CEG - Thu October 01, 2020
Key Exit Ramp Closes for a Year in Connecticut as Mixmaster Project Continues
The Mixmaster is the nickname of the Connecticut Route 8/Interstate 84 interchange in Waterbury, a series of 10 bridges that intertwine in the city and the Naugatuck Valley. It's also one of the state's most important interchanges as 200,000 cars and trucks travel the array of roadways every day....
Norwalk Hour - Thu October 01, 2020
CTDOT Outlines Plans for Nearly $4B in Capital Projects
Connecticut's roads and railroad lines are used every year by its approximately 3.6 million residents and millions more out-of-state workers and travelers. To keep up with the wear and tear, the state Department of Transportation (CDOT) is constantly working on maintenance and improvement projects....
Newtown Bee - Wed August 19, 2020
Rochambeau Bridge/I-84 Rehab Work Commences in Connecticut
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has commenced construction activities for the rehabilitation of the Rochambeau Bridge, which carries Interstate 84 over the Lake Zoar section of the Housatonic River....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 15, 2020
Time to Upgrade Casinos Bridges
In Connecticut, work has begun on the rehabilitation of two bridges on Route 2A in Preston. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is overseeing activities on Bridge 02931 carrying Route 2A over Poquetanuck Cove and Bridge 02932 carrying Route 2A over Halsey Brook....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu February 13, 2020
New England Infrastructure Leads Crossing Over the Noroton River
In Connecticut, crews are performing a full replacement of the bridge that carries U.S. Route 1 over the Noroton River at the city/town line of Stamford and Darien. The $10.6 million project calls for a new single-span superstructure composed of prestressed beams, with a concrete deck on new pile supported footings and abutments....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed December 18, 2019
Atlantic Street Bridge Completion Caps Multi-Year Project in Stamford
The completion of the Stamford Atlantic Street bridge is the culmination of a multi-year project that began with the widening of Atlantic Street that was followed by the reconstruction of the Atlantic Street bridge, which requires only Metro North Railroad (MNR) track work for completion....
Susan Haigh - ASSOCIATED PRESS - Wed August 28, 2019
Concerns Raised About Lack of Borrowing for Transportation in Connecticut
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Connecticut's municipal leaders are raising concerns about the lack of state borrowing authorizations, noting the slowdown has affected local repaving and other transportation-related projects....
Connecticut Department of Transportation - Thu April 11, 2019
Officials Discuss Replacing Bridge Over I-95 in Stamford
Gov. Ned Lamont and Department of Transportation Deputy Commissioner Anna Barry visited the area near Exit 9 on I-95 in Stamford, where over two weekends this summer the state will utilize a cost-effective and innovative method to replace a two-span bridge that carries Route 1 (East Main Street) over I-95....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu March 14, 2019
$153M Bridge Rehabilitation Begins Ahead of Major Mixmaster Project
Construction is under way on a $153 million project that includes the rehabilitation of multiple bridges located within the Route 8 and I-84 interchange in Waterbury, Conn. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is overseeing the work, which will improve driving conditions until the eventual, multi-billion-dollar Mixmaster replacement project begins....
Connecticut Department of Transportation - Thu January 31, 2019
CTDOT Eyes New Maintenance Repair Facility in Brookfield
The Connecticut Department of Transportation's (Department) Office of Engineering is developing plans for the construction of a new repair facility on the site of the existing repair facility on Federal Road in Brookfield....
