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CT hasn’t built a major new bridge since 1967, despite buzz around the Long Island Sound. Here’s why

CT hasn’t built a major new bridge since 1967, despite buzz around the Long Island Sound. Here’s why

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 13, 2026 | Uncategorized

A proposed bridge from Connecticut to New York across the Long Island Sound would be the state’s first major new crossing, connecting two places for the first time, since the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. That bridge is not likely to be built, according to Gov....
CT hasn’t built a major new bridge since 1967, despite buzz around the Long Island Sound. Here’s why

EB gives more detail on plans for former Crystal Mall

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 10, 2026 | Uncategorized

Waterford — Electric Boat said Thursday that it expects to open its training centers in the former Crystal Mall by September and reach “significant employee occupancy” by mid-2027. The company also said renovations of anchor stores will begin later this year. It...
CT hasn’t built a major new bridge since 1967, despite buzz around the Long Island Sound. Here’s why

Fourth I-91 bridge added to Wallingford replacement project

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 10, 2026 | Uncategorized

WALLINGFORD — The state’s transportation agency recently added a fourth bridge to the list of structures to be replaced on Interstate 91 in Wallingford. The scope of the project, administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, encompasses bridges that...
CT hasn’t built a major new bridge since 1967, despite buzz around the Long Island Sound. Here’s why

Explosions planned at Bridgeport’s Remington Woods. Here’s why.

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

BRIDGEPORT — If you live near or happen to be passing by the former Remington Woods ammunition testing grounds this month and mild explosions again ring out, do not be alarmed — it is supposed to be the sound of progress. Mayor Joe Ganim’s administration has warned...
CT hasn’t built a major new bridge since 1967, despite buzz around the Long Island Sound. Here’s why

Waterbury plans to remove Risdon Dam to spur redevelopment of former factory site

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

WATERBURY — The city plans to remove a dam that officials said should benefit the redevelopment of a South Main Street property. Waterbury was awarded a $339,000 grant from the state’s Department of Energy and Environmental Protection to support the project. Jim...
CT hasn’t built a major new bridge since 1967, despite buzz around the Long Island Sound. Here’s why

Crystal Mall conversion has new timetable for Electric Boat workers arrival

by Joelyn Leon | Jul 8, 2026 | Uncategorized

The conversion of the former Crystal Mall in Waterford into a satellite corporate campus for General Dynamics Electric Boat is underway and company officials say that some workers could begin moving into the former retail center as soon as the end of September this...
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