After a long, hard-fought battle for funding, the industry is ready to get to work on these broad-spectrum infrastructure projects, which will color the national construction picture for years to come. “America finally has a generation-defining infrastructure bill — and if the reconciliation budget comes through, too, America will begin a building spree larger than […]
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Thursday that the administration’s goal for offshore wind and the projects being developed now represent a “gust of job growth throughout the country.” Granholm visited a new offshore wind manufacturing hub in Providence to talk about the Biden administration’s plan to deploy 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by […]
The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a variance of a rear setback of 223 feet for the new school building at its November meeting, three months after the city made its initial request. The board asked the city to work with the neighbors to find a compromise that addressed their concerns of excess noise and […]
Daddona was just one representative from the many trades that will open for OWTS graduates next year, and part of this week’s Connecticut Pre-Apprenticeship High School Training Program, held in shop classes at the high school. The dean said Torrington’s approved plan to build a new middle-high school, which was approved in 2020, also will […]
Developers are expected to present detailed site plans for a projected 37-unit housing complex on Oakland Street in Manchester at the town’s next Planning and Zoning Commission after requesting extensions this month. Trivik Builders LLC proposes a six-building, 37-unit housing community at 321 Oakland St. and 27 Lillian Drive with associated parking and entrance drive, […]
A Superior Court judge on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by a former State Pier tenant seeking to overturn the state’s decision to issue a permit for work at the pier in New London. Judge John Louis Cordani ruled that DRVN Enterprises Inc., a road salt business that had operated at State Pier until earlier this […]
So it’s with special attention that Newtown leaders are weighing a proposal by a Brookfield architect to construct a three-story building with 27 apartments at South Main Street and Borough Lane. At a recent review of the blueprints by the town’s Design Advisory Board, the developer was grilled over details ranging from roof pitches, color […]
Though voters last month approved a nearly $28 million bond to allow the shifting of recreational programming to a former Killingly school, residents are slated to keep using the old community center for at least the next couple of years. Voters on Nov. 28 approved a $27.8 million bond to cover repairs and refurbishments to […]
A developer, GBU Capital LLC. of Scottsdale, Ariz., has submitted a revised application for a mixed-use design district “floating zone” on the site at the corner of Benham and Poquonnock Roads, after the city’s Planning and Zoning Commission denied in a 4-3 vote last May the developer’s previous application. City of Groton Mayor Keith Hedrick […]
Marcus Ventures of Larchmont, N.Y., wants to build a climate-controlled facility on a 3.28-acre lot in the Nonnewaug River Industrial Park. The plan, which includes a new storm-drainage system and other site improvements, was approved by the Inland Wetlands Commission last week. The proposal also will need a special permit from the Zoning Commission, though […]
