “clean sheet” for the agency’s reboot of high-speed rail planning between New Haven and Providence. Six years ago, the Federal Railroad Administration’s preferred alternative for high-speed […]
Stamford has received about $2.52 million to build a new transportation program which officials say could help some residents reach places not covered by bus and train routes. With money from the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Stamford is is looking to develop a “microtransit service” — an on-demand transportation service similar to ridesharing apps like […]
Following a second round of construction bids, renovations for the Hindley, Holmes and Royle elementary schools are now expected to cost closer to $100 million, up from the $82,250,000 originally allocated for the project. The renovations call for an overhaul of the three schools that would remove all portable classrooms and bring in new classroom […]
The town is looking to acquire state funding to revitalize parcels of land on a major connector road, Rubber Avenue. The borough held a hybrid public informational meeting on Dec. 5 for the Rubber Avenue Corridor Community Investment Fund application through the state Department of Economic and Community Development. The Board of Mayor and Burgesses […]
The pattern is known as transit-oriented development, and it’s both the manifestation of Fairfield’s population growth over the past decade and a sign of where the town could be headed over the next 10 years as part of a long-term planning document that local leaders are debating. The advisory document — known as the Plan […]
Opposition is mounting in town to stop the planned expansion of a natural gas compressor station located near homes and just 1,900 feet from Whisconier Middle School. Two steel pipelines enter and exit the compressor station: The Algonquin pipepline, which was built in 2008, comes in from the southwest, and the Iroquois pipeline, which was […]
A planned six-mile, $65 million pedestrian and bike rail trail stretching from downtown Hartford’s Union Station to Bloomfield’s town center could be completed within five years, the project’s designer said. The hARTline comes with a cost estimate of $65 million, compared to tens-of-billions of dollars for the larger highway-capping and reconfiguration envisioned in the award-winning […]
When complete, the project is expected to power roughly 70,000 Long Island homes. The project dovetails with New York’s plan to transition to a carbon-free electricity system by 2040. The Empire State’s plan is to install 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035. “New York’s nation-leading efforts to generate reliable, renewable clean energy have […]
Residents no longer have to worry about the town potentially having solar panels installed in their neighborhood. Approximately 50 residents, most of them from the Highwood Farms section of town, attended Tuesday night’s selectmen meeting to object to having solar panels installed on town-owned land in their neighborhood. The possible site is a wooded area […]
Extension of the system was one of the conditions set in 2021 when residents approved the $8 million sale of the town’s water and sewer assets to Aquarion. Pine Meadow, which sits over the town’s aquifer, is served by septic systems. Town officials said extending the system helps ensure the town’s water does not become […]
In light of needed repairs that could total more than $100 million over as many as 15 years at Wilton’s public schools, the town’s newly sworn-in first selectwoman advised caution in moving forward with funding. Wilton needs all hands on deck to move forward with the logistics of the school and municipal improvements, Boucher said. […]
Orsted’s South Fork offshore wind farm off New York delivered its first power to the state’s power grid, according to a press release by New York Governor Kathy Hochul. South Fork, which Orsted is building with Eversource, will eventually consist of 12 Siemens Gamesa turbines with a total installed capacity of 132 MW and is […]
Northford Road’s closure has been extended until May 30, 2024, due to the replacement of the Northford Road Bridge. Wallingford police say the closure begins 600 feet from the intersection of Tyler Mill Road and Northford Road. Traffic will continue to be detoured as Northford Road Bridge over the Muddy River is replaced. The Town […]
Hyde has said the project is more complicated because Anamet is a large brownfield site. When the city put out its first request for proposals last year, it had yet to complete the environmental study at the site, he noted. Significant unknowns about the property at the time may have deterred some developers from applying, […]
Community leaders, politicians and developers with New York-based real estate firm Shelbourne Global Solutions came together Tuesday morning to celebrate the pending launch of a 155-unit apartment redevelopment of the former Fuller Brush complex in Hartford’s North End. Shelbourne representatives said the first phases of redevelopment — creation of apartments and amenity spaces — will […]
Online auto-parts company FCP Euro will be moving into a new 160,000-square-foot headquarters on the land formerly occupied by Subway as part of a $20 million project to reuse the site now that the sandwich chain has moved its headquarters to Shelton. The Planning and Zoning Board cleared the way for the move with a […]
The Common Council on Monday unanimously approved the $355,000 survey, which will be done by the Kleinfelder engineering firm of Rocky Hill. A state grant will pay 75 percent of that cost while the city will borrow 25 percent, or $88,750, from the state Department of Public Health’s drinking water revolving fund, according to the […]
Electrek has reported that the Northeast Corridor will receive a $16.4 billion cash injection to go towards long-overdue upgrades along its routes, with the aim of maintaining passenger volumes and even encouraging more people to travel via train. Funding will be taken from the $66 billion earmarked under President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will […]
In March, First Selectman Rob Brule signed a host fee agreement with data center developer NE Edge, which wants to construct two two-story data buildings and a switchyard at Millstone. It would receive power directly from the plant and pay the town $231 million over the 30-year life of the agreement. At Monday’s Representative Town […]
The renewed onshoring push is already stretching procurement timelines for many materials across the board, namely microchips, HVAC equipment, electrical switchgear and fabricated millwork. Chip factories, battery plants and even data centers all require more and larger steel conduit than typical nonresidential construction, such as office buildings or hospitality facilities, said Dale Crawford, executive director […]
The EPA proposed new restrictions Thursday that would require the replacement of virtually all lead water pipes across the U.S., according to a White House press release. Under the proposal, utilities must replace lead pipes entirely over the next decade at a pace of 10% each year, and must create inventories of all their lead […]
