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07/10/2024

CTDOT Awards more than $15.8 million in State Local Bridge Funding for 18 Projects in Connecticut

The CTDOT State Local Bridge Program provides 50% funding to reconstruct locally-owned bridges.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced more than $15.8 million in grants for 18 projects in Connecticut under the state-funded State Local Bridge Program.

The State Local Bridge Program is a cost-matching grant program that provides 50% of project costs for locally-owned bridges. Towns and cities administer all design and construction aspects of their projects, while the CTDOT oversees project milestones and provides guidance for the municipalities.

“Through the State Local Bridge Program, we are helping ensure locally-owned bridges remain in a state of good repair. Many of the projects are only moving forward as a result of the 50% grant provided by the state,” said Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto. “This grant program continues to grow in popularity as it has proven to deliver results for communities large and small across the state.”

The grants approved in this round for current projects include:
  • Berlin: Replace Bridge #007020, Spruce Brook Road over Spruce Brook ($1,569,480)
  • Bridgeport: Replace Bridge #015028, Woodrow Avenue over Island Brook ($1,725,088)
  • Bristol: Replace Bridge #017011, Andrews Street over an unnamed stream ($474,875)
  • Bristol: Replace Bridge #017041, Field Street over an unnamed stream ($686,832)
  • Burlington: Replace Bridge #020002, Alpine Drive over an unnamed stream ($515,850)
  • Columbia: Replace Bridge #030008, Pine Street over Giffords Brook ($814,039.50)
  • Coventry: Replace Bridge #032014, Parker Bridge Road over an unnamed brook ($714,450)
  • Granby: Replace Bridge #055006, Doherty Road over East Branch of Salmon Brook ($1,160,000)
  • Lyme: Replace Bridge #074002, Beaver Brook Road over an unnamed brook ($770,275)
  • Newtown: Replace Bridge #096025, Brushy Hill Road over an unnamed brook ($830,875)
  • Newtown: Replace Bridge #096002, Farrell Road over an unnamed brook ($761,000)
  • Scotland: Replace Bridge #123003, Kemp Road over Kimball Pond Brook ($878,500)
  • Sharon: Replace Bridge #125012, West Cornwall Road over Swamp Brook ($724,500)
  • Southbury: Replace Bridge #130011, Spruce Brook Road over Spruce Brook ($671,000)
  • Stamford: Replace Bridge #135008, Mill Road over an unnamed brook ($978,750)
  • Stamford: Replace Bridge #135007, Old Long Ridge Road over an unnamed brook ($507,500)
  • Thompson: Replace Bridge #03950, Buckley Hill Road over French River Canal ($1,450,000)
  • Washington: Replace Bridge #150012, Walker Brook Road #2 over Walker Brook ($641,000)
Since 2016, the State Local Bridge Program has provided more than $129 million in grants to Connecticut’s towns and cities.

The Connecticut General Assembly created the Local Bridge Program in 1984 as part of the State’s Infrastructure Renewal Program. In Connecticut, there are approximately 4,200 local bridges and culverts on locally maintained roads. Construction and maintenance of these structures is the responsibility of the cities and towns who own them. The State Local Bridge Program provides significant financial relief to municipalities.

For more information on the State Local Bridge Program, visit https://portal.ct.gov/dot/local-bridge-program/local-bridge-program.
 

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