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Bridgeport needs $22M for Congress St. bridge replacement — ‘Get this bridge done, please’

Bridgeport needs $22M for Congress St. bridge replacement — ‘Get this bridge done, please’

by Joelyn Leon | Jan 19, 2024 | Uncategorized

The City Council’s economic development committee Wednesday approved a grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation for $22.1 million to rebuild the Congress Street span. The city and state had previously set aside an additional $12 million a piece...
Bridgeport needs $22M for Congress St. bridge replacement — ‘Get this bridge done, please’

OSHA Announces Switch From Traditional Hard Hats to Safety Helmets

by Joelyn Leon | Jan 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced that the agency is replacing traditional hard hats used by its employees with more modern safety helmets to protect them better when they are on inspection sites. In 2020, the...
Bridgeport needs $22M for Congress St. bridge replacement — ‘Get this bridge done, please’

Durham-Middlefield school officials seek public input on planned school renovations

by Joelyn Leon | Jan 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

School officials are seeking input from the public as they continue to narrow down options for school renovation and construction plans. The forums come a week after the school board was scheduled to hear from Rusty Malik, principal with the architectural firm...
Bridgeport needs $22M for Congress St. bridge replacement — ‘Get this bridge done, please’

Plan for massive new neighborhood near CT Capitol could get $3 million boost

by Joelyn Leon | Jan 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

The state would lend $3 million to a developer to purchase a parking lot on a prominent corner in Hartford’s Bushnell South redevelopment area, a proposal that also would remove the property from among the options for a new federal courthouse. The loan would come from...
Bridgeport needs $22M for Congress St. bridge replacement — ‘Get this bridge done, please’

US commission to weigh ‘effects of aging’ in any renewal for CT’s Millstone nuclear power plant

by Joelyn Leon | Jan 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

Dominion took an initial step toward filing for another operating extension on its Millstone Power Station nuclear plant in Waterford. If approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, any extension would give Dominion the option of stretching the shelflife of...
Bridgeport needs $22M for Congress St. bridge replacement — ‘Get this bridge done, please’

South Windsor delays long-stalled $7.5M plan to upgrade high school athletic facilities

by Joelyn Leon | Jan 18, 2024 | Uncategorized

After much discussion and public comment, the Town Council voted 5-4 to delay setting a date for a long-stalled plan to upgrade the high school’s athletic facilities. Voters would have chosen in March whether to have the town borrow $7,555,000 in bonds for...
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