The majority of the funding, $69.1 million, is allocated to infrastructure projects, including $14.8 million to improve the Route 7 and Merritt Parkway interchange and $13.5 million for the Strawberry Hill Bridge construction. Several Norwalk schools, including Marvin Elementary, are finally getting HVAC systems, which Duff said will provide relief for students, staff and parents who often had to pick up their children early when temperatures were too high. In all, $21 million is going toward installing HVAC systems in Brien McMahon High School, Rowayton Elementary School, Naramake Elementary School, Marvin Elementary School, Brookside Elementary School, and Silvermine Elementary School. Additionally, $1.9 million in state funds is being directed to 15 local nonprofits, including the Waterford Upstart Program, which aims to provide early education to children in Norwalk. With $375,000 of state funding, Norwalk’s Early Childhood Coordinator Mary Oster said young students will receive personal devices equipped with educational programs.
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