When will Stamford’s torn-up Summer Street reopen? Officials say sidewalks will be done first.

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

The sidewalks are under construction as part of the Lower Summer Street Promenade project, which includes widened sidewalks on both sides of Lower Summer Street (the section between Broad and Main streets), an improved streetscape with new lights and trees, a raised...

Norwalk’s new roundabout to make Richards Ave, West Cedar Street safer: ‘Good traffic design’

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

Also called a roundabout or rotary, the traffic circle will replace the more than 30-year-old traffic signal at the intersection, saving the city in future maintenance costs and limiting emissions from vehicles idling at red lights, said Jim Travers, director of the...

Before construction begins, Lymes’ Senior Center renovation not on time or on budget

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

Officials are scrambling to come up with savings now that bids have come in more than a million dollars higher than original estimates for the $5.3 million senior center renovation project. The bids came from construction subcontractors vying to work under the...

Norwich considers pursuing $15 million federal grant for I-395 exit improvements

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

The City Council will be asked Tuesday to support a $15.6 million federal grant request for improvements to the Interstate 395 Exit 18 ramp and to create dedicated lanes for traffic entering and leaving the planned Occum Industrial Center. The Norwich Community...

Construction Leaders Recognizing & Responding to the Opioid Crisis

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 20, 2024 | Uncategorized

he Association of Union Constructors (TAUC) Spring 2018 edition of TAUC’s Construction User magazine was devoted to the opioid issue with the theme “Confronting the Opioid Crisis: What Contractors Can Do Today.” Today, Zimmer serves as an appointed member of the...