LARSON TO HOST HOUSE TRANSPORTATION & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP TO DISCUSS THE I-84/I-91 TUNNEL PROPOSAL Hartford, CT – On Friday, September 15th at 10:30 am, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) will host the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Chairman Bill Shuster (PA-09) and Ranking Member Peter DeFazio (OR-04) to discuss the I-84 and I-91 Tunnel proposal.
The three Members will discuss the future of infrastructure in America and how bold projects, like the I-84 and I-91 Tunnel proposal, are needed nationwide.
Who: Rep. John Larson, Chairman Bill Shuster, Ranking Member Peter DeFazio
What: Press Conference on I-84/I-91 Tunnel Proposal
Where/When: Friday, September 15, 2017 10:30 AM Hearing Room 1A Legislative Office Building 300 Capitol Avenue Hartford, CT
Construction industry: Transportation cuts would damage CT economy
A construction industry group warned Tuesday that if the legislature fails to adequately invest in transportation, Connecticut's economy will suffer in the long run.
If the state keeps spending on highways, bridges and transit "at minimum investment level," Connecticut could lose $21.4 billion in state gross domestic product (GDP) over the next two decades, according to the report by American Road & Transportation Builders Association and commissioned by the Connecticut Construction Industries Association (CCIA).
The timing is no coincidence. CCIA issued the report as the legislature could vote on a budget plan Thursday.
CCIA's members are worried about a proposed $700 million cap on transportation bonding, which the Department of Transportation says is $200 million less than what it needs.
CCIA President Don Shubert said the report should send a message to legislators not to cut transportation funding.
"State lawmakers need to address where the revenue is going to come from," Shubert said. "Continuing to raise taxes in a struggling economy is not a sustainable formula, and it's becoming very clear we're competing with neighboring states. More neglect of our transportation systems is not going to give us a competitive advantage."
Riverfront Recapture Will Use Grant to Extend Riverwalk to Windsor
The west bank of the Connecticut Riverwalk will double in length and eventually reach the trails of Windsor Meadows State Park, thanks to a federal grant of $2.5 million recently awarded to the city of Hartford.
“This grant represents a huge opportunity to take our riverfront park system to the next level,” Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin said in a statement. “We received more than double the amount of funding we applied for, and that speaks to the strength of our partnership with Riverfront Recapture, the quality of the work that’s already been done to revitalize the riverfront, and the power of our vision for an interconnected regional trail system.”
The grant is more than twice the original amount requested by the city, along with advocacy group Riverfront Recapture and the Capitol Region Council of Governments, in the application submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
The Riverwalk is a series of connected trails in parks along the Connecticut River, managed by Riverfront Recapture since the group formed in the 1980s to promote community involvement, recreation, and urban appreciation of the river's environment. Currently, the paved and lighted Riverwalk stretches for about two miles alongside the Hartford side of the river, from the Charter Oak Bridge to Riverside Park and the boathouse. The extension of the Riverwalk will take the path two miles farther north, past the landfill parallel to I-91 and through to the edge of Windsor Meadows State Park, south of Bissell Bridge, where I-291 connects to East Hartford. CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE
New Canaan high school football field comes in $1 million over budget...
NEW CANAAN — After it came in nearly $1 million over budget, the Board of Finance has approved the allotment of an additional $800,000 to the New Canaan High School field and track project Tuesday.
The project — which would see the renovation and resurfacing of three “Water Tower Turf” fields at the high school, as well as the track — was a partnership between the town and the New Canaan Athletic Foundation, a nonprofit that raised $545,000 of private funds to return the Dunning Stadium field in 2016, initially estimated to cost around $4.8 million.
The Board of Finance vote is the first of two steps — the second being approval from the Town Council — to secure funding for the amended project.
Of the $4.8 million, the town had agreed to bond $3.1 million, while the NCAF would contribute $1.7 million in private donations. However, unforeseen costs relating to the gradation of the first Water Tower Turf Field have caused those numbers to rise. CLICK TITLE TO CONTINUE
Bristol City Council OKs state grant application for Memorial Boulevard magnet school
Employee assistance programs offer a bridge to addiction recovery
Wallingford council approves adding $600,000 for sewer facility plan
Judd Road to be closed for Norwich Public Utilities water tank replacement
Waterbury aldermen agree to borrow $9.5 million for greenway
Monday September 11, 2017
Wallingford Sewer Division seeking $600,000 budget amendment for wastewater treatment plant analysis
Owner of Norwich portion of former Norwich Hospital owes nearly $82,000 in back taxes
Friday September 8, 2017
City releases increased hiring of minorities, women, residents on school construction projects
Huge construction cranes loom over Miami as Irma threatens
Amazon wants to open a $5 billion second HQ in North America
Temporary repairs to Pawcatuck bridge could begin this fall
Future New London magnet schools undergo new changes
Stonington approves another $88,000 to fix Bayview Avenue drainage problem
What’s delaying the demolition of the Mills apartments in Meriden?
East Hampton’s renovated $51.7 million high school to be dedicated Friday
Thursday September 7, 2017
Wednesday September 6, 2017