Stalled Bridgeport soccer stadium delays minor league team’s debut

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

“After consulting with the league and local officials, we have decided to debut the … team in 2026,” the organization, run by entrepreneur Andre Swanston, said in a press release. “This additional time will enable us to complete much-needed...

Massive CT flooding prompts need to inspect bridges: ‘That brook became a river’

by Joelyn Leon | Sep 3, 2024 | Uncategorized

Dan Sammataro, with his hard hat and reflective vest, was briefing DOT Inspection Team 1 one recent morning. It had been 10 days since the historic thunderstorms pounded parts of Southwestern Connecticut, flooding the nearby Stiles Brook that rose over a section of...

Danbury Officials Push $49M Bond for Firehouse, Road Repairs and Police Tech

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 29, 2024 | Uncategorized

Calling it “critical” and long overdue, Danbury Mayor Roberto Alves and other city officials are urging residents to approve a $49 million bond package to pay for a new firehouse, technology for the police department, and a citywide road reconstruction program....

DOT: Norwalk I-95 overpass that was destroyed, demolished after fiery crash to be rebuilt by spring

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 29, 2024 | Uncategorized

The new $20 million Fairfield Avenue overpass spanning Interstate 95 is taking shape, with orange safety fencing lining the sides and wood planks paneling the bottom of steel beams. “Now that steel has been installed, we plan to re-open the I-95 south, Route 7 on-ramp...

I-95 reconstruction in East Lyme about to have major traffic impact

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 29, 2024 | Uncategorized

Project officials behind the four-and-a-half-year, $148 million Interstate 95 reconstruction project are warning travelers to brace for the most significant impacts to Route 161 to date. Resident Engineer Robert Obey of the Glastonbury-based engineering firm GM2 said...

Here’s which roads remain closed more than a week after deadly flooding in Connecticut

by Joelyn Leon | Aug 28, 2024 | Uncategorized

More than a week after heavy rain triggered flash flooding in southwestern Connecticut that may have left up to three people dead, parts of multiple state and local roads remain closed, according to state and local officials. The flooding washed out whole sections of...