The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced that it will be awarding more than $56 million in federal funding to 14 Connecticut municipalities for projects that improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists, and vulnerable road users.
The project awards are part of the most recent solicitation of the federal Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program, which is overseen by CTDOT in partnership with the state’s nine Councils of Governments (COGs). The TA Program offers a source of funds for addressing the needs of non-motorized transportation users, with a focus on safety, accessibility and connectivity. The TA Program allows municipalities to work with their COG to apply for funding a variety of transportation projects, such as pedestrian and bicycle initiatives, construction of turnouts, overlooks, and viewing areas, recreational trails, and vulnerable road user safety assessments.
“These investments provide pedestrians and cyclists safe access to Connecticut’s vibrant urban areas and scenic rural landscapes,” said Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto. “Through close collaboration with our Councils of Governments, we’re ensuring these projects meet each community’s needs and help build safer, more connected neighborhoods."
The projects and federal share of funds approved under this current solicitation of the Transportation Alternatives Program include:
- Ansonia: Naugatuck River Greenway: Pershing Drive to Wakelee Avenue/Nolan Field ($3,840,000)
- Bloomfield: Bloomfield Greenway ($5,320,000)
- Bridgeport: Park Avenue South Streetscape Improvements Phase II ($3,120,000)
- Danbury: Citywide Mid-Block Crosswalk Safety Improvements ($2,160,000)
- Glastonbury: Hebron Avenue Sidewalk Installation and Multi-Use Path Rehabilitation ($2,360,000)
- Hartford: Hampton Street Slow Street and Bicycle Boulevard ($1,120,000)
- New Haven: Mill River Trail ($3,600,000)
- New Haven: Church Street Promenade Phase I ($2,920,000)
- Plainfield: Moosup Valley Trail Extension ($5,840,000)
- Preston: Poquetanuck Village Heritage Walk Phase II ($4,320,000)
- Prospect: New Haven Road (State Route 69) Pedestrian Connectivity ($2,720,000)
- Putnam: Putnam River Trail Extension- East Coast Greenway ($8,960,000)
- Stamford: East Main Street (Route 1) Pedestrian Safety Improvements ($4,800,000)
- Wethersfield: Sidewalk Gap Closure ($1,080,000)
- Windham: Air Line Trail Bridge and Resurfacing ($3,840,000)
The funding awarded in this solicitation can be used for design, right-of-way, and construction activities and funding for projects range from approximately $1,000,000 to $9,000,000. Federal funding is contingent on a 20% non-federal match.