Farmington to Receive State Safety Grant

FARMINGTON, CT — Farmington is among 40 towns and cities that will share $12.4 million in funding under a competitive state grant program that seeks to support pedestrian and bicycle safety and improve accessibility within urban, suburban, and rural community centers where people can meet for work, school, social, and recreational activities.

Administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), the Community Connectivity Grant Program seeks to make conditions safer for people of all ages to walk, bike, and take transit, thereby encouraging more people to use these healthy and environmentally sustainable modes of travel. At the same time, these improvements will make Connecticut’s community centers more accessible places to live and work.

Farmington is earmarked to receive $374,250 for the UConn Health Center Neighborhood Pedestrian Access Improvement Project (sidewalks and update ADA ramps on Route 4, South Road/State Highway 531 and Birdseye Road/SR 549).

“Modernizing and updating our transportation infrastructure – including making accessible neighborhoods for pedestrians and bicyclists – is critical if we want to have thriving towns where families want to live, businesses can flourish, and communities succeed,” Governor Dannel P. Malloy said. “These grants are targeted toward strengthening our towns and cities and fostering growth in our local economies.”

“The objective of this grant program is to provide construction funding directly to municipalities for infrastructure improvements that are aligned with the overall program goals,” CTDOT Commissioner James P. Redeker said. “We are excited to work directly with our municipalities to provide safer, more accessible travel for our residents.”

The grants were awarded on a competitive basis in a range between $75,000 and $400,000 based on applications that municipalities submitted to CTDOT. Municipalities were allowed to submit one application per community. CTDOT staff reviewed, rated, and ranked each of the proposals.

Other communities receiving grant awards are Ansonia, Avon, Berlin, Bristol, Canton, Danbury, Derby, East Hartford, Ellington, Essex, Fairfield, Glastonbury, Killingly, Manchester, Marlborough, New Britain, New Haven, New Milford, Newington, Old Lyme, Old Saybrook, Portland, Ridgefield, Salisbury, Simsbury, South Windsor, Southington, Stamford, Thomaston, Tolland, Torrington, Trumbull, Wallingford, Waterford, West Hartford, Westbrook, Weston, Wethersfield and Windsor Locks.

Story courtesy of the Office of Gov. Dannel Malloy
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