Every state in New England is poised to receive an above-average injection of federal infrastructure money, funding that could play a key role after years where the region’s rate of investment lagged other states, a new report concluded.
With upcoming data showing traffic deaths soaring, the Biden administration is steering $5 billion in federal aid to cities and localities to address the growing crisis by slowing down cars, carving out bike paths and wider sidewalks and nudging commuters to public transit.
The Biden administration rolled out a guidebook for accessing the nearly $1 trillion made available by the bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Shaken by haunting images of surging rivers, flooded roads and subways and other damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida, lawmakers from both parties are vowing to upgrade the nation’s aging infrastructure network.
President Joe Biden drew a red line on his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan Wednesday, saying he is open to compromise on how to pay for the package but inaction is unacceptable.
Republicans in Congress are making the politically brazen bet that it’s more advantageous to oppose President Joe Biden’s ambitious rebuild America agenda than to lend support for the costly $2.3 trillion undertaking for roads, bridges and other infrastructure investments.
President Joe Biden hopes to would unleash $2 trillion in new spending on four main hard infrastructure categories – transportation; public water, health and broadband systems; community care for seniors; and innovation research and development.
Looking beyond the $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill, President Joe Biden and lawmakers are laying the groundwork for another top legislative priority – a long-sought boost to the nation’s roads, bridges and other infrastructure that could run into Republican resistance to a hefty price tag.
Comedian John Oliver made a secret trip to Connecticut last week to help cut the ribbon on a sign naming a sewage treatment plant in his honor.
The two halves of New Britain, separated a decade ago by a highway project, have been reunited by sculpture-lined bridge.
Gov Ned Lamont says the Connecticut Department of Transportation has successfully replaced two bridge spans near Interstate 95 in Stamford, a project that required the highway to close over two consecutive weekends.
A traffic signal control box painted by a local artist but damaged by workers on a local development project has become the center of a lawsuit between the city of Norwalk and developer Jason Milligan.
A proposal to establish a state-run infrastructure bank is sparking widespread debate among lawmakers, trade groups and other stakeholders trying to determine the best course for Connecticut’s struggling economy.
A new capital plan released by the state Department of Transportation is calling for $12.1 billion to be spent over the next five years on Connecticut’s roads and bridges.
The Democrat poised to take the reins of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee raised hopes for bipartisan agreement on an infrastructure bill in a speech before New England business leaders.
Federal, state and local officials celebrated the grand opening of the newly constructed train station in Wallingford yesterday.
The state recently awarded $11.5 million to 20 municipalities in Connecticut to provide upgrades and improvements to the state’s small town infrastructure.
Elon Musk, who heads Tesla Inc. and Space X, will take part in a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump and business leaders Wednesday on the administration’s plans to boost infrastructure spending, a White House official told Reuters.
The top Republican in the Rhode Island House of Representatives is asking President Donald Trump to rekindle a stalled pipeline project that would bring more natural gas to New England from shale fields in Pennsylvania and elsewhere.
The state this week announced the latest round of Small Town Economic Assistance Program (STEAP) grants to go out this year, which will aid over a dozen small communities through infrastructure and improvement project funding.
