The Connecticut Department of Transportation has awarded $11.7 million in grants to 17 localities under the state-funded Community Connectivity Grant Program.
Now in its fifth round of awards, the program is an infrastructure improvement initiative that provides funding for local projects that improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists, and transit users in urban, suburban, and rural communities.
Four of the 17 localities receiving grants are based in Fairfield County: Bridgeport is receiving $7098,008 for Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) improvements in the city’s East Side, Norwalk is receiving $800,000 for Hospital Hill Village safety enhancements, Shelton will receive $563,000 for the Downtown Shelton ADA Improvements Project and Stamford will receive $800,000 for the Belltown Neighborhood Connectivity and Safety Project.
“Increasing safety and improving connectivity are top priorities for the Connecticut Department of Transportation,” said Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto. “Through the Community Connectivity Grant Program, we are helping make our village, town, and city centers safer and more accessible. Thank you to Governor Lamont and the State Bond Commission for ensuring these funds are available to assist towns and cities with important projects.”
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