First phase of upgrades at Bradley International Airport slated for fall completion

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

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South End developer proposes deal to revitalize neighborhood

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 […]

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Ansonia, Bridgeport, New Milford receive state brownfield grant money

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 […]

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Downtown Danbury to get facelift

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 […]

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CT approves $8.5M for transit-oriented development projects

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. […]

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Work Continues On Park Road/ I-84, Local Road Projects Continue Through July

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

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Wallingford wastewater plant project estimated to cost $86 million

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 […]

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