Connecticut is an important piece of the Northeast Corridor transportation network, and the state’s regional railways help move people to and from some of the nation’s most economically crucial metro areas from Boston to Washington, D.C. Thousands of workers reach their offices each morning thanks to the Metro North, Shore Line East and Amtrak, making […]
The state Bond Commission approved $70 million Friday for investments in a handful of projects and businesses, including a parking garage, a soccer stadium, and a hydroponic vegetable farm in Torrington. The state Bond Commission can only borrow up to $1.9 billion in general obligation bonds this year based on the new bonding cap that […]
The State Bond Commission has OK’d $20 million to replace the 60-year-old bridge that spans Interstate 95 on East Main Street, near where it intersects Courtland Avenue. The project is scheduled to go out to bid Feb. 28, according to a statement from state Sen. Carlo Leone and state Rep. Dan Fox, Democrats from Stamford. […]
TheaterWorks said Tuesday it has received a $2.5 million urban act grant as a grant-in-aid from the Connecticut Bond Commission to assist with renovations to its home at City Arts on Pearl in Hartford. Funding will be used to support extensive improvements to the historic 1927 building, including replacement of the HVAC system, electrical and […]
The Special Transportation Fund, which finances the state’s transportation system, will be in deficit by fiscal year 2019 unless the state takes action. Gov. Dannel Malloy has suspended $4.3 billion in projects, affecting every town in the state. On Jan. 31, Malloy proposed additional revenues for the STF so that critical state and municipal projects […]
Trump suggested that his proposal — aimed at spurring $1.5 trillion in spending over a decade — was not as important to him as other recent administration efforts to cut taxes and boost military spending. The administration’s plan is centered on using $200 billion in federal money to leverage more than $1 trillion in local […]
The latest — and according to the state, final — major tweak in the design of the $130 million West Haven High School rebuilding project restores eight of 14 classrooms that previously were cut from the plan to keep within budget, officials said. The state’s reimbursement rate for the project is 75.36 percent, with the […]
New research has found that 42% of construction worker deaths involve falls, according to data from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) analyzed by Safety + Health. The data, which represented a 33-year period, also revealed that 54% of those killed did not have access to a personal fall arrest system, while […]
Supporters of a casino in Bridgeport rolled out a bill Tuesday that would revoke the East Windsor license granted last year to the Mohegan and Mashantucket Pequot tribes and replace it with a competition for proposals for a single casino costing at least $500 million. With the two tribes certain to oppose the bill as […]
Connecticut has introduced an online bidding process for “design-bid-build” construction projects to expedite the bidding, according to state Administrative Services chief Melody Currey. The new paperless system, which began Feb. 1, is expected to increase the efficiency of the bidding process, Currey said. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20180205/NEWS01/180209957
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy will propose $100 million for downtown Hartford’s XL Center in the state’s capital improvement budget — a move that is sure to reignite the debate over whether it’s worth sinking more state money into the aging arena. Last year, state lawmakers approved $40 million for renovations but they also mandated that […]
A bill that would scrap the license for a casino in East Windsor and open up competitive bidding for the state’s first casino off tribal lands is being proposed by legislators in Bridgeport. Allowing another operator into the Connecticut market would violate the state’s exclusive agreements with the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes to operate […]
A settlement reached in January between Connecticut’s Office of Consumer Counsel and Eversource Energy regarding an increase in distribution rates isn’t sitting well with some of the utility’s customers, if a regulatory hearing held Wednesday night is any indication. A decision in the rate case is scheduled for mid-April. The new rates, if approved by […]
With the fate of the school building project up in the air and the town forced to send the project vote to a referendum at a later date, the path forward is murky and residents may be faced with the possibility of having no schools at all. The $38.5 million school building project, of which […]
Less than 250 voters showed up to the polls Tuesday to decide on a $15.7 million upgrade project to the town’s water pollution control facility in order to comply with the state-mandated removal of phosphorus. Town Manager Robert Lee said 193 people voted yes while 31 voted no on the project. Bids for construction are expected to be received […]
When President Donald Trump called for a $1.5 trillion infrastructure investment in his State of the Union address, he didn’t pledge that the federal government actually would provide that much money for roads, bridges, rail and waterways. The federal government typically provides 80 percent of the funding for capital expenditures on highways, with state and […]
