Clinton Receives State Grant for Route 1 Sidewalk Design

On Thursday, Governor Dan Malloy announced Clinton’s Route 1 sidewalk design project as one of twenty projects to receive a portion of an $11 million state grant.

The grants are part of a state initiative to encourage transit-oriented development and generate economic activity, creating jobs along the way. They come under the state's Responsible Growth and Transit-Oriented Development Grant Program, which relies on a combination of funding from the Responsible Growth Incentive Fund and the Transit-Oriented Development and Pre-development Fund.

Clinton will receive $114,000 to develop engineering plans and construction drawings for a border-to-border sidewalk network along Route 1. This project will ultimately improve the pedestrian and multi-modal network along the entire corridor, and connect the currently under-served East End and West End of Towns with Clinton Center.

The sidewalk is also hoped to offer enhancement to the economy, community, and the environment.

"Investing in transportation is critical,” Malloy said in a press release. “Transportation and the future of our economy are fundamentally linked. Our focus is on not only improving overall quality of life for residents in these areas, but also encouraging economic development by making our towns and cities more accessible. These grants will help us take another step towards making our state more competitive."