New Canaan Receives $325,000 State Grant For Sidewalk Project

NEW CANAAN, CT — New Canaan was one of 17 communities in Connecticut awarded more than $12 million in grants for projects that will improve transportation accessibility and safety.

In a news release Tuesday, Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced the state Department of Transportation is "awarding more than $12 million in grants to 17 towns and cities throughout Connecticut for projects that will improve transportation accessibility and safety."

New Canaan is set to receive $325,680 that will go toward the town's Lakeview Avenue Sidewalk Project, according to the announcement.

The grants are being awarded through CTDOT's Community Connectivity Grant Program. Now in its sixth round of awards, this state-funded program provides financial support for local infrastructure initiatives that make conditions safer, more accommodating, and equitable for pedestrians and bicyclists in urban, suburban, and rural centers, according to state officials.

"Our main streets and community centers serve as vital social, economic, and transportation hubs," Lamont said in a news release. "Improving local infrastructure for all users in community centers is a win for our whole state and opens the door to further economic growth."

Other communities scheduled to receive grants approved under the sixth round of the Community Connectivity Grant Program include Avon, Chaplin, Cromwell, East Haven, Fairfield, Glastonbury, Greenwich, Guilford, Haddam, Litchfield, Madison, Portland, Southbury, Voluntown, Watertown and West Hartford.

"From sidewalks and multi-use trails to ADA compliant ramps, these 17 projects focus on providing safety enhancements and mobility options to schools, jobs, public transit, and local economic centers," Eucalitto said in a news release. "Thank you to Governor Lamont and the General Assembly for supporting these important capital improvements across the state."

The funding limits for grants awarded in this solicitation can only be used for construction activities that range from $100,000 to $800,000. Now with this sixth round of funding, 138 awards totaling more than $62 million will have been invested in Connecticut’s towns and cities, according to state officials.

Municipalities that have been selected to receive grants will be expected to complete the project within three years, state officials said.

More information on the Community Connectivity Grant Program is available here.