The Connecticut Department of Transportation has awarded $24 million in federal funds to 10 Connecticut communities for projects ranging from updating antiquated and outdated traffic signals to improving traffic flow and purchasing charging stations.
Part of the goal of the federal funds, which were announced by Gov. Ned Lamont Thursday, is to lessen vehicle exhaust emissions in certain communities.
Of the funding, $3.37 million went to the town of Bristol to improve traffic operations and pedestrian crossings in the downtown area.
Other funding went to:
Ansonia: $427,600 for non-automobile transportation and EV charging in the town’s transit-oriented development train station enhancement initiative
Bridgeport: $4 million to improve traffic flow, reduce delay, and alleviate congestion along the Park Avenue corridor
Canton: $40,000 to install half-a-dozen dual EV charging stations
Danbury: $1.25 million to provide signal coordination to improve traffic flow, lessen congestion and delays along State Routes 39 and 53
Greenwich: $4 million to install adaptive signal control technology to adjust signal timing on Route 1 in town
Hamden: $3.8 million to update substandard and outdated traffic signal equipment
Norwalk: $3.4 million to upgrade outdated traffic signals, and extend the adaptive traffic control system, among other initiatives
Stamford: $3.4 million to upgrade old signal equipment at six intersections that are within the existing city signal systems
West Hartford: $20,952 to support the purchase of the town’s first EV vehicles and charging station at the Town Hall
The money was part of the federal Highway Administration’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.
