Preston to vote on selling piece of former Norwich Hospital land to Mohegans

by Joelyn Leon | Oct 29, 2026 | Uncategorized

Preston — Residents will gather at Preston Plains Middle School on Thursday at 7 p.m. to vote on approving the sale of two parcels of land on Route 12 to the Mohegan Tribe. The parcels total approximately 30 acres and have been owned by the town since September 2023....

$38 million Complete Street, roundabouts, ‘road diet’ in planning for CT town. ‘Change is necessary.’

by Joelyn Leon | Oct 22, 2026 | Uncategorized

Following the pattern of Manchester, East Hartford is looking to modernize its downtown with traffic roundabouts, a road diet and new pedestrian amenities. The $38 million overhaul is intended to reduce traffic accidents, make biking and walking safer, and revitalize...

Connecticut’s highways have a surprising split: Interstates are good, other roads lag

by Joelyn Leon | Oct 22, 2026 | Uncategorized

For all the complaints about Connecticut roads, the state’s highways are not quite as bad as their reputation might suggest a new report has found. The Federal Highway Administration’s latest national road report finds that most of Connecticut’s...

Avangrid invests in 40 substation projects across Maine, New York, and Connecticut

by Joelyn Leon | Oct 19, 2026 | Uncategorized

Avangrid is advancing work at more than 40 substations and substation facilities across Maine, New York and Connecticut. The projects include everything from major substation rebuilds and equipment replacements to flood mitigation projects, automation upgrades and...

An underground I-95 tunnel? CT studies concepts for Bridgeport, Fairfield corridor

by Joelyn Leon | Oct 19, 2026 | Uncategorized

As the state Department of Transportation conducts a study of how to potentially make it easier and safer to travel along the Interstate 95 corridor in Bridgeport and Fairfield, the consultant team is open to all ideas – big and small. During a public meeting...

$9 million Norwalk baseball complex set for 2028, with new fields and flood-control work

by Joelyn Leon | Oct 19, 2026 | Uncategorized

NORWALK — Norwalk’s $9 million project to build a new baseball complex at Broad River Park is expected to be finished by fall 2028, officials said. The project will replace the current two baseball fields and will add a third; and includes additional amenities, such...