The town has about all the sewage it can handle, and to accommodate expected development, it wants the sewer treatment plant in New London to grow by half. The expansion could cost between $50 million and $70 million and be split among the three communities based how much plant capacity they are allotted. For East […]
A major warehouse complex is in the works along Barnes Road in Wallingford. The complex would be three separate buildings distributed across 1000, 1020, 1030, 1044 and 1080 Barnes Road, across a combined 47 acres. The developer intends to construct two 157,000-square-foot warehouses, with a third smaller 100,000 square-foot warehouse on the southernmost end of […]
Enfield and South Windsor are among 16 towns and cities to receive $57.3 million from the state Department of Transportation for trails and roadwork. The state DOT announced Wednesday that South Windsor was granted $4.1 million through the Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program, or LOTCIP, for reconstruction of Dart Hill Road between Neiderwerfer Road and […]
Trumbull residents will decide in November if the town will build a new senior center after the Town Council approved the most recent design. In an 18-3 vote, the Town Council approved the new cost of the proposed senior and community center at 5958 Main St. after 10 years of studying various locations, designs and […]
The Connecticut Department of Transportation held a news conference at the location of the new train station in the middle of the vacant Parcel B lot on Old Firehouse Road. Construction is expected to take two years. The current train station is just north of The Station Restaurant at 195 Water St. and serves about […]
New Haven-based RJ Development + Advisors LLC are expected to break ground on a 251-unit complex by early next year at the latest, said Felix Reyes, the city’s director of planning and economic development. The complex, one of two scheduled to be built by RJ Development in Fort Trumbull, is slated to rise off Chelsea […]
The state Department of Transportation has begun acquiring the properties it needs to move ahead with its controversial plan to install four roundabouts on a section of Route 82 known as “Crash Alley.” Last month, the DOT wrote that the $80 million project is in the final stage of being designed and it anticipated speaking […]
The city is partnering with a new state development agency that has $60 million to boost housing development in town centers around the state. Founded last year and funded with $60 million in state bond money, the quasi-public CT Municipal Development Authority is set up to help cities and towns spur development in their downtowns […]
A state grant of more than $530,000 has been awarded to the town to help cover the replacement of an aging bridge on Cooper Lane. The state is providing grants totaling more than $17.3 million for the replacement of several bridges on roads maintained by municipalities. The state Department of Transportation announced the grants this […]
Pittsfield, Massachusetts-based Unistress Corp. and its subsidiary, Berkshire Concrete Corp., are laying off 233 workers, according to a Massachusetts Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification notice filed for the week ending June 27. CEO Perri Petricca said the layoffs stem from the delay of two major contracts following volatility in steel prices tied to the latest round […]
In April, New London Housing Authority Executive Director Norbert Deslauriers learned that his application for more than $1 million in federal housing tax credits wasn’t approved. Deslauriers had hoped to auction those credits, awarded annually by Connecticut Housing Finance Authority (CHFA), to investors in exchange for millions of more dollars in equity financing. That money […]
The city has hired a firm to do work along the 53 streets scheduled to be rebuilt this summer. The work is part of $2.8 million in infrastructure improvements and road repairs the city is doing this year along the 237 miles of roads it maintains. Residents and those visiting or working in New Haven […]
The Connecticut Department of Transportation’s online map of roadway projects shows a total of 604 active road improvement and maintenance projects across the state. Despite the 90-degree heat, DOT spokesman Josh Morgan said, “It’s a super busy time of year given we only are able to work April-October (maybe a smidge later) because of weather.” […]
As hinted during recent weeks, Gov.Ned Lamont on Tuesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed local votes in towns with populations under 16,000 to possibly overturn decisions made by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. “However, it’s important to note that today’s permitting process offers extensive opportunity for public engagement. I am concerned […]
At a July 1 Board of Directors meeting, town staff discussed a proposal to add an additional 8.5 acres onto the facility with a horizontal expansion intended to help the landfill remain open until 2045. Construction costs would be up to $12 million, but would net the town’s sanitation fund around $200 million over the […]
The town has received a $1.24 million grant from the state Department of Transportation to replace of abutments of the Notch Road Bridge over the Ten Mile River. Cheshire Assistant Town Manager Andrew Martelli said Tuesday the schedule for replacing the bridge abutment will start with public meetings next summer, with the project going out […]
In Connecticut, construction workers in the Local 478 union who complete addiction treatment are connected with a recovery coach who checks in daily, attends recovery meetings with them, and helps them navigate the return to work for a year. The workplace is the new ground zero for addressing mental health. That means companies — employees […]
A busy summer of repairs took a brief hiatus for the 4th of July weekend, but multiple road and bridge projects in Connecticut will pick back up after the holiday weekend. There were no maintenance or construction activities on limited-access highways from 6 a.m. on Thursday to Monday at 6 a.m., according to the Connecticut […]
The state Department of Transportation will hold a public informational meeting on July 31 to discuss its $48 million plan to replace the viaduct into the borough. The meeting will be held at Stonington High School at 6:30 p.m. and will include a DOT presentation of the plan and residents will have a chance to […]
Within minutes of signing legislation on Tuesday that pledged to put Connecticut on a path toward reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Gov. Ned Lamont flipped the script by reiterating his support for one of climate advocates’ chief causes of concern: an expansion of pipelines carrying fracked natural gas. Specifically, the Democratic governor hinted that […]
Two Connecticut airports were granted a combined $8.7 million in federal funding from the from the U.S. Department of Transportation for necessary improvements to infrastructure. Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks was awarded $8.5 million for its ongoing expansion project of its terminals. This years-long, $250-million infrastructure improvement project at the Hartford-area airport has received […]
The latest proposed version of the renovated and expanded library will likely now have a $60 million pricetag and a partial third floor. City leaders are expected to decide later this month whether to place a referendum question on the November ballot for voters to decide whether to fund an estimated $60 million construction of […]
The Constitution Boulevard West extension — long just a concept on paper — will allow development of the nearly 76 acres known as the Mas property, which is landlocked. The city has already agreed to sell portions to various companies, including Bigelow Tea. With the permits now in place, the city has already placed barriers […]
New York-based Atlas Capital Group has proposed to build a two-story data center spanning more than 1 million square feet across two floors on a vacant site in Bloomfield. Marisa Fontaine, of Atlas Capital, said the substation is required for a project of this size and that the company has had preliminary talks with Eversource. […]
Within minutes of signing legislation on Tuesday that pledged to put Connecticut on a path toward reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, Gov. Ned Lamont flipped the script by reiterating his support for one of climate advocates’ chief causes of concern: an expansion of pipelines carrying fracked natural gas. Specifically, the Democratic governor hinted that […]
The cameras were initially introduced in the state as a pilot program at work zones in 2021. The work zone cameras were installed in 2024. That paved the way for the permanent use of speed cameras at work zones. Then, this year, the first speed cameras were installed in the town of Washington. First-time offenders […]
A $2.65 million state grant-funded project to improve traffic flow and pedestrian safety along White Street at the Locust Avenue and Wildman Street intersection is currently underway near downtown Danbury. The “main reason” behind the project is to alleviate bottlenecked traffic flows at the intersection, which is near Western Connecticut State University’s midtown campus, Danbury […]
Norwich Public Schools held a groundbreaking for the new Greeneville Elementary School on June 30. Located on its old site on Golden Street, it is one of new four elementary schools that are a part of the school district’s $385 million School Building Project, which the voters approved in 2022. “This groundbreaking isn’t just about […]
Two Connecticut airports are receiving federal grants for ongoing improvements, with Bradley International Airport garnering the bulk of the $8.7 million, and Danbury Municipal Airport receiving just over $225,000. The Connecticut congressional delegation stated that Bradley International Airport is getting $8,537,126 to add to the ongoing costs of expanding the existing Terminal A by 25,230 […]
