by Joelyn Leon | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
The majority of the funding, $69.1 million, is allocated to infrastructure projects, including $14.8 million to improve the Route 7 and Merritt Parkway interchange and $13.5 million for the Strawberry Hill Bridge construction. Several Norwalk schools, including Marvin...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
Gales Ferry Intermodal’s third submission of its quarry proposal, which addresses some of the concerns residents expressed in a series of public hearings last winter that brought out as many as 200 people each time will be heard Sept 12 at 6 p.m. at Ledyard Middle...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
For nearly four decades, Connecticut has designated a portion of its annual budget specifically to finance upgrades to its aging transportation infrastructure. And while fuel taxes were the principal source of revenue for the STF throughout most of its history, sales...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
“The potential Fed rate cut in September is becoming increasingly more likely, alongside slower inflation and weaker labor market conditions,” said Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network, in the release. “This is likely driving...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
Construction is underway on a $2.5 million project to install hundreds of feet of new sidewalks, three new bus shelters and other safety improvements in New Milford along Route 7 to keep pedestrians off the road. On the roadway also known as Danbury Road, the...
by Joelyn Leon | Aug 12, 2024 | Uncategorized
After the budget for the project ballooned by 71 percent in recent months due to booming escalation costs, officials worked to find roughly $55 million in savings to bring the total budget down to $461 million. That’s still a 53 percent increase over the...
