Why Bridgeport’s bridge rebuild is taking decades more than Norwalk’s — ‘It’s quite sickening’

by Joelyn Leon | May 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

State officials are pledging to take a year to rebuild Norwalk’s Fairfield Avenue highway overpass, demolished after a fiery May 6 crash, at an estimated cost of about $20 million. Meanwhile Bridgeport’s multi-year slog to install a new Congress Street...

Greenwich’s Central Middle School rebuild will get about $15 million more than expected from state

by Joelyn Leon | May 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

Greenwich is slated to receive millions more than expected on the Central Middle School rebuild, thanks to the efforts of the town’s three state House representatives. Upping the reimbursement rate means the town will eventually get about $22 million back from...

Opponents of possible expansion of a natural gas pipeline in Coventry set to meet Thursday

by Joelyn Leon | May 13, 2024 | Uncategorized

The proposed station at Hop River and Bunker Hill roads, to be built this year, is meant to regulate pressure in the section of the Algonquin Gas Transmission Pipeline between Cromwell and Chaplin, according to filings with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission....

Plans for major biotech park in Connecticut abandoned

by Joelyn Leon | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

Plans to develop a sprawling biotech park in Branford off of Interstate 95, which was announced last April with great fanfare, have been scrapped by the Minnesota-based developer that was proposing the project. A spokeswoman for Ryan Companies told Hearst Connecticut...

Manchester to apply for federal grant to help fund its overhaul of Main Street, which could cost $15M

by Joelyn Leon | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

The Downtown Manchester Improvements Project is billed as a comprehensive redesign of the Main Street corridor that would enhance safety for drivers, cyclists, and pedestrians while smoothing out the flow of traffic. As for how to pay for its new Main Street,...