by Joelyn Leon | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
Six state DOT heads signed a pledge last week to leverage funding from the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to reduce the racial wealth gap. California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana and Michigan, plus Washington, D.C., aim to do so by creating more...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
With Constitution Boulevard extension work nearly underway, the city has secured deals with companies to buy land on the Mas property and adjacent city lots to which the new road will connect. The price for the land ranges from $85,000 to $125,000 per acre to various...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Nov. 8, voters here will find a referendum question at the lower right of the ballot on a proposed $385 million bond that would restructure city schools for decades. Although the bond question asks for $385 million, the city’s total cost would range from $97...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
The board, which wants to delve deeper into all state agency contracting procedures — particularly those involving the Connecticut Port Authority and an offshore wind farm near New London — expects to ramp up activities this winter, Fox insisted. The contracting board...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
The Inland Wetlands and Watercourses Commission voted 4-0 earlier this month to approve Phase I of the Harbor Brook project that stretches from the Amtrak bridge to the Cooper Street bridge. The project entails creating wetlands, changing watercourses, two bridge...
by Joelyn Leon | Oct 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
The slog to replace the demolished Congress Street Bridge that used to link downtown and the East Side got a significant boost last week with the issuance of a key permit from the state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP). Still, if the current...
