On Wednesday, Lamont attended a gathering hosted by the Organization for International Investment, a group that looks out for the interests of foreign companies doing business in the United States. During a quick trip to the nation’s capital, Gov. Ned Lamont met with foreign businessmen, spoke to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao about tolls, and […]
A replacement of the aging I-84 viaduct in Hartford is still at least a decade away, but state transportation planners now say they are confident the $5 billion project is possible without shutting down the highway to traffic passing through the city. “It’s a lot like Waterbury where we did offline work, we kept the […]
While administration officials urged compromise, Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, said any long-term funding plan that includes the “toll monster” is a non-starter for his caucus. But analysts say Connecticut has invested too lightly in transportation for decades, and the $750 million to $800 million in state bonding it issues annually needs to […]
The team of engineers described a 6.1 mile long project, which could take three-quarters of a year to complete, beginning at South Avenue in New Canaan and ending just shy of the Newtown Turnpike Bridge in Westport. The estimated $85 million cost would come 80 percent from federal funds and 20 percent from state funds. […]
The proposed million-gallon water storage tank to be built on 2.2 acres near Derby’s high school/middle school complex on Chatfield Street could head to Superior Court if approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. But on Tuesday night, Gregory Cava, a Roxbury lawyer representing a family who owns 116 Chatfield Street, challenged the proposal, claiming […]
The council on Monday voted 7-0 to allow developers Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, of South Norwalk, and Hartford’s Freeman Cos. to build the $26 million facility that would consist of up to 90,000 square feet of residential space, 20,000 square feet of commercial space, a rooftop deck and up to 125 parking spaces, city officials […]
The board’s Operations Committee Tuesday night voted to recommend that the project go forward. But it’s not clear which way representatives will go, given that, six months ago, they barely approved an engineering contract with a 21-19 vote. The latest sticking point is that representatives believed that Mayor David Martin would come back to them […]
Webster Bank is pledging $16.7 million in loans, subsidies and tax credits to fund a proposed $31.5 million, 81-unit Meriden mixed-income housing redevelopment on the site of a former newspaper building. Robin Gallagher, senior vice president for commercial real estate for the Waterbury super-regional lender, said Wednesday Webster leads a financing package for New Jersey-based […]
That March 19 inferno destroyed several buildings that were part of the $9.1 million park improvement project. Jeff Beckham, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS), which is overseeing the construction project, said Tuesday that no date has been set for when construction will start again and when it will be complete. […]
After years of trying to find a hotel operator who would locate on Route 34 on the development site where Continuum of Care has its headquarters, Mayor Toni Harp Monday said someone has come forward. She said Choice Hotel, which represents such brands as Comfort Hotel , Sleep Inn, Clarion and Quality hotels, has indicated […]
The Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending $1.5 million of the state’s funding for redesign work for the Maritime Aquarium Functional Replacement Project. The Common Council approved an agreement for reconstruction of the theater and other parts of the aquarium in May 2018. The agreement stated that the Connecticut Department of Transportation would pay […]
Road work in the area of Park Road and Trout Brook Drive — part of the ongoing $6.8 million I-84 and Park Road reconstruction project — is expected to begin on April 1. In addition to the Park Road/ I-84 project, town staff aim to complete roughly 7.2 miles of road reconstruction and repaving this […]
Spurred on by a Democratic governor intent on building a robust economic base, the smallest state has seen plenty of new projects and is recovering in a big way. In June, General Dynamics’ Electric Boat broke ground on a $792 million expansion of its submarine-building facilities in North Kingstown, and drug manufacturing company Amgen started […]
Sofia’s Plazas LLC, a family company, alleges that the commission failed to properly notify abutting property owners of a public hearing on the permit application and failed to indicate in a legal notice that alcohol would be served at the casino. The corporation also claims that MMCT’s development agreement with the town constitutes illegal “contract […]
Efforts to bring CAA’s five smaller airports, which collectively recorded a $6.1 million operating loss in fiscal 2018, to their full potential are being informed by market research that’s been done on the needs of individual and corporate travelers, Dillon said. One of the biggest efforts underway is deciding the future of Tweed-New Haven Airport. […]
And no other Connecticut city is building housing in quite the way Stamford is, data shows. After a decade of building in fallow fields and industrial graveyards, city developers are now beginning to tear down and replace buildings from not long ago; buildings put up during the the Urban Renewal period that began in the […]
MGM said Thursday it will resume its court fight, which claims that Connecticut’s authorization of an off-reservation casino without competitive bidding was unconstitutional. The decision by Interior comes as Gov. Ned Lamont is trying to negotiate a universal settlement with the tribes, MGM and others about how to proceed on casino expansion and sports betting […]
President Donald Trump’s $4.7 trillion fiscal year 2020 budget proposal requests cutbacks to several pools of construction funding across the federal government. Depending on what Congress leaves intact, the plan could mean reduced activity across a number of construction sectors. U.S. DOT sees a steep 22% overall decrease in proposed discretionary funding, a move that […]
The decision by Rhode Island’s U.S. District Court Chief Judge William Smith could open the door for Connecticut to implement its own electronic tolling system on trucks only, an idea that was supported by Gov. Ned Lamont until he pivoted last month and proposed a plan to toll both passenger vehicles and trucks. In an […]
Lawmakers have essentially split into two groups on the issue: those favoring a satellite casino in East Windsor that would be operated jointly by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, and those calling for a new casino and hotel complex on the waterfront in Bridgeport being proposed by MGM Resorts International under an open bidding […]
One of the Transportation Strategy Board’s top recommendations was ordering new railcars for Metro-North, which finally happened under Gov. M. Jodi Rell. But they also recommended highly unpopular funding mechanisms: a gasoline tax increase, sales tax surcharge and, yes, tolls. https://www.registercitizen.com/local/article/CT-transportation-crisis-remains-stuck-in-13699883.php
A new $210 million ground transportation center at Bradley International Airport that will consolidate all car rental services in a building opposite the passenger terminal will begin construction later this year, airport officials said. The Connecticut Airport Authority said it expects financing for the project to be in place in the next couple of weeks. […]
Early Monday morning, Gov. Ned Lamont, who proposed the installation of electronic tolls as part of his first two-year budget, was in Milford near the 114-year-old Devon Bridge. The bridge is an integral component of the Metro-North New Haven Line and is in need of replacement. After supporting the concept of truck-only tolls on the […]
Rizzo Corporation, which is renovating Rockwell and Johnson elementary schools, plans to rent the former police headquarters for a $1 a year for the next two years. Under the lease agreement, the town would pay for water, sewer, heat and electricity, while Rizzo would cover telephone, internet and the removal of snow and garbage. Renovations […]
A resolution on the proposed implementation of tolls on Connecticut highways presented by Alderman Kristian Rosado was sent to the unfinished-business list after a heated exchange between aldermen at the Common Council’s meeting Wednesday. Numerous amendments were introduced to be added to Rosado’s resolution. Some passed and some failed, but in the end, the entire […]
A referendum vote March 20 will decide the fate of the proposed new town garage. The project is estimated to cost $9.3 million and will be paid for by a combination of borrowing, money from the General Fund and fund balance (surplus) from the WPCA. Officials of the D’Amato Construction Co. of Bristol, which has […]
The city this spring will begin Phase 2 of the Downtown Crossing with bids coming in under $18 million for construction, according to Donna Hall, the project manager. Phase 3, which will connect Temple Street at a later date across Route 34, and Phase 2 together, will cost $53.5 million, with the city’s contribution $12 […]
But this past week, after warning for years that high operational costs and competition from cheap natural gas threatened Millstone’s future, Dominion pressed utility companies and state leaders for a sweeter deal to keep the nuclear plant operational. If the parties can’t find common ground by March 15, Millstone, which generates 2,100 megawatts, employs 1,500 […]
The bill as currently called for would have the General Assembly “create a Connecticut Transportation Authority, which would oversee and prioritize transportation projects.” Many worry it’s a baby step toward establishing tolls. Department of Transportation Commissioner Joseph Giulietti testified Wednesday against the creation of an authority to oversee tolls. He said unless there was a […]
It’s been over a year since state officials selected a $229 million proposal from a private company to overhaul and operate the biggest waste-to-energy plant in Connecticut, but with contract negotiations dragging on seven months past deadline, a new bill before lawmakers could force a resolution. Legislators gave MIRA the authority to negotiate the contract […]
Public-private partnerships have been a source of intense debate in other states since the mid-2000s. Private groups that help finance transportation work understandably want a return on their investments in the form of a share of toll receipts. And if legislators approve his proposal for electronic tolling, the state could be in position to receive […]
The aim of PPPs is to use private capital to finance and build major public infrastructure projects. The investors earn a return, while cash-strapped governments put less long-term debt on their books and complete projects that might otherwise have taken longer, or not happened at all. P3s, however, aren’t free money and come with taxpayer […]
The Connecticut Transportation Finance Authority would have control over bond funds and tasked with coming up with a five-year capital plan for the state and would be required to establish a Connecticut Infrastructure Bank. Once a toll system is implemented the legislation would allow the authority to set the toll rates. A public hearing on […]
