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....
CEG - Thu May 09, 2024
VIDEO: Connecticut Officials Celebrate Rapid Reopening of I-95 Bridge After Destructive Fire
Connecticut officials on May 6 praised first responders and construction crews who worked through the previous weekend to get a stretch of Interstate 95 in Norwalk reopened to traffic following a tractor-trailer fire under the structure early on May 2....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Wed April 17, 2024
American Bridge Co. Leads Conn.'s East Haddam Swing Bridge Project
Construction of the East Haddam swing bridge, which carries Route 82 over the Connecticut River, began in fall 2022 and work is continuing on the project with a completion date of Feb. 25, 2025, according to CTDOT....
CTDOT & Greenwich Time - Mon October 02, 2023
Connecticut Plans New $10M Bridge Over Salmon River
The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has a plan to replace the State Highway 16 bridge over the Salmon River in East Hampton. It will be unveiled to the public in an upcoming virtual meeting at 7 p.m....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu September 07, 2023
Construction of New $935M WALK Bridge Over Norwalk River Begins
A groundbreaking ceremony took place in Norwalk in May for the beginning of a six-year $925 million project for the construction of a new WALK Bridge that crosses the Norwalk River. The current bridge is a swing bridge that serves Metro North and Amtrak rail service along the Northeast Corridor and must have at least two tracks operational during construction....
Connecticut Department of Transportation - Thu August 31, 2023
Connecticut DOT Sets New Complete Streets Design Criteria to Improve Road Safety
A program has been created to ensure that every road and street project in Connecticut is built for everyone's safe use, under the guidance of the state's Department of Transportation (CTDOT). CTDOT has implemented its new Complete Streets design criteria to be incorporated into all projects....
Chuck MacDonald – CEG CORRESPONDENT - Thu June 01, 2023
Yonkers Contracting to Perform Bridge Slide On I-95 in Connecticut
Interstate 95 continues to be one of the most important transportation corridors in the country, extending from south Florida to northern Maine. Transportation planners and contractors in Connecticut are shoring up a section of this vital roadway in Norwalk....
Office of Gov. Ned Lamont & CEG - Thu April 27, 2023
Construction Gets Rolling On $148M I-95 East Lyme Project in Connecticut
Work is officially under way to improve Interstate 95 in East Lyme, Conn., following an April 26 groundbreaking ceremony attended by state and local officials and led by Gov. Ned Lamont. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is reconfiguring Exit 74 on I-95 and replacing the bridge over Conn....
