CT roadway and ramp projects begin this week. One will bring temporary highway closures.

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Connecticut Department of Transportation remains busy with projects throughout the state even as the cold weather has settled in. Overnight work is planned to start on Route 9 Southbound in Middletown on Friday, Dec. 12 and it will run through next Thursday, Dec....

CT DOT considering widening a major state highway. Why it’s bringing heated debate.

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 8, 2025 | Uncategorized

As part of an effort to alleviate traffic on one of the nation’s most congested stretches of interstate highway, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is weighing a fix that has roused local opposition: adding more highway. In October, the agency delivered a...

Groton City Council Puts Another $1.25 Million Toward Shore Avenue Seawall

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 4, 2025 | Uncategorized

GROTON — The newly elected City Council approved another $1.25 million toward finishing construction on the Shore Avenue seawall, a project expected to have cost overruns of close to $10 million. On Monday, the council unanimously voted to approve a purchase order...

Old Lyme WPCA Chair Disputes Selectman’s Cost Calculations on Sewer Project

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 4, 2025 | Uncategorized

OLD LYME — A week after Selectman Jim Lampos publicly warned that all taxpayers could face millions in costs if voters approve the sewer project in the beach area, the head of the Water Pollution Control Authority is pushing back on his math. Steve Cinami, chair of...

Connecticut transportation fund could run dry by 2030, budget forecasts warn

by Kimberly Glassman | Dec 4, 2025 | Uncategorized

HARTFORD — The gas pump icon on the dashboard of the Special Transportation Fund is lit up again, warning it could run out of cash by 2030, but state leaders are not panicking. The latest five-year budget projections prepared for the state legislature indicate...