For more than a year, staff at the Capital Region Development Authority and Metropolitan District (MDC) have been negotiating an agreement that would require the CRDA to help pay for the installation of a large stormwater drainage pipe, which would accept water flowing from parking lots and off buildings planned for the “Bushnell South” development area. Hartford, like many older cities in the Northeast, has a sewer system with pipes that carry both sanitary sewage — from toilets, kitchen sinks and shower drains — and stormwater. All this gets sent downstream to sewage treatment plants. That’s usually not a problem. But large rainstorms, which have increased in frequency in recent years, create sudden spikes in flow that can overwhelm sewage treatment plants, spilling millions of gallons of stormwater mixed with raw sewage into the Connecticut River. Jellison said he envisions a mile-long pipe of about 24 to 36 inches in diameter that could cost around $4 million.

Here’s how stormwater drainage is impacting a major Hartford development plan

Tweed New Haven Airport announced they were awarded $4 million from the Federal Aviation Administration to support the airport’s terminal expansion Thursday. The anticipated 81,568 square-foot terminal will feature four gates, expanded security screening, new baggage handling systems, and concessions space. This is part of continued work to modernize the airport’s infrastructure by replacing an outdated terminal built in 1931. The new terminal is expected to improve passenger experience, improve climate resilience and safety. This comes after Tweed New Haven announced the launch of an online tracking platform, WebTrak, for travelers to stay informed on flight information.

https://www.wtnh.com/news/connecticut/new-haven/tweed-new-haven-airport-receives-4-million-grant-for-terminal-expansion/

A 42-bed, 55,000-square-foot inpatient rehabilitation hospital should soon be under construction in Waterbury following the sale Monday of a roughly 4.5-acre building site to a Florida-based developer. Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate, a Florida-based national development and investment firm, bought a building site at the intersection of Reidville Drive and Harpers Ferry Road in Waterbury’s East End, city officials confirmed Monday. In December 2021, PAM Health and Waterbury Hospital filed a joint application with the state Office of Health Strategy seeking regulatory approval for the facility. The goal, according to the application, is to provide rehabilitative services to patients leaving acute care hospitals in western Connecticut. At the time, the project was estimated to cost $33 million.

Following property sale, new 42-bed rehabilitation hospital planned in Waterbury

Mayor Caroline Simmons and the Board of Finance are on a collision course over a multi-year, multi-school rebuilding plan that could cost the city $1 billion, and require that the state contribute the same. Simmons obtained the legal opinion after finance board members rejected her request for $895,000 to begin design work on Roxbury. One reason they turned down the request, board members said, is that the total project cost has jumped from $86 million to $131 million. In an email to the Board of Finance and Board of Representatives, Simmons wrote that while she respects their involvement in the process, “I have been clear that investing in our school facilities and embarking on this unprecedented school construction building program is one of my administration’s priorities. Given the deteriorating condition of Roxbury, I have an obligation to students, teachers, and parents to ensure the construction of a safe, modern, and high-quality learning environment. Therefore, I will be directing the director of operations to move forward with the schematic design for the Roxbury K-8 project.”

Simmons, Board Finance on Collision Course Over Stamford School Construction Costs

The Elmwood Community Center, which will bring together the senior center, teen center, a library branch and more into one central building, has been in the works for a few years now, with plans formulating after the town bought the former St. Brigid School at 100 Mayflower St. in 2021. The town hired GWWO Architects earlier this year to begin designing what the new 82,000 square foot community center would look like. According to the town’s request for proposal for its construction manager, which Palmer said is who will actually build the facility, the construction portion of the project is estimated to cost around $55 million. Once complete, the town’s new Elmwood Community Center will replace the aging community center on New Britain Avenue that was originally built nearly 100 years ago in 1931. The town’s proposal for its construction manager said it was seeking to build a new community center as issues at the current center, citing “handicapped accessibility, aging building infrastructure, site access and parking issues, program constraints” as persistent problems.

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/westhartford/article/west-hartford-ct-new-elmwood-community-center-plan-19868310.php

While the developers of the proposed minor league soccer stadium have repeatedly declined to offer specifics about its estimated cost, a grant application shows the initial price tag was close to $100 million as of roughly a year ago. The initial ask was for $30 million and in June the project was instead awarded $8 million. According to that budget document, recently reviewed by Hearst Connecticut Media Group, the stadium’s soft costs for things like architectural work, engineering, land costs and permits added up to $20.7 million, with the hard costs — environmental remediation, demolition of existing structures, construction — totaling $75.5 million. Combined those amounts add up to $96.2 million, including a $4.5 million contingency. The plan also calls for the eventual construction of housing, a hotel and retail establishments, with the ultimate goal of luring a major league soccer team to Bridgeport. But due to financing and construction delays ground has yet to be broken, and in August Connecticut Sports Group set a new stadium grand opening date of 2026.

https://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/bridgeport-soccer-stadium-connecticut-united-fc-19868617.php

New Haven will receive $34.03 million in federal funding for zero-emission equipment and energy storage infrastructure for its port as part of President Joe Biden’s efforts to improve infrastructure, provide union jobs and address the global climate crisis. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials announced this week that $3 billion in Clean Ports grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act will be disseminated to 55 projects, including New Haven’s Gateway Terminal. According to the agency, New Haven’s $34 million grant will fund the purchase and deployment of zero-emission cargo handling equipment with supporting charging infrastructure, with solar generation and energy storage infrastructure to power the mobile equipment. Regan said the funds would be disbursed in December and January and obligated before the end of the Biden administration this coming January. It will take three to four years to implement the 55 projects, based on the scale of the projects, he said.

https://www.nhregister.com/news/article/new-haven-port-green-technology-19868501.php

Local, state and military officials on Tuesday celebrated the imminent construction of the National Coast Guard Museum behind Union Station. After a decade of derailments, the latest estimates suggest the glass doors to the estimated $150 million museum could open in 2026. Association Board of Directors Chairwoman Susan Curtin credited almost 7,000 private donors with raising $48.3 million so far toward the association’s $50 million goal. U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy, chairman of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security that oversees the Coast Guard, credited himself with securing a matching $50 million in federal funding to keep the floundering project afloat. That leaves the museum association with the task of raising another $50 million. Fazio said the board of directors plans to allocate funding for the next phase of construction in early 2025 to complete the exterior and interior of the building.

https://www.theday.com/local-news/20241029/officials-get-tour-of-coast-guard-museum-site-update-on-construction/

A $125 million competitive grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) was awarded to the Connecticut to support the third phase of a construction project designed to reconfigure the dangerous roadway interchange that connects Interstate 91, Interstate 691 and Conn. Route 15 in Meriden. The funding was delivered to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) through President Joe Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL), which he signed into law three years ago. Currently, CTDOT is building the second of the project’s three phases. The construction’s overall goal is to reduce congestion and improve safety by eliminating dangerous weaving points, correcting roadway geometry, and adding multi-lane exits. Upon completion of Phase 3, expected in 2030, the project will see the replacement and rehabilitation of several bridges and the addition and extension of auxiliary lanes to reduce crashes and improve traffic flow.

https://www.constructionequipmentguide.com/connecticuts-political-leaders-secure-125m-federal-grant-for-portion-of-interchange-upgrade/66287

City officials and developer William R. Deickler, president of Pay Dirt, said the permitting process for the demolition, which is being funded by a $1.5 million Municipal Brownfield Remediation Grant from the Connecticut Department of Community and Economic Development, has started and contractors are working on getting water and utilities properly disconnected. Because the project is a combination demolition and abatement, water must be off in the buildings while available for the cleaning process, he said. The plan for the property is to build a mixed-use development called Hotchkiss Square with market-rate housing and commercial operations, according to a flyer on the city’s website. Construction will be completed in two phases, with the first phase building six to nine units, Deickler said. He and his partners are still finalizing the number of units to build. Initially, the intent was for 155, but needing to raze the factory building means they have details to work out.

https://www.rep-am.com/localnews/2024/10/27/demolition-near-for-former-hotchkiss-mill/#google_vignette