Windsor Locks voters on Wednesday backed a plan to create a Tax Increment Financing district in the area of the proposed All Sports Village complex at the east end of the Route 20 corridor. The sports complex, initially pitched to residents last July, will bring $27 million in spending to the town within five years, […]
The city of Bridgeport and Connecticut’s two Native American tribes are close to a deal that would deliver a casino resort worth at least $350 million, a development that could unseat MGM Resorts International’s larger plan for Bridgeport harbor. “We’re trying to find a happy medium that is good for the state, good for the […]
Despite strong pushback from veteran legislators, Gov. Ned Lamont was advocating Thursday for a vote on highway tolls before the end of the regular session next week. House Majority Leader Matt Ritter, D-Hartford, said Lamont is well aware of the sometimes slow-moving and deliberative process of the legislature, which often leads to long debates on […]
“Some of these Amtrak brides were built during the Grover Cleveland Administration (no joke),” Murphy tweeted. “It’s time to admit that the current financing system for rail in the northeast is fundamentally broken and needs to be rebuilt from scratch.” The truss-style swing bridge was built in 1984 and replaced a previous span that dated […]
The Board of Education will convene a special meeting Thursday to vote on a contract with Hartford-based Newfield Construction – the firm the city had selected to oversee the construction of a new Wendell Cross Elementary School. The proposed contract outlines $3,164,916 in fees and costs – most of them related to pre-construction and construction […]
The Department of Public Works said they will be paving nearly seven miles of roads next month as part of its 2019 paving program. While weather will be a determining factor, the city plans to begin milling the streets beginning June 17 through June 28. Milling is the process of removing part of the road’s […]
Four development groups are interested in renovating the former Odd Fellows building at 36 North Main St. with the backing of $10 million from the state. It could take a considerably longer to finish negotiating an agreement that satisfies the city, the developer and the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development. The DECD holds […]
The Town Council approved an ordinance last week to appropriate $60 million for wastewater treatment plant upgrades aimed at reducing phosphorous discharge. The town has submitted the project to DEEP for a grant from the Clean Water Fund. With a state grant of $19.9 million and state loan of $38 million, the net cost to […]
Public Works Director Howard Weissberg said the project, which began in December 2017, is scheduled to finish next week. The city pursued the project, Weissberg said, primarily to improve traffic safety and cut down on motor vehicle accidents along Pratt Street by reducing the number of travel lanes and adding turning lanes. The work on […]
The Connecticut AFL-CIO joins other labor groups in backing tolls as a way to fund transportation upgrades and repairs. “The Building Trades represent thousands of skilled construction workers across Connecticut who are trained and certified to meet our state’s workforce demands,” said David Roche, president of the Connecticut State Building and Construction Trades Council. “We […]
Pelosi and Schumer said after their last White House meeting in late April that there was a consensus on one aspect of infrastructure: The agreement would be big and bold. But funding is a different matter. Business and trade groups have been meeting with White House officials to emphasize the importance of shoring up the […]
Gov. Ned Lamont expressed acceptance Tuesday that the 2019 session of the General Assembly will end June 5 without a vote on highway tolls, recasting his focus for the final weeks to delivering a budget that will provide a reliable fiscal blueprint for Connecticut for the next two years. Lamont made his comments a day […]
State lawmakers are considering a plan to invest $60 million into Hartford’s XL Center over the next two fiscal years, in addition to exploring a public-private partnership that would relieve the state and taxpayers from shouldering future investments. The potential bonding package would fund up to $30 million in each of the next two fiscal […]
The state Department of Labor (DOL) last month said the state shed 1,300 jobs in March. On Thursday it reversed course and said the state actually added 300 jobs in March. The state gained another 300 net jobs in April. Connecticut now has almost 1.7 million seasonally adjusted jobs and an estimated 72,500 unemployed residents, […]
57% percent of Connecticut’s roads are in poor condition, and over one-third of Connecticut’s bridges are either structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. There are currently three options being put forward to fix the state’s failing transportation systems. The first is to continue to do nothing. The second is to borrow billions of dollars through bonding, […]
NTE, the developer and owner of KEC, will fund and construct all infrastructure improvements that are required, which will support Killingly’s future economic development needs by improving the community’s critical infrastructure, including replacing older natural gas pipelines, connecting neighboring water systems and enhancing existing roadways. In fact, NTE is committed to investing $700 million in […]
The Democratic governor pledged to dedicate more resources to transportation construction between now and 2024 — the first year toll receipts might be available. But the governor also insisted any bargain would have to include electronic tolls, saying this was essential to provide long-term fiscal stability to a transportation program otherwise headed for insolvency. This […]
Excavation and foundational work are underway at 405 Atlantic St., on a 325-unit structure that is expected to take about two years to complete. “Atlantic Station, as a development, is really creating that connectivity between downtown living and mass transit,” said Joseph Graziose, vice president-project executive of RXR Realty, the Manhattan-based owner and co-developer of […]
A U.S. unit of Denmark’s Orsted A/S is now dangling all of those perks in its push to be an early developer of offshore wind in a potential $70 billion East Coast market. The target of the largesse: Community groups with political muscle, the ability to shape public sentiment and access to lawyers. “We’re over […]
New York company Calamar is developing the property, a 55-and-over housing development expected to open next summer, and its vice president of facilities, Marc Guizzo, said East Windsor has been a strong partner. Calamar has said the development represents a $16 million investment in East Windsor. First Selectman Robert Maynard said the project represents economic […]
After an epic, marathon debate that lasted all night, the state House of Representatives voted Thursday to raise Connecticut’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2023. The sharply partisan debate began at 10 p.m. Wednesday and wrapped up with a 85-59 vote shortly after noon. “If our economy doesn’t work for everyone, then it […]
As gambling negotiations with the Connecticut tribes enter their fifth month, Gov. Ned Lamont is privately inclined to back efforts to bring a tribal casino to Bridgeport, instead of a deal for an MGM resort in the city, multiple sources said. Lamont does not want to risk losing state revenue by jeopardizing a longstanding gambling […]
The school board voted unanimously Wednesday night to ask the selectmen if the district could seek state funding for both projects, which would cost $109.4 million without the grant. The plan is to build a $79.3 million high school on the site of the existing campus and construct a $30.1 million addition onto Meeting House […]
With Amtrak steadfastly refusing to strip and paint the bridge, the state government has stepped in to commission a $331,000 makeover. Atsalis Brothers Painting is blasting off the peeling paint and putting down primer this week and next, and will repaint the bridge before the contract deadline of May 19, Verrangia said. Atsalis Brothers Painting […]
Richard Dyce, director of operations at the new plant, told about 180 area business leaders late last month that the Amazon robotics fulfillment center set to open in August is more technologically advanced than any currently in operation throughout the company’s massive network. Amazon eyed the former Pratt & Whitney site in North Haven, less […]
Remember that Giulietti came to his new job after a stint as president of Metro-North. In that role, he held several meet-the-commuter events, handling himself quite well answering questions and defusing angry riders. After leaving the railroad, he became a consultant last year to T Y Lin’s study of how to improve running times on […]
The Connecticut Port Authority on Thursday approved a new partnership with State Pier operator Gateway and Bay State Wind – a joint venture of Eversource and offshore wind company Orsted – to create an offshore wind hub in New London. Gateway has already promised $30 million in infrastructure improvements and equipment at State Pier. The […]
Officials believe the short-term headache will be well worth the nuisance since the accelerated timeline of the project will create the least amount of strain on drivers. Using accelerated bridge construction technology, two separate spans of the prefabricated bridge will be rolled into place over two weekends. Using traditional methods, the construction project could have […]
The Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee voted 46-4 to approve a bill that transfers control of the State Bond Commission, a statutorily created 10-member panel that acts as a check on borrowing, from the governor to the legislature. The state borrows billions of dollars annually to pay for school construction, capital projects at state universities, […]
President Donald Trump and Democratic congressional leaders agreed Tuesday to work together on a $2 trillion infrastructure package — but put off for later the difficult question of how to pay for it. Pelosi and congressional Democrats had asked for the meeting with Trump to discuss launching an ambitious building program that’s a top priority […]
O&G Industries of Torrington plans to put up the solar-panel array as an accessory use to its existing rock quarry operation on the Woodbury-Southbury border at a cost of $2.5 million. Ken Faroni of O&G said the solar panels would be installed deep in the woods of its property along the Pomperaug River. A hearing […]
“Not only is this an opportunity to rebuild Connecticut’s economy, to make sure that our drivers are safe as they travel to and from work, but its also an opportunity to tap into the our-of-state revenue that passes through our roads every year,” state Sen. Will Haskell said Thursday during a news conference at the […]
