Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu December 15, 2022
Costello Dismantles 12 Interconnected Brass Plant Structures in Waterbury
Between March and April 2021 and an additional phase in 2022, the Costello Dismantling Company Inc. completed the demolition of the 400,000-sq.-ft. former Anaconda American Brass Company manufacturing plant in the city of Waterbury, Conn....
The Day - Mon December 12, 2022
Connecticut DOT Studies How to Improve I-95 Between Branford, Rhode Island Border
Interstate 95 near the Raymond E. Baldwin Bridge, a link between the Connecticut towns of Old Saybrook and Old Lyme, carried an average of 40,000 vehicles a day in the late 1950's. By 2016, that number more than doubled to 97,000 vehicles daily, and is projected to increase to 126,000 vehicles in 2045....
Middletown Press - Wed December 07, 2022
Rehab of Building Along Middletown, Conn., Riverfront Will Create New Eatery
Interior structural work began Dec. 6 on a project to turn a former Middletown, Conn.-owned canoe club into a combination seafood restaurant, brewery and snack shack to be run by the owners of a popular brewpub in the city....
Ken Liebeskind -CEG Correspondent - Thu December 01, 2022
Waterbury, Conn.,Transformation Continues With Mixmaster Project
The transformation of downtown Waterbury, Conn., is taking place with the rehabilitation of 10 bridges that connect Interstate 84 and Route 8. The Mixmaster, which was opened in 1968, features stacked bridges that the Connecticut Department of Transportation called "an engineering feat that addressed the area's challenging topography." But it also said, "The stacked bridges make both rehabilitation and replacement a complicated endeavor."While the Mixmaster has undergone multiple major renovations since the late 1960s, it is now being rehabilitated due to deteriorating concrete decks, corroded bearings and joints, section loss in its girders and cracking in critical, non-redundant structures....
CT Insider & CTDOT - Mon November 14, 2022
Development and Construction Projects Under Way All Across Connecticut
Wherever you go in Connecticut, a new building is going up, a road is being reconfigured and airports are being expanded. Major projects are happening all around the state. While the construction may be a burden to residents and travelers now, when it is complete, officials hope people can more quickly go where they need to be, find parking easier and enjoy the region a little more....
Middletown Press - Tue November 08, 2022
Avangrid Sticking With Park City Wind Project for New England, Despite Delay
A spokesperson of Orange, Conn.-based Avangrid's Park City Wind project said the company is still committed to the renewable energy project and plans to redevelop a part of Bridgeport's waterfront as a staging area for the project, despite pushing back its completion date....
Middletown Press - Tue November 01, 2022
Old Stamford, Conn., Telescope Removed to Make Way for New Planetarium
Once described as "a wonder of the space age," a telescope that served as the centerpiece of the Stamford Observatory in Connecticut for the last 57 years was moved so that a new planetarium can be built at the site....
UConn Today - Tue October 25, 2022
New Student-Athlete Center Funded by Historic Gift to UConn Athletics
The building of a modern student-athlete center at the University of Connecticut (UConn) in Storrs has been aided by a historic gift by Trisha M. Baily, the university announced earlier in October. Bailey, a 1999 graduate of UConn, committed what the university calls a "significant lead gift" toward the construction of the performance and academic support center....
Greenwich Time - Thu October 13, 2022
New Phase of Construction for Connecticut's Eastern Greenwich Civic Center Begins
Ceremonial shovels went into the ground Oct. 7, but construction of a new Eastern Greenwich Civic Center in Connecticut will not begin in earnest until next year. Work is ongoing at the site, though, as the final demolition work is nearing completion, the Greenwich Time reported....
Irwin Rapoport – CEG Correspondent - Thu October 06, 2022
Stamford Wrecking Eyes Brass Factory Demolition Completion By December
The city of Waterbury, Conn., once known as America's "Brass City" due to the many brass manufacturing plants located within it, is now, via its Waterbury Development Corporation (WDC), demolishing many of the factories and taking steps to clean up the contaminated sites to allow for future development....
