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....
CT Insider - Mon April 07, 2025
West Hartford, Conn. Finally Able to Begin $10M Plan to Reconstruct Its Town Center
Work has started on West Hartford, Conn.'s long-awaited $10 million plan to reconstruct West Hartford Center, the town's bustling dining and shopping district. The community of approximately 63,000 people is located 5 mi....
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....
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....
Larry Bernstein – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Wed March 19, 2025
Crews Begin Replacing More Than Century-Old Span Over Conn. River
Constructed in 1907, the Connecticut River Bridge connects the towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme. In summer 2024, the O&G/Tutor Perini Joint Venture team broke ground on the new Connecticut River Bridge, which is expected to be completed in summer 2030....
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....
SmithCo. - Thu February 20, 2025
TransWorld Equipment Signed as New SmithCo Dealer in Northeast
SmithCo Mfg. Inc. has reached an agreement with TransWorld Equipment Corp to sell SmithCo's premium line of side dump trailers in seven northeast states. TransWorld Equipment is headquartered in Little Silver, N.J....
CEG - Mon February 03, 2025
Long-Awaited Flood Mitigation Work Begins at Wilton, Conn.'s High School Sports Complex
A construction project aimed at mitigating problems with flooding at a Connecticut high school's sports complex began Feb. 3, the Norwalk Hour reported. Wilton's Public Works Director Frank Smeriglio brought forth the initial plans for the project in April 2022 after Hurricane Ida damaged Wilton High School's turf football field and new track the year before, a project that had cost the town $1 million to complete....
