Opponents of AI data centers in Trumbull initially cheered when the town passed a moratorium earlier this month, but they’ve now gone into fundraising mode to try to block an existing center that wants to expand operations. At the same time, First Selectwoman Vicki Tesoro has been assuring residents that the change wouldn’t create the massive power and water usage associated with modern jumbo data centers. Instead, it would generate additional revenue from Trumbull’s biggest taxpayer, officials said. “I told the applicant directly: no increase in electrical draw beyond existing site capacity, no increase in noise, no increase in water use, no expansion of the building’s footprint. They have agreed to all four,” Tesoro told the town in a recent memo. But opponents are still concerned that vastly expanding operations at the existing 80 Merritt Blvd. data center would jeopardize the immediate neighborhood and possibly other parts of town.

https://www.courant.com/2026/09/28/ct-residents-are-taking-on-a-100m-project-its-a-fight-against-a-ct-towns-biggest-taxpayer/

Plans for Unilever’s $270 million innovation center in New Haven call for a nearly 253,000-square-foot building and $34.7 million in state funding for public infrastructure, including tunnels and plazas connecting the site to neighboring developments. The City Plan Commission is scheduled to review the project and hold a related public hearing Sept. 29. The four-story laboratory and office building would rise at 2 Church St., on a roughly 1.8-acre site between 101 College St. and the Church Street Bridge. It would be the third development in Downtown Crossing, an effort to reconnect New Haven’s Hill neighborhood and medical district with downtown on land once occupied by the Route 34 highway corridor. The city currently owns the site, which would be sold to WE 2 Church Street LLC, a company controlled by Massachusetts-based Winstanley Enterprises. Winstanley would develop the building, adding to the two major life sciences properties it built at 100 and 101 College St.

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/plans-for-unilevers-new-haven-innovation-center-detail-34-7m-in-state-infrastructure-support/

WATERBURY — City leaders are asking the Board of Aldermen to approve a $25 million capital appropriation and bond authorization to improve Waterbury’s water system after water main breaks in December and July left thousands of residents without water for days. Ramon Esponda, who became the city’s new water superintendent over the summer, said this request is just “a drop in the bucket” in terms of what Waterbury will need to spend to completely rectify problems plaguing the water system. But it’s a start, he said. “The system needs a lot of work,” he said. “There’s a lot of issues that need to be addressed. It’s my problem now and I’ll fix it as best as I can.” A key piece of this ask, he said, is replacing three “major” valves that contributed to residents in parts of the city losing water during those water main breaks.

https://www.ctinsider.com/waterbury/waterbury/article/waterbury-ct-water-main-breaks-22445217.php

Congress bought infrastructure contractors more time, but it didn’t buy them much certainty. Lawmakers extended federal surface transportation programs under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act through Dec. 11, averting a Sept. 30 expiration that had many construction firms on edge. The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, signed by President Donald Trump on Sept. 2, enacted the short-term extension. The funds are key for the construction industry, especially since infrastructure work remains one of the few reliable sources of construction activity outside data center projects. But the roughly 10-week reprieve falls well short of the multiyear funding certainty contractors hoped for, according to construction trade associations. Some state transportation departments had already begun scaling back on bid openings earlier this summer, said Alex Etchen, vice president of construction advocacy and risk management at the Associated General Contractors of America.

https://www.constructiondive.com/news/infrastructure-contractors-funding-dec-11-iija-build-america-250/831433/

A plan to turn Norwich’s Dodd Stadium into a year-round, multi-sport venue landed the largest award in the latest round of state Community Investment Fund grants. The Community Investment Fund 2030 Board on Tuesday recommended $8.1 million for the stadium, part of $66.4 million approved for 27 projects in Round 9. The board voted without opposition. The awards still need final approval. Gov. Ned Lamont will determine the funding mechanism for each project and recommend them to the state Bond Commission, according to Connecticut Sports Group. The Norwich Community Development Corp. will administer the grant and partner with Norwich Stadium Co., a Connecticut Sports Group subsidiary that will operate the city-owned ballpark under a multi-year lease starting in 2027. Connecticut Sports Group owns CT United FC, the MLS Next Pro team that signed on to play at Dodd after a plan for a Bridgeport stadium fell through, HBJ reported in May.

https://hartfordbusiness.com/article/dodd-stadium-revamp-tops-66-4m-in-state-community-investment-fund-awards/

Waterford — First Selectman Rob Brule is asking the state Department of Transportation to give the town land so it can build a new road that would connect the former Crystal Mall, soon to house thousands of Electric Boat workers, to Parkway North. Brule on Wednesday said the goal is to ease the traffic that could congest the area when EB eventually moves some of its growing workforce into the former mall. Electric Boat plans to use the former retail hub, which it acquired last year, for offices and training. It said this will open up more space for submarine manufacturing at its main facility in Groton. Brule said the state once planned to use the land to extend Route 11, which never made it past Salem. “The main piece of this idea (is to) give people another entrance and exit to the mall,” Brule said. DOT spokesperson Eva Zymaris said this week the agency has “received the request from the town, and an internal review is underway.” “No decision has been made,” Zymaris said, adding the department will share its response when it completes its review.

https://theday.com/news/925481/waterford-proposes-road-project-to-ease-future-eb-traffic/

Killingly — The town’s Planning and Zoning Commission heard presentations from both developers looking to build warehouses at Putnam Pike and Westcott Road Monday night, before continuing the monthslong discussion on the proposed facilities to Oct. 19. Putnam Pike developer Killingly 1 LLC, proposing two warehouses of 178,750 square feet and 297,500 square feet at 90 Putnam Pike, said it would implement an 8-foot-high and 250-foot-long sound barrier fencing to prevent noise from traveling. This follows two warehouse sound studies on the construction and facility operations. Project Engineer Kevin Solli said most of the louder construction and rock crushing will be done toward the back of the property to reduce the sound. Acoustical engineer Marc Wallace said the results indicated adherence to all construction noise guidance criteria and state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection regulations. “Even though we have demonstrated compliance with your regulations and noise ordinance, we will take another look to see if there is anything further we can do,” Killingly 1 attorney John Knuff said. “Even in those instances if you might hear it from a greater distance, the mere fact you can hear something, doesn’t mean it exceeds the sound requirements.”

https://theday.com/news/925231/killingly-continues-review-of-two-proposed-warehouse-projects/

Two separate projects planned for New Haven Union Station stir passengers to imagine a completely different experience entering the station, making their way to the platforms and waiting for their train. Past the station’s front doors will be a revamped atrium that has a bar and café in the center and a winding staircase leading to another bar on the mezzanine level. To fill the time before their train arrives, riders will have more than a dozen different retail and dining options to choose from within the station. Then they’ll pass through an updated pedestrian tunnel as they head to an extended platform covered by a new canopy system. But it will take some years for all those plans to come to fruition. The interior renovations as well as exterior repairs to the station and its parking garage are expected to be completed by 2029. The overhaul of the platforms is expected to start that year, and it is unclear how long that construction work will take. Meanwhile, there are also plans to build housing next to and across from the station in the coming years and to make improvements at New Haven’s other train station on State Street.

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/new-haven-union-station-overhaul-plans-22443742.php

Montville — The Planning and Zoning Commission is scheduled Tuesday to consider a proposal by the town to lease a portion of the road that leads to Mohegan Elementary School to a commercial developer. State law requires the commission to review any transfer of property by the town and issue a report. Mayor Leonard Bunnell is asking the commission to allow the town to lease a portion of PTA Lane in Uncasville to Dominic Carpionato, a Rhode Island-based commercial developer whose previous attempt to develop the land for a “large-format” operation voters defeated in July. In July, voters were asked to transfer the road to Carpionato. Bunnell is making the request without disclosing any details about the project Carpionato wants to build. The only information that has been released is that it will provide jobs and tax revenue with no specifics. Bunnell, who could not be reached to comment Monday, asked the commission to make a decision Tuesday. If the lease is approved, Carpionato would realign PTA Lane at his own expense. This will maintain two-way public access from Route 32 to the school, “with no change in location of access” to Route 32 and the school, Land Use Director Dennis Goderre wrote in a memo to the commission.

https://theday.com/news/924865/montville-officials-again-push-for-large-commercial-project-near-school/

NEW BRITAIN — City officials outlined the next steps in the proposed multimillion-dollar solution to replace the roughly 100-year-old storm and sewer pipes under Allen Street — an area known in colonial times as the “Great Swamp” — at City Hall Thursday night. New Britain’s director of public works, Mark Moriarty, told residents, “what we’re really trying to do here is stop flooding and to stop sanitary sewer issues — that’s the crux of the project.” Allen Street’s century-old 24-inch clay pipes lack the capacity to handle water, which has led to chronic flooding in the area. City officials said they plan on installing new 66-inch pipes in the area which could help decrease flooding. Moriarty estimated the construction for the storm and sanitary sewer would take about two full construction seasons, and projected an overall timeline of three to four years. Other work will include road reconstruction, water main replacement, as well as sidewalk and curb installation. Construction cannot begin until the city receives an authorization letter as well as a project review from the state Department of Transportation.

https://ctexaminer.com/2026/09/20/allen-street-flooding-fix-could-take-up-to-four-years/