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 […]
