Darien Times & Manchester Journal Inquirer - Tue April 08, 2025
Darien, Conn. MTA Station Upgrades Delayed; Manchester Roadway Receives New Funding
Renovations on the Darien Metro-North Railroad train station in Connecticut will not be completed until next year following multiple setbacks, according to Darien First Selectman Jon Zagrodzky. Construction has been ongoing to extensively renovate the downtown station, with upgrades including platform replacements on both sides, new hydraulic elevators and the state's first electrically-heated train platform, which would help the town to avoid salting it with ice during the winter, the Darien Times reported April 8, 2025....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 02, 2025
Retaining Walls, Earthwork Enable DOT to Raise Section of I-95 in Conn.
Interstate 95 runs through the southern section of Connecticut, often within sight of Long Island Sound. This important freeway connects New York City and its vital commerce with Boston in the north and the rest of New England....
Lucy Perry – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed April 02, 2025
Relieving Parking Headaches
The trucking industry is overjoyed congressional transportation committee members have recognized the safety needs of truckers. Legislation was introduced this winter to authorize $755 million in grant funding to expand nationwide truck parking capacity....
CT Post - Thu March 27, 2025
Following Last Summer's Flooding, Oxford, Conn., Reopens Last of Seven Damaged Bridges
Officials in Oxford, Conn., hailed the reopening of the town's Park Road bridge on the morning of March 25, 2025, which marked the completion of the seventh and final bridge replacement project there following catastrophic flooding that hit the area more than seven months ago....
CT Post - Mon March 24, 2025
Torrington, Conn., Contractor Secures Contract to Build Town's Revitalization Project
Officials in the town of Torrington, Conn., have awarded a contract worth approximately $4.2 million to Yield Industries for the community's Railroad Square Revitalization project, CT Post reported March 22, 2025....
Waterbury Republican-American - Thu February 27, 2025
Town Officials in Naugatuck Valley Reject CTDOT Request to Delay Highway Rebuild
Fed up by years of delay, the board of the 19-town Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) in Waterbury, Conn., has sent a message to state transportation planners voting to oppose another postponement of an estimated $35 million project to reconstruct the interchange of Connecticut Highway 63, Conn....
CT Insider - Mon February 24, 2025
Lawmaker in Conn. Proposes Widening I-84 to Reduce Traffic Congestion Between Two Cities
Conn. State Rep. Mitch Bolinsky is no stranger to traffic on Interstate 84 in his state. He knows the bottlenecks along the route from his home to the State Capitol in Hartford, including places where traffic merges in what he deems a chaotic or unsafe way, leading to frequent accidents....
Office of Gov. Ned Lamont - Tue October 29, 2024
Connecticut's Political Leaders Secure $125M Federal Grant for Portion of Interchange Upgrade
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....
Connecticut Post & CTDOT - Tue September 03, 2024
Crews Move Swiftly to Replace I-95 Overpass Destroyed by Fiery Truck Crash in Norwalk, Conn.
Construction on the $20 million Fairfield Avenue overpass spanning Interstate 95 in Norwalk, Conn., is taking shape, the Connecticut Post (CTPost) in Bridgeport reported Aug. 29. The replacement project was needed as the result of severe damage to the old structure due to its being struck by an oil tanker truck last spring, which caused a fiery crash that led to the bridge's demolition....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu August 22, 2024
Cianbro-Middlesex Leads WALK Bridge TIME-2 Project in Norwalk
As construction work continues on the WALK bridge, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) launched the TIME-2 project that involves the rebuild or renovation of four additional bridges on or near the Metro-North Railroad (MNR) New Haven Line (NHL) in East Norwalk....
