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 […]
The Department of Energy & Environmental Protection is reviewing dozens of bids from hydropower, solar and wind facilities and two nuclear plants — Millstone and Seabrook Station in Seabrook, N.H. — in the zero-carbon auction. DEEP paved the way for nuclear power to compete in the auction this summer, after repeated pushes from lawmakers and […]
Dillon said he wants to restore commercial service at Groton-New London, with service to Washington, D.C., being a goal that makes sense for the airport to pursue. Though the restoration of commercial service has been an elusive goal so far, he said he has a good sense that there is commitment from local businesses to […]
The former owner of a Southington business that installs fire-protection systems will spend 16 months in prison for his role in a construction kickback scheme, federal authorities say. Michael Uszakiewicz, 52, of Prospect, was sentenced Friday in Hartford federal court on his conviction of conspiracy to commit wire fraud for paying as much as $500,000 […]
A development agreement between West Haven and The Haven Group reached more than three years ago by the O’Brien administration included the sale of the waterfront park. But the city had to resolve several issues related to the property’s title before the sale could take place. But city officials were unable to say when construction […]
Windham voters at referendum Tuesday approved plans to build a $14.6 million community and senior center at a Main Street plot formerly housing the old Jillson Square theaters. Construction will begin in summer 2019 with an expected completion in mid 2020, said Tom Arcari, principal of QA+M. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20181108/NEWS01/181109919
Voters on Tuesday backed town leaders’ push to overhaul a third of Montville’s roadscape through a 10-year project requiring bonds totaling $10 million. Public Works Director Donald Bourdeau has been working on a list of dilapidated roads and will conduct more surveys and engineering work in advance of repairs next year. https://www.theday.com/local-news/20181106/montville-voters-support-10m-road-repair-project
Voters overwhelmingly ratified two amendments to the state Constitution Tuesday, including a new legal “lockbox” to safeguard funds earmarked for Connecticut’s transportation program. Voters also ratified a second amendment that would prohibit the legislature from selling, conveying, or swapping state land or buildings without first holding a public hearing. While the state budget’s Special Transportation Fund […]
“Labor and business, Republicans and Democrats, we’re all in this together as a state,’’ Lamont said Wednesday at a press conference at Dunkin’ Donuts Park in Hartford, where he was joined by his running mate Susan Bysiewicz as well as supporters and campaign staffers after a long night of vote counting. “I need everybody rowing […]
A $102 million referendum to upgrade the Danbury area’s wastewater treatment plant has flown largely under the radar in the run up to Tuesday’s election, unlike a similar $48 million ballot question in Ridgefield. In Ridgefield, officials expect state grants cover about $11.5 million of the project. Increased sewer rates for customers and $8 million […]
A 220-unit retirement community in Cromwell is slated to add another 54 units under a proposed $48 million expansion. If approved, construction would begin in Feb. 2019 with an 18-month construction period ending Nov. 2020. The expansion comes at a time of significant growth of senior-living facilities in the state to meet the needs of […]
An $18.4 million apartment project in downtown Hartford between the XL Center and Union Station is now getting underway after being on the drawing board for nearly two years. CDRA’s taxpayer-backed loan rose from $4 million to $6.6 million. In addition to CRDA, the financing package includes a $5.4 million mortgage from United Bank, $5.3 […]
Danbury-based FuelCell Energy Inc. announced Thursday it signed long-term power purchase agreements with local utilities to cover a 7.4-megawatt project in Hartford. The Connecticut Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) will grant final authorization of the agreements. The project aims to improve the public electricity grid serving commercial and industrial portions of the city, the company […]
Combine the grades for their evaluation of bridges, drinking water, rails, roads and wastewater and the state gets an overall C- on its infrastructure. That’s what the Connecticut Society of Civil Engineers determined in their inaugural 2018 Report Card for Connecticut’s Infrastructure which was released Tuesday. They recommend a transportation lockbox to ensure “all transportation […]
Spurred by the federal government’s leasing of waters along the East Coast, seven states have committed to build more than 10 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in federal waters by 2030. Officials argue New London is a prime location for some manufacturing and shipping — a deepwater port, with no overhead obstructions, between Boston and […]
A plan set to go before the UConn Board of Trustees Wednesday would see the construction of a new ice hockey facility at a cost of $45 million on campus. In return, UConn and the entity will enter into a 30-year lease and the university will pay an annual fee to pay down the overall […]
Trump said in an Oct. 17 interview on Fox Business News that “infrastructure is going to be starting after the midterms and we think that’s going to be an easy one.” Despite the bipartisan enthusiasm for the idea, several recent efforts to reach agreement on a major bill have all faltered — and ballooning federal […]
On Tuesday night, the final overlay on I-84 westbound was completed. Paving of the exit ramps will continue for the next few days. The paving process involves strict requirements and extensive testing to ensure a high-quality roadway is built that won’t crack or sink to create potholes. I-84 reconstruction project nearly done in Waterbury
Mill Development LLC of Woodside, N.Y., which purchased the mill for $826,000 on June 1, submitted three sets of plans to the city Planning and Neighborhood Services Department for inland wetlands, site development and special permits needed for the project. The project needs approval first by the city’s Inland Wetlands, Watercourses and Conservation Commission, which […]
Newington’s Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday voted against a $32 million-plus affordable-housing development proposed near one of Newington’s CTfastrak busway stations. Dakota Partners, which also owns Hartford’s Capitol Lofts and 179 Allyn St. apartment buildings, may appeal the decision as the town has less than 10 percent affordable housing, Minor said. http://www.hartfordbusiness.com/article/20181025/NEWS01/181029963
The overall price tag for the project is $70.75 million. Eighty percent of the costs would be borne by the federal government and 20 percent by the state. The second phase is the creation of 18 bump-outs, or curb extensions, to ease pedestrian volume for those crossing Main Street downtown. https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/middletown/article/Route-9-improvement-project-in-Middletown-to-13336978.php
One of the proposed amendments, which has gotten a hefty share of headlines over the past three years, involves creating a legal “lockbox” to safeguard the gasoline tax and other related revenues from being spent on non-transportation purposes. And while the transportation fund, on paper, is projected to run surpluses over the next four fiscal […]
The Costco store would serve as the initial phase of the retail component proposed for the Gateway Commons development, a 200-acre site between Exits 73 and 74. Zoning official Bill Mulholland said developers overseeing the Costco project recently submitted a building permit application with the town. The application is yet to be approved by both […]
U.S. District Court Judge Rudolph Contreras in Washington, D.C., declined to force federal action, but the tribes aren’t giving up. In fact, the Mashantucket tribe and state of Connecticut are asking a federal court to revive their lawsuit, charging that Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke refused to sign off on the deal due to political pressure. […]
Developers, particularly from New York, have taken a keen interest in Hartford, where real estate is less costly than in Boston or New York City. So far, demand seems to be holding up with overall occupancy in completed projects averaging 95 percent or better, CRDA says. http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-biz-hartford-development-projects-20181015-story.html
Electric Boat plans to spend $850 million to significantly expand its Groton shipyard as the Navy picks up the pace of submarine construction and design to face down threats from China and Russia. To keep up with demand for the two submarine programs, Electric Boat projects it will need 18,000 workers by 2030. The workforce […]
The Legislative Council unanimously accepted a $110,287.50 grant this week to fund the needed repair of the Chatterton Way Bridge, which spans Jepp Brook. The town was able to secure the funding through the 2018 State Local Bridge Program, Austin said. The measure was created by the state Legislature in 1984 to help municipalities defray […]
The State Bond Commission already has approved $12 million for the first phase of the mixed-use development that aspires to rebuild a barren stretch separating downtown from the city’s northern neighborhoods. Developer Randy Salvatore, owner of Stamford-based RMS Cos., hopes to manage the Downtown North project, but he needs approval from Hartford’s city council. http://www.courant.com/real-estate/property-line/hc-biz-crda-downtown-north-subsidy-20181019-story.html
Developer Martin J. Kenny, principal in multifamily developer-landlord Lexington Partners, submitted to West Hartford town planners a revised development schematic for Acadia Crossing, now called One Park Place, at 27 Park Road, at the corner of Prospect Street, bordering Hartford. Acadia Crossing originally was pitched as a potential $100 million development. But town papers do […]
While it has been online since June, the CPV Towantic Energy Center on Woodruff Hill Road was formally commissioned by state and local officials Wednesday, acknowledging what is now one of the state’s largest single generator plants — second only to Dominion Energy’s Millstone nuclear power plant in Waterford. While its billed output capped at […]
In January 2018, Norwalk Harbor Keeper filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, challenging the DOT, FTA and U.S. Department of Transportation to rethink the bridge replacement plan. The nonprofit group asked the court to invalidate the state and FTA’s plan to replace the Walk Bridge with a new 240-foot lift bridge and instead “fully […]
Voters will be asked to approve the funds needed for a plan to combine the town’s two wastewater treatment facilities into one plant and upgrade it to meet new state and federal guidelines. The Election Day vote will allow the town to meet the required timeline — securing a construction contract by July — to […]
Architects shared updated and detailed plans for the Newington town hall renovation project Wednesday night. The renovation project was approved by voters during a 2017 referendum. In June, the project was estimated to cost $30 million. The town has been considering a renovation or the construction of a new building since 2009. http://www.courant.com/community/newington/hc-news-newington-town-hall-renovation-update-20181011-story.html
A $6 million plan to improve busy Federal Road is back on track. The state Department of Transportation will conduct a public information meeting on proposed safety improvements along Route 202 in Brookfield later this month. The work was among the $4.3 billion worth of transportation projects the state had postponed at the start of […]
Congress has approved major water infrastructure legislation that authorizes $3.7 billion for new Army Corps of Engineers civil-works projects and $4.4 billion for the Environmental Protection Agency drinking-water program. A major element of the water infrastructure legislation is a new Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) title, which authorizes $3.7 billion in federal funds for 12 […]
Ideanomics, formerly Seven Stars Cloud Group, closed the deal on its $5.2 million purchase of the 58-acre former UConn campus, the company announced Wednesday. The company plans to invest $283 million to develop fintech solutions through artificial intelligence and blockchain, and create 330 jobs. http://www.courant.com/community/west-hartford/hc-news-west-hartford-ideanomics-closes-uconn-campus-20181010-story.html
In the 18 months since the Mary P. Hinsdale Elementary School was closed, a group of residents, elected officials and construction experts have worked toward a plan to reopen the building and resume classes by fall 2019. The total projected cost for the renovation project is $2.9 million, with the potential for state construction grants […]
The estimates keep the project on the $65.8 million budget voters approved last fall. Upgrades to Rockwell are projected to cost $24.7 million, while Johnson is estimated at $41.1 million. A state grant is covering 45 percent of eligible costs. School administrators will meet with state officials Wednesday for approval of the construction documents. With […]
According to its latest annual report, CRDA has invested close to $100 million of bonded taxpayer funds to leverage redevelopment of 23 ex-commercial buildings into 1,546 housing units in Hartford with a total construction value of $413 million. Those buildings are now generating north of $1 million in new tax revenue to the city. Today, […]
In a 58-page decision filed Saturday, Judge Rudolph Contreras of the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia ruled that Connecticut and the Mashantucket Pequots have no legal standing to compel Department of the Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to accept revisions to the state’s existing gambling agreement with the tribe. “We started this process […]
Lamont also said he would build on the rail system linking Hartford and north central Connecticut with New Haven by adding WiFi service on trains, improving bus connections linking the Hartford rail line and Bradley International Airport in Windsor Locks, and increasing daily round trips between New Haven, Hartford and Springfield, Mass. Lamont also promises […]
The Joint Community Development and Tax Abatement Committee of the Board of Alders voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of selling the large project with its 335 units to Beacon Communities, LLC of Boston, a deal that will be final once the full board votes on it next month. The city bonded $3.75 million toward the […]
