Congress is debating an historic and transformative investment in our country's roads, bridges, and rails. Nearly any iteration of President Joe Biden’s plan would create thousands of jobs and provide a path toward a greener, safer, more connected future. This is welcome news in Connecticut, where decaying infrastructure hampers our economic development and worsens our quality of life. Soon, Connecticut will begin competing with other states for.
President Joe Biden’s $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan the largest in American history is designed to fix the nation’s crumbling roads, bridges and railroads while kick-starting the economy at a time when many Americans are still out of work.
State police: Tractor-trailer driver uninjured, issued citation in fiery I-84 crash
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The scene of a fiery tractor-trailer rollover crash on eastbound I-84 on the Southbury-Newtown border the morning of Tuesday, March 30, 2021.Connecticut State Police Troop AShow MoreShow Less
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Crews work to extinguish a fire caused by an overturned tractor-trailer Tuesday on the Rocheambeau Bridge, which is under construction, on Interstate 84 on the Newtown-Southbury line.Brian Foley / Contributed photoShow MoreShow Less
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Firefighters at the scene of the fiery tractor-trailer rollover crash on eastbound I-84 the morning of Tuesday, March 30, 2021.Connecticut State Police Troop AShow MoreShow Less
How much longer Newtown, Southbury can expect concrete smashing at Rochambeau Bridge
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The Rochambeau Bridge between Newtown and Southbury, which carries I-84 over the Housatonic River, is undergoing a renovation by the state Department of Transportation.Contributed photo / CTDOTShow MoreShow Less
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The Rochambeau Bridge between Newtown and Southbury, which carries I-84 over the Housatonic River, is undergoing a renovation by the state Department of Transportation.Contributed photo / CTDOTShow MoreShow Less
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The Rochambeau Bridge between Newtown and Southbury, which carries I-84 over the Housatonic River, is undergoing a renovation by the state Department of Transportation.Contributed photo / CTDOTShow MoreShow Less
You’ve undoubtedly heard about the benefits that accrue to a neighborhood when a highway goes through and an exit brings new potential business customers your way. Well, what happens when the exit goes away? There’s an example of this, right in our region, and it involves an exit that no longer exists – exit 12, in Newtown.
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Leaving a Newtown Enclave High and Dry
Exit 12 used to exist on a tiny peninsula on the banks of the Housatonic River, which today still shows the remnants of a bygone time and a once more lively area.