Press Releases
01/08/2019
DEEP Announces $3,173,530.50 in Trail Grants
Nineteen Projects Across State
The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announced today that it has awarded $3,173,530.50 in grants for nineteen projects to plan and design, build, expand, or enhance and improve multi-use trails and greenways across the state.Applicant | Project Title | Description | Award |
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Ansonia | Naugatuck River Greenway Routing Study | Study for remaining gap in NRG | $39,000.00 |
Colchester | Cemetery Rd - Church St. Connection Trail | Construction of a link between the Goodwin Trail and the Air Line SPT | $47,776.00 |
CT Audubon & Pomfret | Air Line State Park Trail Enhancements NE CT | Preparation of construction documents for an ADA shelter, restroom, and interpretive exhibit observation deck. | $53,491.00 |
CT Forest & Park Assoc. | Blue Blazed Hiking Trail system maintenance & CT Trails Day | Maintenance and restoration of our BBHT system in addition to management of CT Trails Day. | $295,500.00 |
CT RC&D | Air Line State Park Trail 12 Town Task Force | Master Plan to include resource inventory wayfinding, economic opportunities, bike to work assessment, increase safe routes to schools, maintenance plan. | $188,522.00 |
Goodwin College | Phase 4 River Trail | Extension of the newly designated South Meadows State Greenway multi-user trail. | $272,320.00 |
Hebron | Hebron Center-Air Line State Park Trail Connector | Connector trail will include boardwalk, a bridge and a 12 car parking lot | $228,320.00 |
Killingly | Quinebaug River Trail Section 6 | Planning and Design request for to extend this highly used trail. | $130,000.00 |
Manchester | Cheney Rail Trail Extension | Construction of a gap in this trail system which is part of the East Coast Greenway | $162,452.00 |
Monroe | Housatonic Valley River Trail | Planning and design funding for sections 2 & 3. DOT's LOTCIP money is being used for 100% of the construction. | $220,000.00 |
New Hartford | New Hartford Multi-Use Trail | Planning, design and outreach for a 5 mile E-W connector to Barkhamsted to establish a link to the Farmington River Trail | $120,000.00 |
New London | Multi-use Trail | Completion of the waterfront multi-use pathway. | $265,000.00 |
New Milford Planning | New Milford River Trail- Phase 1 | Design of a 2.5 mile extension of the multipurpose New Milford River Trail. | $180,500.00 |
Putnam-NECCOG | Air Line Trail Gap Connection Analysis | Develop a shovel ready plan to complete the Air Line State Park Trail connection to the Putnam River Trail and the YMCA/Technology Park system. | $64,200.00 |
Redding - NRVT | Norwalk River Valley Trail - Redding Mile | First section to be constructed in Redding. The design for the trail is complete and was paid for via private community donations. NE Greenway connection and Route 7 Bikeway. | $300,000.00 |
South Windsor | South Windsor Crosstown Trail Design | Design for a 6.2 mile multi-purpose off-road trail along the Eversource power lines corridor | $100,000.00 |
Stamford | Merritt Parkway first mile | Design and cost estimates for construction of the first mile of this section of the East Coast Greenway in Stamford. | $160,000.00 |
Thomaston | Naugatuck River Greenway | Planning and design of an additional section of the NRG in Thomaston. | $140,400.00 |
UConn Extension | CT Trail Census | Statewide volunteer-based data collection and education program implemented as a pilot from 2016-2018 on 16 multi-use (bicycle, pedestrian, equestrian) trail sites across the state. | $206,049.50 |
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