New London To Receive $1.5 Million in Federal Funding for Damage Caused by Sandy

New London will receive nearly $1.5 million in federal funds for drainage improvements.

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and Department of Housing (DOH) Commissioner Evonne Klein announced $30 million in grants for the restoration to existing infrastructure in municipalities impacted by Superstorm Sandy.

The project will reduce flooding on Pequot Avenue, a major north/south evacuation route. Improvements will be made to the stormwater system, preserving access and use of the Greens Harbor Beach, which is the only free public beach in New London.

This is the second round of federal funding awarded to the state through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and its Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program.

“The damaging effects of storms along Connecticut’s shoreline are just a reality these communities must face,” Malloy said in a press release. “With these grants, however, we can assist these municipalities and their cleanup efforts from the devastation of one of the most severe storms in Connecticut’s history, and help them to establish resiliency plans so they can be better prepared in the years ahead.”

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