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Removal of Exit 21 from I-84 East in Waterbury pushed back as Mixmaster project faces delay

Removal of Exit 21 from I-84 East in Waterbury pushed back as Mixmaster project faces delay

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized

The design phase for the first project of the “New Mix” program to reconstruct the network of bridges and elevated ramps of the so-called Mixmaster interchange of Interstate 84 and Route 8 is nearing completion. The designs for the removal of the Exit 21...
Removal of Exit 21 from I-84 East in Waterbury pushed back as Mixmaster project faces delay

Dan Haar: Tolls making a comeback in CT? Not soon — but pressure will build under Trump

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 19, 2025 | Uncategorized

Gov. Ned Lamont, whose 2019 tolls plan amounted to a high-speed tire blowout at the start of his first term, declared a new champion of tolls: President Donald Trump. Lamont, in his Feb. 5 budget speech to lawmakers, described a memo from the U.S. Department of...
Removal of Exit 21 from I-84 East in Waterbury pushed back as Mixmaster project faces delay

Danbury streetscape project gets boost with a $4 million state grant: ‘An incredible win’

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

City leaders’ ongoing plans to improve downtown’s walkability, appearance and economic viability received a recent boost with a $4 million state grant. The new funds will support the $17 million Streetscape Renaissance Project, which calls for redesigned sidewalks and...
Removal of Exit 21 from I-84 East in Waterbury pushed back as Mixmaster project faces delay

Osten backing economic study of area served by Mohegan-Pequot Bridge

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

State Sen. Cathy Osten, D-Sprague, has said she will continue to advocate for a bill calling for an economic study of the area surrounding the Mohegan-Pequot Bridge despite the public-hearing testimony of two state commissioners who suggested last week that a pending...
Removal of Exit 21 from I-84 East in Waterbury pushed back as Mixmaster project faces delay

High Upgrade Costs Threaten Solar Project in Windham

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 18, 2025 | Uncategorized

The developer of a solar project at a former Windham landfill is threatening to scrap the project after discovering that required substation upgrades would cost 13 times more than the project itself. Verogy CEO William Herchel told CT Examiner that the company...
Removal of Exit 21 from I-84 East in Waterbury pushed back as Mixmaster project faces delay

Tariff fears tied to biggest construction cost jump in 2 years

by Kimberly Glassman | Feb 14, 2025 | Uncategorized

Construction input prices jumped 1.4% in January, marking the largest monthly increase in two years, according to an analysis by Associated Builders and Contractors. However, the price jump also stems from a rush to purchase materials ahead of potential tariffs, said...
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