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PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

Project labor agreements in Illinois did not have a statistically significant effect on projects’ construction costs, as the award amounts for winning bids were not higher on PLA projects compared to those without PLAs, after accounting for other factors. That’s...
PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

Mother of DOT worker killed on the job asks Connecticut motorists to slow down and pay attention

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

Shari DiDomenico wiped away tears on Monday morning as she recalled the tragic death last year of her 26-year-old son Andrew, a state Department of Transportation road maintenance worker who was struck by an alleged drunken driver on Interstate-91 in Wallingford. She...
PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

3.2M-sq.-ft. Amazon facility to start construction at Waterbury-Naugatuck site after $2.5M land sale

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 22, 2025 | Uncategorized

A Pennsylvania-based development group has purchased 157 acres from the city of Waterbury for $2.5 million, setting the stage for construction of a roughly 3.2 million-square-foot logistics center. Waterbury and Naugatuck officials, on Monday, confirmed the sale of...
PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

Plainfield opposing plans for a trash to energy plant in a residential zone

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

Local opposition is growing against a proposed trash-to-energy plant that would process 1,800 tons of solid waste per day on an 81-acre parcel within a residential zone. In the letters, addressed to residents “near the intersection of Norwich Road and Black Hill...
PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

What’s Going On: Big project underway in Stonington

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

Take Stonington and Old Lyme, for instance. On the surface, they are similarly wealthy towns with a rich maritime history. But when it comes to development, Old Lyme is much more restrictive and Stonington a bit more commercial. So perhaps it should be no surprise...
PLA use didn’t increase project costs, Illinois study finds

Work starts to replace West Haven I-95 bridge that carries 145,000 cars a day

by Joelyn Leon | Apr 21, 2025 | Uncategorized

Work is beginning on a project to replace an Interstate 95 bridge in West Haven, due to be completed by the end of 2027. In a parking lot beside the bridge at Exit 43, a 0.8-mile stretch of highway in West Haven that travels over 1st Avenue and Metro-North railroad...
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