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DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

The DOT has agreed to settle a case challenging the constitutionality of its Disadvantaged Business Enterprise program, effectively barring women- and minority-owned companies from automatic inclusion in the initiative. In a joint motion filed May 28 in U.S. District...
DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

Ashon Avent named NPU chairman as Norwich utility upgrades ramp up

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Norwich Public Utilities Board of Commissioners has appointed Ashon Avent as its chairman for the coming year, according to a community announcement. Avent, who has been an NPU commissioner since 2021, is the owner of T-Shirt World and a resident of Norwich for...
DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

DOT to upgrade two historic stone bridges in Preston

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 3, 2025 | Uncategorized

Two old stone bridges are proposed to be upgraded by the state Department of Transportation, despite being previously reinforced with modern technology. The projects call for adding new roads over the bridges, which officials said will address deficiencies, ensure the...
DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

Load limit put in place for bridge on busy CT highway. Here is why and where

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized

The Commodore Hull Bridge, which carries Route 8 over the Housatonic River between Shelton and Derby, will now have a posted load restriction of a 32 tons load for all vehicles using the span, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The bridge...
DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

Will state lawmakers back Bridgeport’s proposed soccer stadium as legislative session nears an end?

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized

Swanston should soon have more certainty about if and when his vision for the lower East Side in Bridgeport, which includes the soccer venue, a hotel, 1,100 housing units and public recreational space, will become a reality. The state House of Representatives recently...
DOT agrees to remove race, gender-based criteria from DBE program

New Milford begins work to replace bridges on Van Car Road, Sand Road: ‘Structurally deficient’

by Kimberly Glassman | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized

The construction work to fully replace the “structurally deficient” Van Car Road bridge is underway, while the work to replace the Sand Road bridge is expected to start in mid-June, according to officials from New Milford’s Public Works Department. “Both of...
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