Thu February 01, 2018
Gov. Malloy, CTDOT Postpone Transportation Projects
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker released a full list of projects totaling $4.3 billion that are postponed indefinitely until new revenue is appropriated for the Special Transportation Fund (STF)....
Thu January 18, 2018
State Grants to Encourage Transit-Oriented Development
Gov. Dannel Malloy announced that eleven projects in towns and cities across Connecticut will receive $15 million in funding under a competitive grant program that supports transit-oriented development and responsible growth in the state and is targeted at boosting economic activity and creating jobs....
Thu January 18, 2018
Connecticut DOT Launches Hartfordline.com Website
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced that it has launched a new website for its upcoming passenger rail service, the CTrail Hartford Line, at hartfordline.com. The website provides future Hartford Line riders a taste of what to expect when the service launches in May 2018....
Victor Paul Alvarez - CEG Correspondent - Fri January 05, 2018
ConnDOT Reconstructs Rail Road Bridge for $36.5M in Stamford
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) is working with Yonkers Contracting Co. (YCC) to reconstruct the Atlantic Street & Metro North Rail Road Bridge in Stamford. The $36.5-million state-funded project is to be completed by June 2018 and will address the structural deficiencies of the existing bridge, increase the substandard vertical clearance and widen the structure to improve traffic operations....
Cindy Riley - Thu October 12, 2017
Hartford's $30M Route 44 Streetscape Improvements Under Way
After a decade of discussions and planning, work is finally under way on the $30 million Route 44 reconstruction project in Hartford, Conn. The project consists of operational, safety, roadway and streetscape improvements along Albany Avenue between Homestead Avenue and Bedford Street....
Thu September 28, 2017
CTDOT Selects Contractor for $237M Norwalk Projects
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has awarded the contract for the CP243 Interlocking and Danbury Branch Dockyard projects in Norwalk to Cianbro-Middlesex Joint Venture (JV) on Aug. 2, 2017....
Thu August 03, 2017
Gov. Malloy Announces Service Providers for Hartford Line
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced that a joint venture of TransitAmerica Services and Alternate Concepts has been selected as the service provider that will operate and manage service on the CTrailHartford Line — the passenger rail service currently under construction that will provide more frequent train service between New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield....
Renee Chmiel - Tue July 25, 2017
Connecticut DOT Reveals Track Laying Machine
The Connecticut Department of Transportation revealed its track laying machine July 25, which will help increase train service in the region. Crews were working in Berlin, Conn. on Tuesday laying down rail....
Thu July 20, 2017
Innovative Construction Technique Shaves Time Off CTDOT Construction Schedule
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Jim Redeker announced that as a result of innovative construction techniques, CTDOT has been able to shave off three months from the construction schedule for the new, replacement bridge that is being built over the West River along I-95 northbound and southbound, which connects New Haven and West Haven....
Thu June 22, 2017
CTDOT to Start Construction of Two Rail Projects in Norwalk in Fall 2017
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that two projects to be completed in advance of the Walk Railroad Bridge replacement project will begin in October, not July as originally anticipated....
