Construction of the new roadway system began in June 2017. The project is being paid for with money collected from passenger facility charges and other customer fees. The transportation center will include a new parking garage on two lower levels and car rental locations on multiple levels above the parking garage. https://www.middletownpress.com/business/article/First-phase-of-upgrades-at-Bradley-International-13031442.php
Tilcon wants to expand its quarry into 72 acres of New Britain-owned watershed. The land is environmentally sensitive and protected by state law, but the water department contends that the benefits of Tilcon’s plan could outweigh the destruction of forest, vernal pools and animal habitats. Tilcon wants to lease the land from New Britain for […]
Free money has the South End split as the neighborhood’s largest developer is offering $8.5 million to rehabilitate old historic homes and slow gentrification in a deal to avoid making city-mandated affordable units available in two new opulent waterfront towers. A quarter-million of BLT’s money should fund a study of the South End’s affordable housing […]
Another $200,000 in state grant money is on its way for help the re-develop the 40-acre vacant Ansonia Copper and Brass property which abuts the downtown. The program, created in 2015, encourages municipalities with multiple blighted properties to develop strategies to assess, clean up and reuse the parcels for business, housing and public amenities that […]
It is the first phase of the large-scale makeover outlined in the city’s new transit-oriented development plan, released this spring, that envisions a new $30 million Danbury Transit Center that could improve all types of transportation downtown and help stimulate redevelopment. The state’s $2 million contribution is one of just five grants it is distributing […]
In one year’s time, students and faculty of Great Oaks Charter School of Bridgeport will have a new home on the west end. Development of the charter school has had setbacks in recent years due to issues with the state budget, said Gary Flocco, managing partner of Corvus Capital, which oversees construction the new facility. […]
Projects in Hartford and West Hartford are among five municipalities that share in an $8.5 million grant to accelerate transit-oriented development, the governor announced. “Transportation isn’t just about cars, trains, and buses – it’s about building vibrant communities and continuing to make Connecticut a more attractive place to live, visit, and do business,” Malloy said. […]
While the I-84/ Park Road project continues, the town has about 8.3 miles of road reconstruction, reclamation and milling projects slated to be completed by summer’s end. Road reconstruction projects include work on: Wilfred Street, Bonny View Road, Smallwood Road and Brainbridge Road from Ballard Drive to Foxcroft Road. http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-news-west-hartford-park-road-i84-june-update-20180619-story.html
Proposed upgrades to the town’s aging wastewater treatment plant are projected to cost about $86 million. The first phase, estimated to cost $55.7 million, will address the state-mandated phosphorus limits, according to a presentation given to the Public Utilities Commission this week by AECOM, a firm hired to design the project. The second phase, estimated to […]
The commission will hold a public hearing on the project at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Riordan Room D of town hall. The renovations are meant to give the two elementary schools a major face lift and provide a 21st century educational environment for students. Both schools will get updated gyms, libraries, cafeterias and classrooms. An […]
East Windsor’s planning and zoning commission unanimously granted a zoning permit for the development proposed by MMCT Venture LLC, a partnership of the tribal operators of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun. The venue — to be built on the site of the now-demolished Showcase Cinema movie theater off I-91 — is intended to blunt […]
“The Towantic project is a positive for our state and our region,” said Governor of Connecticut, Dan Malloy. “From the hundreds of construction jobs created, to the potential for economic development in adjacent lots, to 805 megawatts of new electricity, I am pleased to see the plant come to fruition.” http://cpv.com/news/2018/06/competitive-power-ventures-and-ge-achieve-commercial-operation-at-805mw-cpv-towantic-energy-center-connecticut/
More construction work is slated to begin in Old Greenwich to improve drainage, likely creating more disruption and headaches for residents and merchants in the area. The work is part of the ongoing drainage improvements in Old Greenwich but this phase will be handled by a different contractor in an attempt to expedite the work. […]
Ned Lamont, the Democrats’ endorsed candidate for governor, has been pitching the idea of highway tolls — but only for trucks — as a way to raise the kind of revenue that could help pull Connecticut out of its budgetary death spiral. “When it comes to transportation I need a more reliable and predictable revenue […]
Connecticut taxpayers could fund up to $50 million to train and certify as many as 10,000 eligible residents to fill job shortages in manufacturing, health care and construction, workforce development pros say. State lawmakers at the end of this year’s legislative session quietly authorized the “Apprenticeship Connecticut” initiative, which requires the state Department of Labor […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced two major infrastructure allocations, with almost $1.5 billion for potential, discretionary grants through the Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) program and $677 million from the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program (AIP) . The INFRA grant process, according to the USDOT, encourages applicants to use the program as a […]
Wearing a white hard-hat featuring the Gunnery’s crest, Tony-nominated producer Thomas S. Perakos broke ground Saturday on the school’s new arts and community center, which soon will bear his name. Head of School Peter Becker told the crowd at the groundbreaking ceremony that since Perakos’ donation several months ago, the school has raised $16.5 million […]
The Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection on Wednesday approved a proposal that will allow the start of the first phase of an energy and innovation park to be based in New Britain. The project will provide 3,000 direct and indirect jobs and generate significant tax revenues – $8 million for New Britain for […]
The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Wednesday awarded its first offshore wind project to Deepwater Wind for a 200-megawatt installation in the area it owns about half-way between Montauk, N.Y. and Martha’s Vineyard. It could begin providing electricity to the state by 2023 – enough to power about 100,000 homes. What also sold Connecticut […]
In their Q2 2018 United States Gypsum (USG) + U.S. Chamber of Commerce Commercial Construction Index (CCI), the two organizations said that 9 out of 10 contractors are concerned about the ongoing labor shortage, marking the fourth consecutive quarter that construction companies have expressed apprehension about being able to find enough qualified workers. In addition, […]
XL Group, which has a major presence in Hartford and Stamford, has agreed to be acquired by a French multinational insurance firm for $15.3 billion. The Bermuda-based insurer, operating under the XL Catlin insurance brand, announced Wednesday that its shareholders recently agreed to be acquired by AXA in a full cash exchange. In March, XL […]
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Wednesday refused for a second time to extend Connecticut’s manufacturing apprenticeship tax credit. The governor said the expansion would create a revenue shortfall of $650,000 unaccounted for in the bipartisan state budget. Those supporting the tax-credit expansion during the legislative season argued the apprenticeship program has helped reduce the manufacturing […]
The Trump administration’s long-threatened imposition of tariffs on steel and aluminum imported from Canada, Mexico and the European Union went into effect at midnight on May 31 – a move that is hiking construction costs for state departments of transportation across the country, especially for steel-intensive bridge projects. “The better way to boost domestic steel […]
Town and water department officials are planning for a new concrete water tower to replace two aging steel towers on Mill Street. The Town Council approved the first step in the planning process last week and sent the proposal to the Planning and Zoning Commission. http://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Southington/Southington-News/Southington-plans-for-new-water-tank-on-Mill-Street.html
The City Council has approved the start of construction of a new high school track and helped to save the $98 million portion of an upcoming high school construction project. Eventual completion of the project will complete the school system’s conversion into what school officials say is the state’s first all-magnet public school district. The […]
The Meriden Housing Authority has transferred the Mills Memorial Apartments to the city, which will begin demolishing the former public housing complex this summer. The city selected Bestech Inc. of Ellington to demolish the Mills for $1.9 million through a competitive bidding process. After the buildings are razed, the city plans to extend the Meriden Green […]
The State Bond Commission on Friday approved a $15 million investment to repair and improve State Pier in New London, state officials said. The commission also voted to approve the following borrowing: $20 million for the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Small Business Express program. $3.5 million for the Capital Region Development Authority to […]
Phase one of the Atlantic Street Bridge project is nearly complete, city cops said on social media Thursday. The project, which intends to move the Interstate 95 exit ramp from Atlantic Street to Canal street, will continue into the second phase — lowering Atlantic Street, replacing the railroad bridge and adding a seventh train track […]
Federal regulators are clearing the way for the tribal operators of Foxwoods Resort Casino and Mohegan Sun to partner in building the state’s first commercial casino in East Windsor. The U.S. Department of the Interior is expected to publish a much-delayed notice Friday that satisfies concerns in Connecticut that the Mohegan tribe’s revenue-sharing agreement with […]
