CT Insider - Wed July 16, 2025
Road Contractors Enjoying Busy Summer Working On Variety of Conn. Projects
The Connecticut Department of Transportation's online map of roadway projects shows a total of 604 active road improvement and maintenance projects across the state in 2025. Some of those construction efforts are in the planning phase while others are still being designed....
CT Insider & WFSB-TV - Tue July 08, 2025
Two Airports in Connecticut Secure a Total of $8.7M in Funding for Facility Upgrades
Two Connecticut airports were recently granted a combined $8.7 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) for necessary improvements to their infrastructure. Bradley International Airport (BDL), located in Windsor Locks, north of Hartford, was awarded the lion's share of the grant when it received $8.5 million for an ongoing expansion project of its terminals, CT Insider reported July 2, 2025....
Connecticut Department of Transportation - Wed July 02, 2025
CTDOT Invests $10 Million in Transportation Infrastructure Upgrades in Eight Rural Towns
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced June 30, 2025, that $10 million in funding is being awarded to eight rural communities in the state through the Transportation Rural Improvement Program (TRIP)....
CT Insider - Wed June 18, 2025
Although Conn. Ranks Fifth Worst in State Road Conditions, Officials Say Its Complicated
Connecticut's roads are considered among the nation's poorest in terms of quality, according to data collected by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) but assessing the state's true standing of road quality may be more complicated than that....
CT Insider & New Haven Register - Mon June 16, 2025
Last Conn. State Road Reopens After 2024 Flooding; Westport Gets OK to Build $109M School
The last Connecticut state roadway washed away in August 2024's historic flooding has reopened less than a year after it was destroyed, transportation officials said June 13, 2025. The state Department of Transportation (CTDOT) made the announcement in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, that Georges Hill Road in Southbury, northwest of New Haven, was once again open to traffic....
CEG - Thu June 05, 2025
Two Bridge Replacements in New Milford, Conn., Other State Road Projects Get Moving
Motorists in the New Milford, Conn. area can expect new detours this summer as the town begins work on major projects to replace two road bridges deemed to be in poor condition. The construction to fully replace the "structurally deficient" Van Car Road bridge is well under way, while the replacement of the Sand Road bridge is expected to start in mid-June 2025, according to officials from the public works department in New Milford, north of Danbury in western Connecticut....
Connecticut Department of Transportation - Mon May 12, 2025
Construction Starts On Replacing Two Aging Bridges Over I-95 in West Haven
Gov. Ned Lamont announced in April that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) had begun construction on a major project along Interstate 95 in West Haven to replace two aging bridges and improve traffic flow in the area....
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....
