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WTNH.com & WFSB-TV - Mon January 09, 2023
One Span of Connecticut's Gold Star Bridge Gets $158M From Feds for Needed Repairs
Connecticut's Gold Star Memorial Bridge, spanning the Thames River to link the cities of New London and Groton, is receiving a much needed $158 million from the Biden Administration to help in its rehabilitation....
The Day - Mon December 12, 2022
Connecticut DOT Studies How to Improve I-95 Between Branford, Rhode Island Border
Interstate 95 near the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, a link between the Connecticut towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, carried an average of 40,000 vehicles a day in the late 1950's. By 2016, that number more than doubled to 97,000 vehicles daily, and is projected to increase to 126,000 vehicles in 2045....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu December 01, 2022
Waterbury, Conn.,Transformation Continues With Mixmaster Project
The transformation of downtown Waterbury, Conn., is taking place with the rehabilitation of 10 bridges that connect Interstate 84 and Route 8. The Mixmaster, which was opened in 1968, features stacked bridges that the Connecticut Department of Transportation called "an engineering feat that addressed the area's challenging topography." But it also said, "The stacked bridges make both rehabilitation and replacement a complicated endeavor."While the Mixmaster has undergone multiple major renovations since the late 1960s, it is now being rehabilitated due to deteriorating concrete decks, corroded bearings and joints, section loss in its girders and cracking in critical, non-redundant structures....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed July 13, 2022
Middlesex Corp. Reaches Milestone On Housatonic River Crossing in Connecticut
The reconstruction of two adjoining bridges on I-84 over the Housatonic River in Newtown and Southbury, Conn., which began in June 2020 and is scheduled for completion in December 2023, has reached a milestone and is proceeding ahead of schedule....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu June 30, 2022
Manafort Leads Way On $48M I-691 Project in Connecticut
The rehabilitation of I-691 in the Meriden, Conn., area, which began in September 2021, is continuing with resurfacing, bridge upgrades and drainage and guiderail replacement. Manafort Brothers of Plainville, Conn., is the lead contractor for a project with a budget of $48,865,177 that is planned for completion in August 2023....
Stamford Advocate - Wed June 22, 2022
Building of Connecticut Parking Garage at New Train Station on Track for Fall Finish
One week, there was little to see of the pending parking garage near the Stamford Transportation Center in southwestern Connecticut. The next, the shell of a building jutted into the skyline. That is all on purpose, according to officials with the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu March 24, 2022
Arborio Construction Rehabs Bridge Damaged By Hurricane Ida in Conn.
Hurricane Ida, which dropped more than 6 in. of rain in many parts of Connecticut in early September 2021, caused massive flooding, highway closures and water rescues. It also damaged roadways and a bridge on Route 9 Southbound in Cromwell, which is currently being rehabilitated....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed March 09, 2022
Crews Restore Structural Integrity of Drawbridge Over Housatonic River
The renovation of the Washington Bridge, which carries U.S. Route 1 over the Housatonic River in Milford and Stratford, Conn., began in mid-August 2021 and is set for completion in late November 2022. Mohawk Northeast of Plantsville, Conn., is the contractor....
Connecticut Department of Transportation - Mon March 07, 2022
CTDOT Unveils the Four Winning 'Name the Snowplow' Contest Names
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced the four winning names from its inaugural "Name the Snowplow" contest. The winning names are Scoop Dogg, Husky McSalty, Buzz Iceclear and Plowzilla....
Connecticut Post - Mon October 18, 2021
Tunnel on Danbury, Conn.'s West Side Not a Viable Option in I-84 Plan
A proposed and much-discussed half-mile-long tunnel to straighten Interstate 84 between Exits 2 and 4 on Danbury's west side is among several options being considered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT)....
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