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  Bridge gets its routine checkup

  The inspection was conducted by Michael Baker Engineering, a company contracted by the state Department of Transportation. At its last inspection in 2008, Veterans Memorial Bridge's superstructure received a rating of 6, substructure received a... more »

  5 days ago

  memorial | design and engineering | government departments | civil and public service | reconstruction

• Why is Exit 6 only on one side of I-84?

  According to state Department of Transportation spokesman Kevin Nursick, the highway was designed decades ago, well before anyone currently working at the state DOT would've had a say in the decision. [...] state records show that planners... more »

  Vinti Singh, Staff Writer 1 week ago

  civil and public service | government departments | traffic

• Groups urge gubernatorial candidates to focus on mass transit

  A coalition of regional planning and transportation groups called Wednesday for gubernatorial candidates to create state transportation policy that fosters bus and rail projects and development around transit stations, along with raising new... more »

  Martin B. Cassidy, STAFF WRITER 1 month ago

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  Connecting communities

  The highway, officially dubbed the Yankee Expressway, makes it easier for area residents to visit their friends and relatives, to drive to shopping centers and to commute to work. [...] according to some studies, the highway may already be... more »

  Dirk Perrefort, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  civil and public service | budgets and budgeting | government departments | traffic

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  State to pay for developer-promised I-84 upgrades in Danbury

  The release of the state funding comes at the same time the developer, WCI Communities, is looking to sell its interest in the Rivington -- a 300-acre development that calls for the construction of more than 2,000 townhouses and condominiums on... more »

  Dirk Perrefort, Staff Writer 1 month ago

  civil and public service | government departments | bankruptcy | traffic

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  Possible tornado wallops Bridgeport, region

  Bridgeport and Stratford were under a state of emergency late Thursday after a powerful line of thunderstorms with tornado-like winds collapsed nine buildings, downed trees, snapped power lines and flipped over a tractor-trailer on Interstate... more »

  2 months ago

  meteorological disaster | homelessness | injury | parks | emergency planning | elementary schools

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  Storm clobbers region

  Bridgeport and Stratford were under a state of emergency Thursday after a powerful line of thunderstorms with tornado-like winds collapsed nine buildings, downed trees, snapped power lines and flipped over a tractor-trailer on I-95. In... more »

  Staff reports 2 months ago

  meteorological disaster | homelessness | injury | parks | emergency planning | elementary schools

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  Storm clobbers region

  Bridgeport and Stratford were under a state of emergency Thursday after a powerful line of thunderstorms with tornado-like winds collapsed nine buildings, downed trees, snapped power lines and flipped over a tractor-trailer on I-95. In... more »

  Staff reports 2 months ago

  meteorological disaster | homelessness | injury | parks | emergency planning | elementary schools

• Bridges are safe but funding is dicey

  Nearly a week after a span of a bridge being demolished in Naugatuck collapsed, experts say their biggest concern over Connecticut's efforts to fix bridges listed in poor condition is funding. Brunalli Construction Co., an experienced... more »

  Rob Varnon, Staff Writer 2 months ago

  government aid | accident (general)

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  Hundreds of state bridges rated deficient

  Under the state's ranking system, a bridge rated in poor condition is still considered safe and usable. The state, partly in response to public outrage over revelations that inspections were spotty at best, significantly beefed up its bridge... more »

  Bill Cummings, Investigative reporter 2 months ago

  design and engineering | civil and public service | construction and property | rivers | government departments