Danbury Scores $1.25 Million In Fed Funds To Improve Air Quality

DANBURY, CT — The state is awarding Danbury over $1 million in federal funds, aimed at improving air quality in the city.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation will be awarding Danbury $1,250,000 to provide signal coordination, improve traffic flow, and reduce congestion and delays along Main Street and Osbourne Street.

The funds are part of $24 million in federal funds to being distributed to ten transportation projects across Connecticut as part of the Federal Highway Administration's Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program.

The CMAQ funds will be distributed to municipalities to support their upgrading traffic signal technology and the installation of electric vehicle charging stations. Modernized traffic signals use real-time traffic information to accommodate changing traffic patterns, which reduces unnecessary idling at traffic lights.

The CTDOT solicits municipal projects for the federal CMAQ program through the state's metropolitan planning organizations and rural councils of governments, and awards funding based on project eligibility.

"These projects represent the future," said CTDOT Commissioner Joseph Giulietti. "We remain committed to using technology and innovative solutions to have a cleaner, more equitable, and resilient transportation system for all people across Connecticut."