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Woodbury-Middlebury Road Projects Suspended Due to Budget Crisis
Governor Malloy says state legislature must act to appropriate special funds or hundreds of statewide road projects won't get done.
Scheduled road renovation projects to be funded with state money in Woodbury and Middlebury have been suspended. Governor Dannel P. Malloy made that announcement stating the state legislature needs to appropriate funds for the Special Transportation Fund to get the projects done.
"If Connecticut does not take the necessary action to allow to restart these vital projects, not only will it put the state's infrastructure into a further state of disrepair, it will hurt our economy," Malloy said. "The legislature must act this year to avoid potentially devastating setbacks to our transportation system."
The Woodbury and Middlebury projects in jeopardy are:
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-- Rehabilitation of Benson Road bridge in Middlebury over I-84 ($4.25 million);\
-- Middle Quarter Road over South Brook in Woodbury ($343,245).
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In addition various road projects in Woodbury and Middlebury that have statewide roads and/or land have also been suspended.
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