The state has awarded $11.7 million in grants to 17 towns and cities under an infrastructure improvement initiative, called the Community Connectivity Grant Program.
The program provides funding for local projects that improve safety and accessibility for pedestrians, bicyclists and transit users, according to an announcement from Gov. Ned Lamont’s office.
Municipalities must complete the projects in three years.
Grants recently approved in the program’s fifth round of funding include $794,400 for pedestrian connectivity and safety improvements in New Britain; $669,600 for pedestrian improvements in New Haven; $800,000 for South Windsor’s Crosstown Trail, a 6.2-mile multi-use path across town; and $784,835 in sidewalk improvements on Baldwin Street in Waterbury.
“These projects help connect people to their communities, promote economic development, create more vibrant town centers and encourage environmentally friendly transportation options,” Lamont said. “Supporting this program with state dollars is improving the quality of life for towns and cities throughout the state.”
The other projects that received funding are:
- Berlin: Kensington Transit Oriented Development Sidewalk Improvements ($780,000)
- Branford: Pedestrian Connectivity Improvements ($800,000)
- Bridgeport: ADA Improvements in the East Side ($798,008)
- Bristol: Replacing Handicap Ramps at Key Locations ($793,184)
- Canton: Safety Connections to Farmington River Rail Trail ($223,478)
- East Granby: Town Campus Sidewalk Connections ($690,000)
- East Hampton: Village Center Sidewalks and Streetscape ($800,000)
- Manchester: Keeney Street Sidewalk Installation ($800,000)
- Norwalk: Hospital Hill Village Safety Enhancements ($800,000)
- Plainfield: Phase 1, Segment 1B Shepard Hill Road Safety Improvements ($604,800)
- Shelton: Downtown Shelton ADA Improvements Project ($563,000)
- Stamford: Belltown Neighborhood Connectivity and Safety Project ($800,000)
- Wolcott: Bicycle/Pedestrian Bridge/Sidewalk Over the Cornelis Dam ($231,000)
Additional allocations are expected in 2024.
