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Projects in Connecticut

Below are the "shovel-ready" projects the mayors of this state submitted in the 2008 U.S. Conference of Mayors report. You can click on a project to read (and add to) its description. You can also discuss the project and vote on whether you believe it is critical or not. For a more local view, you can drill down to projects in a particular city. Just choose a city from the following list.

The total of cost of all the projects submitted by Connecticut is $2,650,247,958

View a specific city in Connecticut: Bridgeport • Danbury • Enfield • Hartford • Meriden • Middletown • Naugatuck • New Haven • Norwalk • Norwich • Stamford • Stratford • Waterbury • West Hartford • West Haven

Description City State Jobs Cost Program Type Vote Ratio
Roadway (Strategic City-wide Paving Project) Bridgeport CT 600 $160,000,000 Streets/Roads -32
Congress Street Bridge Demolition and Re-construction Project (design-phase completed, project planning complete) – Estimated Cost: $50 million Bridgeport CT 400 $50,000,000 Streets/Roads 14
Bridgeport City-wide Sidewalk Reconstruction and Installation Project Bridgeport CT 50 $22,000,000 Streets/Roads -16
Main Street Streetscape Phase # 2 & 3 Bridgeport CT 66 $10,000,000 Streets/Roads -11
Streetscape Improvements 27A Harbor Yard Bridgeport CT 100 $9,902,970 Streets/Roads -21
Neighborhood Side Walk/infrastructure Improvement Projects- Hollow/Madison Av/ Street Scape Improvement Project East Side Improvement Project- West Side Street Scape Improvement Project South End Iranistan and Street improvements Bridgeport CT 43 $8,500,000 Streets/Roads -6
Main Street Streetscape Phase #1 Woodside to Trumbull Mall Bridgeport CT 60 $8,500,000 Streets/Roads -17
Citywide Traffic Signal Replacement Project Bridgeport CT 20 $5,900,000 Streets/Roads -12
City Wide Bridge Repair Bridgeport CT 250 $5,000,000 Streets/Roads 11
Pleasure Beach Bridge Demolition (removal of disabled bridge to establish direct water transportation) and Fishing Pier Construction Project (design-phase completed, site assembled, project planning complete) Bridgeport CT 88 $4,500,000 Streets/Roads 9
Downtown/South End Streetscape Connector: Estimated cost: $3, 527,444.70 This project incorporates two separate, but related initiatives to connect the South End, Arena, Ballpark, Ferry, Warnaco Housing and future High Speed Ferry with the Downtown Centr Bridgeport CT 40 $3,527,440 Streets/Roads 3
Capital Avenue Bridge Rehabilitation Bridgeport CT 50 $1,000,000 Streets/Roads 2
East Washington Bridge Repair Project (Maintenance Repairs) Bridgeport CT 8 $130,000 Streets/Roads 2
Ox Brook Flood Control Project (reconstruction of tributaries, construction of new channels, installation of new berm at Elton Rogers Park & new pipe) Bridgeport CT 400 $45,000,000 Water -5
City-wide Sewer Separation Project (Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority WPCA) / study-phase starting, initial testing underway) Bridgeport CT 600 $42,000,000 Water 6
City-wide Sewer Separation Project (Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority WPCA) / design-phase completed, project planning complete, initial work underway) Bridgeport CT 75 $12,000,000 Water 2
Bridgeport Harbor Maintenance Dredging Bridgeport CT 80 $10,000,000 Water 1
City-wide Sewer Separation Project (Bridgeport Water Pollution Control Authority WPCA) Pump Station Upgrades/ design-phase completed, project planning complete, initial work underway) Bridgeport CT 40 $5,000,000 Water 3
Airport Garage Repair and Rehabilitation Bridgeport CT 8 $400,000 Airport -10
Demolition and Remediation of City Property Bridgeport CT 300 $50,000,000 CDBG -17
Steel Point Development Street & Utility Improvements (site assembled, design complete) Bridgeport CT 400 $38,312,600 CDBG -5
Public Facilities Administration Building / Maintenence Garage Recycling and Sanitation Truck Wash Bridgeport CT 120 $27,080,000 CDBG -20
Installation of City-wide Broadband Network for Community and Municipal Use Bridgeport CT 44 $20,000,000 CDBG -14
Steel Point Development Infrastructure, Shoreline Replacement Project (Shoreline replacement, new bulk-head construction at Steel Point Development site, this mixed-use development project on a 50 plus acre waterfront parcel is the largest waterfront deve Bridgeport CT 275 $20,000,000 CDBG 9
Hurricane Barriers & Flood Control Gates Installation Project Bridgeport CT 200 $20,000,000 CDBG 1
East Side Police Precinct Construction Project to house police and community services Bridgeport CT 16 $5,000,000 CDBG 4
Installation of sewer in Martin Luther King Drive at the site of the Father Panik Village public housing site to enable reconstruction on the site Bridgeport CT 26 $4,250,000 CDBG -6
City Hall Annex Repairs and Renovations (Roof Repair) Bridgeport CT 200 $4,070,000 CDBG -12
Port Authority Ferry Garage Construction Project (Planned phase of intermodal transportation center project/ transit oriented development / design-phase completed, site assembled, project planning complete) – Estimated Cost: $4 million Bridgeport CT 80 $4,000,000 CDBG -2
Police Vehicle Storage Building for Emergency Services Unit and specialized and undercover vehicles Bridgeport CT 16 $4,000,000 CDBG 7
Citywide Library Renovation & Repair Projects (Roof Repair for Main Library) Bridgeport CT 35 $3,950,000 CDBG 7
Bridgeport Police Activities League Recreation and Education Center Bridgeport CT 15 $3,750,000 CDBG -15
Bridgeport Fire Department Training Facility (Renovation of 2 existing buildings & construction of 4 story tower with burn building/ site assembled, design complete) Bridgeport CT 40 $3,750,000 CDBG 5
Upgrading water, sewer, and storm drains at the former Pequonnock Village and Marina Apartments public housing site to enable the reconstruction of mixed use project on sites Bridgeport CT 23 $3,500,000 CDBG -5
Bridgeport Police Department Narcotics & Vice Facility Building (renovation of building, site assembled, design complete) and Police Evidence Center Bridgeport CT 50 $3,430,000 CDBG 7
City Hall Repairs and Renovations Bridgeport CT 30 $2,100,000 CDBG -16
McLevy Hall Government Building Renovations and Roof Repair Bridgeport CT 20 $2,000,000 CDBG -2
Marrakech, Inc. Renovation Project of Senior Center & Affordable Housing Units Bridgeport CT 10 $1,654,350 CDBG -2
Bridgeport Fire Department Headquarters Repairs Bridgeport CT 20 $1,525,000 CDBG 0
Wonderland of Ice: Interior Renovations and Code Upgrades Bridgeport CT 35 $1,500,000 CDBG -37
Seaview Industrial Park (Site improvements project contract #5) Bridgeport CT 20 $1,500,000 CDBG -7
Police Department Headquarters Renovation & Upgrade Bridgeport CT 50 $1,375,000 CDBG 3
Bridgeport Fire Department Engine 15 & 7/11 Repairs Bridgeport CT 20 $1,355,000 CDBG 2
Cardinal Shehan Center Safety & Energy Conservation Project Bridgeport CT 10 $1,101,750 CDBG -3
Barnum Museum Renovation and Restoration Project (interior structural repair, environmental upgrade) Bridgeport CT 30 $1,100,000 CDBG -9
Parks/ BAYSO ACF Soccer Fields - Construction of 2 new fields Seaside Park, resurface Kennedy & Hedges Stadium Bridgeport CT 10 $1,000,000 CDBG -9
YMCA South End Community Center Rehabilitation Project Bridgeport CT 12 $1,000,000 CDBG -3
Fire Company 12 Roof and Facility Repairs Bridgeport CT 10 $1,000,000 CDBG 1
Wheeler Fountain Restoration Project (Plumbing, sitework and paving/ design complete) Bridgeport CT 7 $855,939 CDBG -4
The Marrionville Co-ops Landscaping, Fencing, EnergyImprovements and HVAC repairs, security gates, window repairs, exterior stucco repairs/sealing Bridgeport CT 16 $850,000 CDBG -5
Fire Company 3/4 Wood Avenue Repairs and Renovations (Roof Repair) Bridgeport CT 10 $850,000 CDBG 1
Sand Salt Building - Construction of new shed (design complete, planning complete) Bridgeport CT 20 $750,000 CDBG -2
McGivney Center Interior Renovation Project (Repair, Roofing & Build out of Teen Center Space) Bridgeport CT 8 $750,000 CDBG -6
Animal Shelter Expansion (to increase capacity for housing of animals/ design complete) Bridgeport CT 14 $700,000 CDBG -2
Fire Company 6/8 Repairs (Roof Repair and upgrade) Bridgeport CT 6 $645,000 CDBG 4
Senior Center Repairs and Renovations (Black Rock and Eisenhower Center) Bridgeport CT 8 $565,000 CDBG 1
West Side Police Precinct Rehab Project Bridgeport CT 6 $500,000 CDBG 2
Hall Neighborhood House HVAC/ Furnace Boiler System Repair Bridgeport CT 8 $350,000 CDBG 1
Public Safety Camera System designed for regional transportation hubs and high-crime neighborhoods Bridgeport CT 6 $300,000 CDBG 5
Roberto Clemente Condominiums Repairs Project Bridgeport CT 4 $300,000 CDBG -7
The Bridgeport Gateway COOP Inc. Replacement of Central Boiler System Bridgeport CT 4 $300,000 CDBG -4
Stone Ridge II Roof Replacement Project Bridgeport CT 6 $250,000 CDBG -2
Wentfield Bathrooms Structure (Park Improvements, design and planning complete) Bridgeport CT 4 $234,000 CDBG -5
Charles D. Smith Foundation (Interior repairs, fencing & HVAC installation of community facility in East End) Bridgeport CT 8 $200,000 CDBG -6
Center for Women & Families Capital Improvements at City's Safe House for battered women & children Bridgeport CT 4 $100,000 CDBG 9
Boys & Girls Village Renovation Project (170 Bennett Street) Bridgeport CT 4 $100,000 CDBG -3
Bridgeport Area Youth Ministry Facade Upgrade & additional of 2 HVAC units to Industrial Youth Center Bridgeport CT 4 $75,000 CDBG -4
Bridgeport Parks Department Luis Marin Park Recreational Enhancements / Water/ Splashpad Playground with landscape furnishings Bridgeport CT 8 $75,000 CDBG 2
United Cerebral Palsy Center Expansion of lower level MATC / 2326 East Main Street Bridgeport CT 8 $75,000 CDBG -4
Washington Park Revitalization Corporation Renovation Project for Alpha Community Services Bridgeport CT 3 $55,575 CDBG -4
Regional Network of Programs Renovations Bridgeport CT 3 $50,800 CDBG -4
William Street Condo site work Bridgeport CT 6 $35,000 CDBG -6
City of Bridgeport Government Center LEEDS building for Health, Probate, Government, Senior Center, and Library Bridgeport CT 600 $100,000,000 Energy -14
East Side & West Side Treatment Plant Waste to Energy Biomass Gassification Energy Production Project Bridgeport CT 560 $65,000,000 Energy 5
Emergency Center Electrical Generation Project - Fuel Cell & Generator Purchase & Installation Bridgeport CT 30 $15,275,000 Energy 4
Bridgeport School System & City Public Facilities Efficiency Retrofit Project Bridgeport CT 70 $15,000,000 Energy 7
Enviornmental Remediation Projects for Neighborhood Development Initiatives and Waterfront Clean-up Bridgeport CT 150 $8,300,000 Energy -6
Up-Grades to Neighborhood Parks/infrastructure Improvements Washington Park which is in a Historic District, Nanny Goat Park, Upchurch Park and Newfield Park Bridgeport CT 38 $4,200,000 Energy -9
Deforest/JohnsonÂ’s Creek Water Front Project Bridgeport CT 11 $2,600,000 Energy -7
Energy improvements to Administrative Offices Bridgeport CT 22 $1,500,000 Energy -5
Barnum/Knowlton Urban Access Project Bridgeport CT 10 $1,000,000 Energy -4
Seaview/Central Urban Access Water Front Project Bridgeport CT 10 $1,000,000 Energy -3
LED Traffic Light Conversion Project Bridgeport CT 4 $400,000 Energy 9
Construction of health clinic on Albion Street Bridgeport CT 23 $4,650,780 Housing -6
Section 504 unit retrofit in all projects Bridgeport CT 60 $4,128,100 Housing -9
14 units of new housing construction on existing foundation Bridgeport CT 18 $4,000,000 Housing -11
Kitchen modernizations in PT Barnum, Trumbull Gardens, Harborview, and CF Greene Bridgeport CT 55 $3,750,000 Housing -18
PT Barnum streets and sidewalks replacement Bridgeport CT 51 $3,500,000 Housing -9
ADA renovations to stairways, sidewalks, parking areas, fencing, etc. Bridgeport CT 42 $3,500,000 Housing -4
New boilers at 536 Scattered Site units Bridgeport CT 47 $3,200,000 Housing 0
PT Barnum stairs replacement Bridgeport CT 46 $3,098,920 Housing -13
Burroughs Community Center Expansion Bridgeport CT 60 $3,000,000 Housing 1
Section 504 site and common area infrastructure rehabilitation Bridgeport CT 32 $3,000,000 Housing -5
New boilers at Fireside Court elderly apartments Bridgeport CT 40 $2,754,800 Housing -1
Housing Preservation Projects- For Owner occupied and historic district properties. Bridgeport CT 100 $2,600,000 Housing -11
Renovation of vacated building into housing units for survivors of domestic violence Bridgeport CT 16 $2,446,860 Housing -1
755 Plaisades Ave clinic Bridgeport CT 34 $2,300,000 Housing -4
Windows at Harborview Village apartments Bridgeport CT 30 $2,071,560 Housing -23
Reconfiguration of Bird Street Bridgeport CT 18 $1,675,000 Housing -9
Charles Greene interior stairs replacement Bridgeport CT 24 $1,600,000 Housing -15
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