A new survey of natural gas pipelines in Danbury and other Connecticut cities shows methane is seeping into the air from underground pipes and could cause a disaster similar to the explosions last year that rocked three Massachusetts towns. “This report shows again that Connecticut has a real problem with gas leaking from pipes, and […]
The company and its landlord, Building and Land Technology, which is behind the HQ build out, say the development is a more than $400 million investment in the city and the 1,300 workers now here could soon grow to 3,000 once the new buildings open. The city will see an additional $3 million for affordable […]
The Board of Aldermen agreed Monday to pump $1.2 million into a contract with an engineering firm overseeing downtown roadway improvements. A federal grant is covering $14.4 million of costs. The city is responsible for $4.7 million. Aldermen will review a construction contract later this month, the final approval needed. The board’s unanimous vote Monday […]
City officials have said repeatedly the project is still on, but after more than four years in the making, no one can say for sure when ground will be broken. The expected appearance by the developers came about last month when the city made a request to abandon certain roads for safety reasons, including Water […]
Plans for the renovation of the Mary P. Hinsdale School include a proposal to “daylight the culvert” that carries a brook underneath the two-story wing of the school. The total cost of the project is $16.8 million, of which $6.9 million would be paid for through a state grant. While the reimbursable part of the […]
This fiscal year, for example, the city will spend $4.8 million on road repairs, Mayor David Martin said. In 2017, the year he ran for re-election, he bumped it up to $6 million, but not for long. It fell to $4.8 million last year and will be $4 million this year, perhaps more if mold […]
The optimism over Ørsted’s plan for an installation site is real. But New London and State Pier have been down this road before. That could be about to change. A group representing shipbuilding and railroad interests announced plans for the Blue Ribbon Line, whose vessels, faster than anything afloat, would cross the Atlantic in four […]
The developer of the Atlantic Wharf project, Metro Star Capital LLC, filed the lawsuit in February, claiming damages greater than $15,000 against property owner 1 Church Street LLC. The property has been under contract for sale since Feb. 26, 2013, and the town approved the development initially in February 2015 and again in January 2017. […]
The record appears to contradict Mayor Joe Ganim’s claim that Joe Tiago recused himself from involvement with the multimillion dollar garage construction project, and nearly $700,000 in associated paving work, while he was deputy public facilities director. Vaz Quality Works of Bridgeport submitted the low bid to build the garage in 2016 and was selected […]
The town of Greenwich has filed a legal appeal against the Connecticut Siting Council for its decision in November 2017 to allow the substation to proceed. And while that appeal is still active, the town has been engaged in settlement talks with Eversource since last year. “Breaking ground on this project is a significant step […]
State and city lawmakers say they understand the developer is waiting on a certificate from the Office of State Traffic Administration — or OSTA — but want to know how soon after that certificate comes through the developer will start demolition. Residents have questions about The Haven at just about every municipal meeting, many expressing […]
The report was released in the midst of a debate in Connecticut over the imposition of tolls to help pay for an overhaul of the state’s aging, overused infrastructure. It ranks Connecticut 26th in the nation in the percentage of structurally deficient bridges, and 38th in the nation in the percentage of those bridges needing […]
But a number of complications, including 18 change orders, delayed the project. The biggest speed bump was the need to reinforce steel on part of the structure. That, in itself, added $600,000 to the budget and two years of delays. And the delays have proved expensive, as the original budget of $8.8 million has grown […]
Republicans have been traveling around the state in a “road show’’ of public forums that have focused on sharp opposition to tolls. “The House Republicans have no counter proposal whatsoever. They’ve done nothing,’’ Ritter told Capitol reporters in stronger-than-usual language. “They just say, ‘No, no, no, no’. I give the Senate Republicans credit. Len did […]
On Wednesday, Lamont attended a gathering hosted by the Organization for International Investment, a group that looks out for the interests of foreign companies doing business in the United States. During a quick trip to the nation’s capital, Gov. Ned Lamont met with foreign businessmen, spoke to U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao about tolls, and […]
A replacement of the aging I-84 viaduct in Hartford is still at least a decade away, but state transportation planners now say they are confident the $5 billion project is possible without shutting down the highway to traffic passing through the city. “It’s a lot like Waterbury where we did offline work, we kept the […]
While administration officials urged compromise, Senate Minority Leader Len Fasano, R-North Haven, said any long-term funding plan that includes the “toll monster” is a non-starter for his caucus. But analysts say Connecticut has invested too lightly in transportation for decades, and the $750 million to $800 million in state bonding it issues annually needs to […]
The team of engineers described a 6.1 mile long project, which could take three-quarters of a year to complete, beginning at South Avenue in New Canaan and ending just shy of the Newtown Turnpike Bridge in Westport. The estimated $85 million cost would come 80 percent from federal funds and 20 percent from state funds. […]
The proposed million-gallon water storage tank to be built on 2.2 acres near Derby’s high school/middle school complex on Chatfield Street could head to Superior Court if approved by the Planning and Zoning Commission. But on Tuesday night, Gregory Cava, a Roxbury lawyer representing a family who owns 116 Chatfield Street, challenged the proposal, claiming […]
The council on Monday voted 7-0 to allow developers Spinnaker Real Estate Partners, of South Norwalk, and Hartford’s Freeman Cos. to build the $26 million facility that would consist of up to 90,000 square feet of residential space, 20,000 square feet of commercial space, a rooftop deck and up to 125 parking spaces, city officials […]
The board’s Operations Committee Tuesday night voted to recommend that the project go forward. But it’s not clear which way representatives will go, given that, six months ago, they barely approved an engineering contract with a 21-19 vote. The latest sticking point is that representatives believed that Mayor David Martin would come back to them […]
Webster Bank is pledging $16.7 million in loans, subsidies and tax credits to fund a proposed $31.5 million, 81-unit Meriden mixed-income housing redevelopment on the site of a former newspaper building. Robin Gallagher, senior vice president for commercial real estate for the Waterbury super-regional lender, said Wednesday Webster leads a financing package for New Jersey-based […]
That March 19 inferno destroyed several buildings that were part of the $9.1 million park improvement project. Jeff Beckham, a spokesman for the state’s Department of Administrative Services (DAS), which is overseeing the construction project, said Tuesday that no date has been set for when construction will start again and when it will be complete. […]
After years of trying to find a hotel operator who would locate on Route 34 on the development site where Continuum of Care has its headquarters, Mayor Toni Harp Monday said someone has come forward. She said Choice Hotel, which represents such brands as Comfort Hotel , Sleep Inn, Clarion and Quality hotels, has indicated […]
The Common Council on Tuesday unanimously approved spending $1.5 million of the state’s funding for redesign work for the Maritime Aquarium Functional Replacement Project. The Common Council approved an agreement for reconstruction of the theater and other parts of the aquarium in May 2018. The agreement stated that the Connecticut Department of Transportation would pay […]
Road work in the area of Park Road and Trout Brook Drive — part of the ongoing $6.8 million I-84 and Park Road reconstruction project — is expected to begin on April 1. In addition to the Park Road/ I-84 project, town staff aim to complete roughly 7.2 miles of road reconstruction and repaving this […]
Spurred on by a Democratic governor intent on building a robust economic base, the smallest state has seen plenty of new projects and is recovering in a big way. In June, General Dynamics’ Electric Boat broke ground on a $792 million expansion of its submarine-building facilities in North Kingstown, and drug manufacturing company Amgen started […]
Sofia’s Plazas LLC, a family company, alleges that the commission failed to properly notify abutting property owners of a public hearing on the permit application and failed to indicate in a legal notice that alcohol would be served at the casino. The corporation also claims that MMCT’s development agreement with the town constitutes illegal “contract […]
Efforts to bring CAA’s five smaller airports, which collectively recorded a $6.1 million operating loss in fiscal 2018, to their full potential are being informed by market research that’s been done on the needs of individual and corporate travelers, Dillon said. One of the biggest efforts underway is deciding the future of Tweed-New Haven Airport. […]
And no other Connecticut city is building housing in quite the way Stamford is, data shows. After a decade of building in fallow fields and industrial graveyards, city developers are now beginning to tear down and replace buildings from not long ago; buildings put up during the the Urban Renewal period that began in the […]
MGM said Thursday it will resume its court fight, which claims that Connecticut’s authorization of an off-reservation casino without competitive bidding was unconstitutional. The decision by Interior comes as Gov. Ned Lamont is trying to negotiate a universal settlement with the tribes, MGM and others about how to proceed on casino expansion and sports betting […]
President Donald Trump’s $4.7 trillion fiscal year 2020 budget proposal requests cutbacks to several pools of construction funding across the federal government. Depending on what Congress leaves intact, the plan could mean reduced activity across a number of construction sectors. U.S. DOT sees a steep 22% overall decrease in proposed discretionary funding, a move that […]
The decision by Rhode Island’s U.S. District Court Chief Judge William Smith could open the door for Connecticut to implement its own electronic tolling system on trucks only, an idea that was supported by Gov. Ned Lamont until he pivoted last month and proposed a plan to toll both passenger vehicles and trucks. In an […]
Lawmakers have essentially split into two groups on the issue: those favoring a satellite casino in East Windsor that would be operated jointly by the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan tribes, and those calling for a new casino and hotel complex on the waterfront in Bridgeport being proposed by MGM Resorts International under an open bidding […]
One of the Transportation Strategy Board’s top recommendations was ordering new railcars for Metro-North, which finally happened under Gov. M. Jodi Rell. But they also recommended highly unpopular funding mechanisms: a gasoline tax increase, sales tax surcharge and, yes, tolls. https://www.registercitizen.com/local/article/CT-transportation-crisis-remains-stuck-in-13699883.php
A new $210 million ground transportation center at Bradley International Airport that will consolidate all car rental services in a building opposite the passenger terminal will begin construction later this year, airport officials said. The Connecticut Airport Authority said it expects financing for the project to be in place in the next couple of weeks. […]
Early Monday morning, Gov. Ned Lamont, who proposed the installation of electronic tolls as part of his first two-year budget, was in Milford near the 114-year-old Devon Bridge. The bridge is an integral component of the Metro-North New Haven Line and is in need of replacement. After supporting the concept of truck-only tolls on the […]
Rizzo Corporation, which is renovating Rockwell and Johnson elementary schools, plans to rent the former police headquarters for a $1 a year for the next two years. Under the lease agreement, the town would pay for water, sewer, heat and electricity, while Rizzo would cover telephone, internet and the removal of snow and garbage. Renovations […]
A resolution on the proposed implementation of tolls on Connecticut highways presented by Alderman Kristian Rosado was sent to the unfinished-business list after a heated exchange between aldermen at the Common Council’s meeting Wednesday. Numerous amendments were introduced to be added to Rosado’s resolution. Some passed and some failed, but in the end, the entire […]
A referendum vote March 20 will decide the fate of the proposed new town garage. The project is estimated to cost $9.3 million and will be paid for by a combination of borrowing, money from the General Fund and fund balance (surplus) from the WPCA. Officials of the D’Amato Construction Co. of Bristol, which has […]
The city this spring will begin Phase 2 of the Downtown Crossing with bids coming in under $18 million for construction, according to Donna Hall, the project manager. Phase 3, which will connect Temple Street at a later date across Route 34, and Phase 2 together, will cost $53.5 million, with the city’s contribution $12 […]
But this past week, after warning for years that high operational costs and competition from cheap natural gas threatened Millstone’s future, Dominion pressed utility companies and state leaders for a sweeter deal to keep the nuclear plant operational. If the parties can’t find common ground by March 15, Millstone, which generates 2,100 megawatts, employs 1,500 […]
The bill as currently called for would have the General Assembly “create a Connecticut Transportation Authority, which would oversee and prioritize transportation projects.” Many worry it’s a baby step toward establishing tolls. Department of Transportation Commissioner Joseph Giulietti testified Wednesday against the creation of an authority to oversee tolls. He said unless there was a […]
It’s been over a year since state officials selected a $229 million proposal from a private company to overhaul and operate the biggest waste-to-energy plant in Connecticut, but with contract negotiations dragging on seven months past deadline, a new bill before lawmakers could force a resolution. Legislators gave MIRA the authority to negotiate the contract […]
Public-private partnerships have been a source of intense debate in other states since the mid-2000s. Private groups that help finance transportation work understandably want a return on their investments in the form of a share of toll receipts. And if legislators approve his proposal for electronic tolling, the state could be in position to receive […]
The aim of PPPs is to use private capital to finance and build major public infrastructure projects. The investors earn a return, while cash-strapped governments put less long-term debt on their books and complete projects that might otherwise have taken longer, or not happened at all. P3s, however, aren’t free money and come with taxpayer […]
The Connecticut Transportation Finance Authority would have control over bond funds and tasked with coming up with a five-year capital plan for the state and would be required to establish a Connecticut Infrastructure Bank. Once a toll system is implemented the legislation would allow the authority to set the toll rates. A public hearing on […]
Rebranded as The Capitol Hotel, a nod to its proximity to the state Capitol at 440 Asylum St., the facility is currently undergoing a full-scale renovation with upgrades being made to all 96 rooms. The cost of the renovation was not revealed. The Capitol Hotel’s renovations are slated for completion in March, and the economy […]
Town officials have successfully completed a $14.6 million bond sale. The proceeds from Wednesday’s bond sale will be used to pay for about 50 different capital projects around town, said James Jaskot, Cheshire’s director of finance said Friday. “A lot of it is for infrastructure and building improvements,” Jaskot said. https://www.nhregister.com/metro/article/Cheshire-bond-sale-brings-in-14-6-million-for-13638180.php
The leak — potentially caused by water trapped in the panels of a wall — isn’t the only problem at the $14.4 million building, which opened in October. The new police headquarters has long been controversial, with voters initially narrowly rejecting a 2014 proposal to build a new station and then a year later approving […]
The collapse of a nearly 100-year-old sewer pipe near the Riverwalk on Pershing Drive is threatening the Naugatuck River and nearby businesses, including several restaurants along the busy street that runs into Derby. As a result, the Board of Aldermen and the Water Pollution Control Authority Commission met in an emergency session Tuesday night at […]
The $30 million project will include 63 rental apartments and 18 town-house style units, according to former Economic Development Director Juliet Burdelski. Construction is expected to begin this month and be completed next year, said Burdelski, who resigned late last week after more than a decade with the city. http://www.myrecordjournal.com/News/Meriden/Meriden-News/Meriden-executes-ground-lease-with-developer-11-Crown-Street-former-RJ-site.html
While residents have publicly expressed concern about whether the project will come to fruition in their financially troubled city, the security of the area has become the more pressing topic in the last few weeks following fires at two of The Haven properties: a boarded up house on Richards Place on Feb. 8 and the […]
The atrium in the new $63 million Willard-DiLoreto building at Central Connecticut State University was packed for the ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday. Both Willard and DiLoreto halls received major upgrades during the construction, including 24 new classrooms, five instructional labs and 57 academic offices. http://www.bristolpress.com/BP-General+News/345256/ccsu-opens-the-doors-to-renovated-willarddiloreto-buildings
The proposal in question would leave an estimated $91 million in revenue from tax applied to new car sales in the general fund of the Connecticut budget, instead of being moved over to the Special Transportation Fund, which was included in the most recent state budget, supported by both Democrats and Republicans. “We don’t have […]
The project is under the $65.8 million budget voters approved for both schools in 2017, with Rockwell costing $25.9 million and Johnson costing $39.5 million. A state grant is covering 45 percent of eligible costs of the project. The Public Site and Building Committee recently approved construction company Rizzo Corporation’s proposal for the guaranteed maximum […]
The Siting Council last week unanimously decided to let NTE seek a required certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for construction, maintenance and operation of the Killingly Energy Center, planned for 180 and 189 Lake Road. NTE expects the $700 million plant to create about 450 construction jobs and 20 permanent full-time jobs. https://www.theday.com/local-news/20190218/state-to-consider-proposed-killingly-natural-gas-plant
Tolls on trucks are projected to raise between $45 million and $200 million per year, depending on which routes are tolled. Imposing a charge on all vehicles and on all major highways is expected to raise between $800 million and $1 billion annually, depending on the level of discounts provided to Connecticut motorists. Lamont’s chief […]
Gov. Ned Lamont reversed himself Saturday, announcing he will propose electronic tolling on cars as well as trucks when he unveils his first state budget Wednesday. A 2018 study by the Department of Transportation projected tolls could raise as much as $1 billion per year, though the state’s net gain also would depend on the […]
In South Norwalk, Brookfield Property Trust is progressing toward its goal of opening the SoNo Collection mall in time for this year’s holiday shopping season, with the promise of more than 2,500 retail jobs. And in Danbury, Summit Development plans to convert large portions of 1.2 million-square-foot Matrix Corporate Center into the Ridge at Danbury […]
Fairfield County’s notorious traffic jams along Interstate 95 received national attention, with three locations within a 21-mile stretch of the highway receiving ranking on the American Transportation Research Institute’s list of the nation’s Top 100 Truck Bottlenecks. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Four-I-95-spots-in-CT-cited-among-nation-s-13616609.php
Centerplan Construction Co., the fired developer of Dunkin’ Donuts Park, must pay $39 million to Arch Insurance, the company that guaranteed the stadium’s completion after Centerplan was dismissed, under a decision issued by a federal court judge Wednesday. Centerplan was fired by the city in 2016 after missing two key deadlines to complete the ballpark. […]
Project partners and community leaders will be on hand for the meetings, which will be held on Feb. 28 at Thomaston Town Hall, March 6 at the Harwinton Town Hall, and March 7 at the Litchfield Community Center. Stakeholders have been involved throughout the project including chief elected officials and staff from the municipalities of […]
Gov. Ned Lamont pledged Tuesday to slam the brakes on state borrowing, proposing a “debt diet” that could drain significant resources from municipal school construction and capital projects at state universities. The new governor also warned Tuesday that his first budget proposal, due out in eight days, would not shrink spending as much as he’d […]
Amazon is reconsidering its plans to open up a new campus in New York City’s Long Island City neighborhood after facing backlash from local residents, according to a Washington Post report on Friday. Hours after the report came out, Gov. Ned Lamont in a Twitter post said the state heard Amazon was re-evaluating its expansion […]
Killingly Energy Center (KEC) developer NTE Energy had previously tried and failed twice in ISO-NE’s annual forward capacity auction, which helps secure power system resources three years into the future. A forward chttp://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20190207/NEWS01/190209922/1002apacity contract would mean monthly payments for the $700 million KEC, in exchange for its pledge to be available in 2022-2023.
The Connecticut Siting Council this month will again take up a developer’s motion for an application to build an energy plant in Dayville. The Siting Council will consider NTE’s re-filing motion on Feb. 14. Another key change since 2017 was the Killingly Town Council’s decision a year ago to approve tax stabilization and Community Environmental […]
Global offshore wind energy producer Ørsted is currently developing a 300-megawatt revolution wind farm in New London. The project is expected to generate almost $32 million in local investments, in addition to over $4.5 million in grants supporting workforce and supply chain studies, research and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education at regional institutions. […]
“This is truly a special structure on the Quinnipiac river,” City Engineer Giovanni Zinn said. “It’s truly a treasure and with that comes the responsibility of preserving that historical character.” The project cost is estimated to be $25.5 million, two-thirds of which will be underwritten through a combination of federal and state funds. The rehabilitation […]
The newly named Tribal Winds Casino is expected to support 2,000 construction jobs, 2,000 positions to staff the facility and 1,000 indirect jobs supporting vendors, tribal officials said. The plan would designate at least 650 jobs for residents of Hartford, East Hartford, East Windsor, Windsor Locks and other area communities. The casino was previously named […]
Part of a multi-agency review during his first weeks in office, Lamont said the tour gave him a fuller perspective of DEEP’s duties, which range from land and permit issues, natural gas pipelines, wastewater management, forest protection, lifeguard recruitment and training, renewable energy procurement and helping to ensure the New England power grid remains reliable. […]
Last fall, the city asked the courts to order the fired developer of the baseball stadium, Centerplan Construction Co, to remove the liens it placed on the properties and release the properties to the city. Without such an order, the city cannot move forward with a new developer it has selected, RMS Cos. of Stamford. […]
NTE Energy reapplied to the Siting Council Jan. 18, seeking a key approval called a certificate of environmental compatibility and public need for its Killingly Energy Center (KEC). The dual-fuel (natural gas and diesel oil), combined cycle plant would be located on Lake Road in Killingly, less than two miles west of I-395. The Siting […]
The town now has permission to bid out the estimated $86.09 million middle school project, which will receive 47.5 percent reimbursement from the state, Superintendent Michael Graner said. Graner said with the state’s commitment to fund the project and authorization to go out to bid, the town plans to advertise the project this week. The Permanent School Building Committee then will hire a construction firm, […]
Stephen Sandherr, CEO of the Associated General Contractors of America, announced a new association program aimed at recruiting a more diverse pool of workers into the construction industry through vocational training that targets women and minority high school students in New York City and around the U.S., Spectrum News NY1 reported. “If the construction industry cannot […]
The Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday unanimously approved the site plan for the new Oxford middle school. The approval moves the $44.9 million school building project forward. The school, which will be constructed along Great Oak Road, will replace the aging Oxford Center School. The project has already been approved by both the Board of […]
The City Council has awarded the $2.5 million contract to renovate the Memorial Boulevard School into an arts magnet school to Downes Construction Co. and D’Amato Construction Co. Mayor Ellen Zoppo-Sassu said the project’s building committee chose D’Amato and Downes A Joint Venture as the construction management firm to transform the old school into the […]
Harbor Point properties contribute more than $1.2 billion to the city’s Grand List value. The city has reaped $18.6 million in fees and conveyance taxes alone, and been paid $100 million in property taxes. BLT has done what city plans have called for for decades by building more housing and affordable housing, BLT Chief Operating […]
Hartford officials plan this summer to take down a bunker-like former data processing center, which occupies an entire city block between Trumbull and Pleasant streets behind Dunkin’ Donuts Park. They see it as a key step in advancing a project that has stalled as control of the properties is battled over in court. The effort […]
As construction of the new building for New Lebanon School nears completion, Greenwich’s legislative delegation to Hartford presented a $17 million gift to First Selectman Peter Tesei on Tuesday. The oversized check for $17,469,365 represents a large portion of the state’s share of the costs of the new elementary school building, which carries a $37.3 […]
The $39 million garage, which will not be generally open to the public, is part of the $205 million, state taxpayer-funded renovation of the 87-year-old State Office Building on nearby Capitol Avenue across from The Bushnell. The renovation of the State Office Building — an imposing edifice of Indiana limestone — has been underway for […]
The entire $130 million construction and renovation project — years in the making — is supposed to be completed by 2021. The new portion of the school is on schedule to be completed in August 2019 for the following school year. West Haven High School Building Committee Chairman Kenneth Carney led the tour, saying the […]
After months of negotiations, the Connecticut Port Authority has reached an agreement with Gateway New London LLC to run State Pier in New London for at least the next 20 years. Gateway will take over operations at State Pier on May 1. At the end of the 20-year contract, the port authority has the option […]
The city has confirmed that Exact Capital, the Manhattan developer chosen last year to renovate and reopen the Majestic and Poli Palace theaters downtown, the neighboring Savoy Hotel, and to also build brand new residential towers, did not meet Thursday’s deadline for obtaining financing. Thomas Gill, Mayor Joe Ganim’s economic development chief, said the 2017 […]
Mayor Neil M. O’Leary is promising 2019 will be another busy year for city infrastructure and economic development projects. “Demolition and construction everywhere, that’s what I see,” O’Leary said. “I’m really excited for 2019. I really feel like there’s a huge amount of momentum rolling into 2019, and I’m really excited about it.” A new […]
The city hopes to receive a $10 million state grant for the total renovation of its Public Works Department facility on Middletown Avenue. A three-level garage and office space at 34 Middletown Ave. comprises the Public Works Central Services Facility. The City Services and Environmental Policy Committee voted to accept the funds in a recent […]
After a decade of erecting apartment towers in the South End, Building and Land Technology was in front of the board with a change for land outside its Harbor Point development, a $3.5 billion overhaul of abandoned industrial land. In short, BLT wants more building with higher housing densities. Neighbors want less. On Tuesday night, […]
Connecticut’s 58,400 trucking jobs annually earn an average of $54,350 per worker, says the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The ATRI data comes amid growing concerns among Connecticut’s truckers about the potential for state lawmakers in the upcoming legislative session to seriously weigh tolling state highways to fund road maintenance and other transportation infrastructure. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20190103/NEWS01/190109975
The partial shutdown of the federal government, which began on Dec. 22, will have an effect on some federal construction programs—especially those under the Federal Transit Administration—but other major infrastructure accounts, particularly highways, will continue with little change. DOT on Dec, 11 announced nearly $1.5 billion in BUILD grant awards, but Deery says that with […]
The Walk Bridge reconstruction has been the subject of countless meetings, spawned a lawsuit, and raised concerns for the businesses and residents who will be impacted by the multiyear, more than $1 billion project. Final design plans could be ready as soon as spring 2019 and are expected no later than the summer. Construction of […]
“The priority for the last decade has been expansion and really about significant investment and enlargement of the transit network,” said Richard Andreski, the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Bureau Chief of Public Transportation. Andreski said the expansion of the Hartford and New Haven rail lines and CTfastrak are examples of this expansion. http://www.bristolpress.com/BP-General+News/341715/transportations-importance-on-revitalization-discussed
Now that the report on the possible expansion of police headquarters into neighboring Board of Education offices is done, Police Chief John Klett has doubts the project will happen. “It’s close enough to where it is doable,” Klett said, but the location remains not as desirable as Farmington Avenue, where a new $16 million police […]
Capping an approximately three-year lobbying push at the state Capitol by Dominion Energy, Connecticut’s sole nuclear plant has won a state-assigned contract that will enable it to sell approximately half of its massive output to electric ratepayers over the next decade, state officials announced Friday. “We are pleased that Connecticut’s regulators have selected Millstone’s offer […]
Massachusetts joined the gaming party in 2018, with the opening of its first resort casino with expansive gambling and entertainment options opening in August in Springfield. While more than 50 miles away from either Connecticut casino, MGM Springfield has already taken a bite from the revenues for Mohegan Sun and Foxwoods. Mohegan Sun reported in […]
According to a Wall Street Journal analysis of state and local revenue collection and spending, public agencies are increasing their infrastructure investments and making a dent in projects that have been on back burners for many years. Many state and local residents around the country showed their commitment to public construction in November by voting […]
Beginning on July 24, Silktown Roofing of Manchester has been working to replace the school’s old roof, which had leaked for more than a decade. “I think they did a fantastic job,” said Tom Millerd, the school district’s director of facilities. Residents approved the project at a referendum in April, authorizing the town to spend […]
Gov.-elect Ned Lamont has recruited Joseph J. Giulietti, the former president of Metro-North, the commuter railroad that is Connecticut’s vital economic link to New York City, to be his commissioner of transportation. Lamont, sources said Thursday, sees hiring Giulietti as a coup that places a well-regarded mass-transit executive in charge of transportation and signals to […]
The approved 20-year agreements, which were greenlit by the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority, include the state’s first offshore wind project, Revolution Wind, that will generate 200 megawatts of electricity. Also approved were contracts for four fuel-cell developments, including a nearly 20-megawatt project on the historic Stanley Black & Decker manufacturing campus in New Britain. Developers […]
A U.S. Appeals Court judge for the 5th Circuit in New Orleans has ruled that OSHA can cite general contractors — even if their employees are not affected — for subcontractor safety violations. While workers might have once been expected simply to accept the risks of working on a dangerous construction site as part of […]
A transportation working group formed by Gov.-elect Ned Lamont on Wednesday recommended the adoption of tolls for passenger vehicles as well as tractor-trailers to help pay for state transportation projects. The state Department of Transportation last month released a study that found installing 82 tolling gantries across the state could net $1 billion per year […]
The two downtown projects will fill in spaces in the center of the commercial district that is expected to have a positive impact on attracting additional retail and improving the aesthetics of Chapel, State and Center streets. To complete the project, a small piece of land, owned by the city is being sold to the […]
Communities are beginning to build and rebuild with an eye toward a changing climate. But creating more resilient infrastructure, also called climate adaptation, is not occurring at the scale needed to prevent billions of dollars in damage to infrastructure, buildings and the U.S. economy, according to the fourth National Climate Assessment released late last month. […]
State regulators on Monday preliminarily denied a California company’s $1.1 billion proposed acquisition of Connecticut Water Service Inc. and its three subsidiaries, adding a new wrinkle to a deal that’s been filled with starts, stops and plenty of drama. PURA said its decision is not yet final and could change. It will consider arguments from […]
The Town Council voted unanimously Tuesday night to enter a public-private partnership that will transform the old East Haven High School property into a senior housing facility and community center. After nearly 21 years left vacant, the town has approved the partial sale of the 100,000-square-foot facility to Boston-based developer WinnProperties for $500,000. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/metro/article/Council-approves-senior-housing-community-center-13443503.php
Instead of working within the Harbor Point district outlined a decade ago around old industrial brownfields near the water, BLT’s newest proposal is for land across the street from a community center and blocks from historic homes nestled within the historic district. The Planning Board will now mull whether to change the city’s master-plan map […]
State taxpayers are poised to have a stake in the project. The State Bond Commission approved an $8.6 million loan for the development. CRDA would administer the loan. Matthew Edvardsen, director of acquisitions and asset management at Spinnaker, said the partnership’s $26 million proposal is still in the early stages, but he is encouraged by […]
A special permit application for construction of a 28,000-square-foot medical center was unanimously approved Monday night by the Planning and Zoning Commission. “I feel this project has enormous potential. We greatly support it,” he said. The medical office building is expected to open in spring 2020 https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Winsted-zoning-board-approves-plan-to-build-13426464.php
The Town Council has approved the contract for repairs to the Kensington Dam. The contract was awarded to the low bidder, D’Amato Construction Co. Inc., of Bristol, at last week’s meeting. D’Amato’s total cost is not to exceed $1.7 million, even if change orders are necessary. http://www.newbritainherald.com/NBH-Berlin+News/339582/contract-for-repairs-to-kensington-dam-is-approved
Under the state’s Competitive Housing Assistance for Multifamily Properties, or CHAMP, the Glendower Group Inc., a subsidiary of the New Haven Housing Authority, got $3.8 million toward construction of four buildings on a vacant site for 45 residential units: 36 affordable and nine market-rate. Separately, the City Plan Commission this week approved conversion of three […]
“The question is are we going to make the same mistake we made 50 years ago?” Larson said. “Or are we going to focus on the kind of economic change and vitality that will save the levees, recapture the riverfront, and reunite north Hartford, and create economic development?” He said tunneling through Hartford would allow […]
