Stamford Awarded $3.73M State Grant To Rehabilitate Vital Bridge

STAMFORD, CT — Stamford will receive a $3.73 million state grant to help rehabilitate a bridge on West Broad Street over the Rippowam River, Gov. Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced this week.

The funding was awarded through the latest round of the state's Local Bridge Program, which is administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

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The state-funded program provides municipalities with grants covering 50 percent of the costs for reconstructing municipal bridges. Cities and towns are responsible for administering the design and construction of their projects, while CTDOT oversees project milestones and provides guidance.

"Whether it's kids going to school, people heading to work, or traveling to visit friends and family, every community depends on bridges that are safe and built to last," Lamont said in an announcement. "This grant program provides significant relief to our towns and cities, helping them tackle costly infrastructure projects they couldn't take on alone."

Mayor Caroline Simmons posted about the grant on her Facebook page.

"Located along one of our busiest downtown corridors, this bridge is a vital connection for our community, and this funding will help us continue making critical infrastructure investments that improve roadway safety and keep Stamford moving," she wrote.

Eucalitto said partnerships with cities and towns "are helping move these projects from planning to construction while making travel safer and more reliable for everyone."

The Connecticut General Assembly established the State Local Bridge Program in 1984 under the state's Infrastructure Renewal Program.

Connecticut has about 4,200 local bridges and culverts on municipally maintained roads. Because those structures are maintained by the municipalities that own them, the program provides financial assistance for their construction and upkeep.

Since 2016, approximately $180 million in grants have been awarded to Connecticut cities and towns through the program.