The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) recently released its five-year Capital Plan for fiscal years 2023-2027, developed with feedback from stakeholders.
The plan outlines the implementation of funding, policies, and programs from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The state applied for and received approximately $229.2 million in discretionary funding in 2022.
“Over the last decade, CTDOT’s capital investments in our infrastructure have increased and will continue to grow,” Garrett Eucalitto, CTDOT commissioner, said. “Most of these projects are being done with an eye towards making it safer and easier to get to where you are going. We will continue to prioritize roadways, bridges, and rail stations based on where repairs are most needed. Our broader goals continue to be reconnecting communities and creating a more accessible, sustainable, and safe transportation infrastructure for all users in our state.”
The plan includes approximately $1.37 billion in projects that were accelerated and approximately $2.2 billion in total capital funding for all transportation modes in fiscal year 2023.
Projects include improvements to the I-91/I-691/Route 15 Interchange in Meriden, reconfiguring the Route 17 on-Ramp onto Route 9 North in Middletown, resurfacing and safety improvements on I-95 in Stamford, and New Haven Line track mobility improvements between Bridgeport and Stratford.