Stamford to Receive Grant to Relieve Downtown Traffic Woes

*Editor’s note: This story was first published Feb. 23. Here it is again, in case you missed it.

STAMFORD, CT - Stamford is one of 10 municipalities around the state to receive a grant to help pay for traffic improvements.

The city will receive $3 million for signal system upgrade and synchronization along Route 1 at the intersections of Seaside Avenue, Wilson Street, Liberty Street and Fairfield Avenue, and also at the intersections of North State Street with Elm Street and Canal Street, according to an announcement Tuesday from Gov. Dannel Malloy.

The grant was awarded under the Federal Highway Administration’s Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement Program, which funds projects that improve air quality and reduce traffic congestion. To qualify, municipalities must demonstrate that their projects will result in reduced vehicle exhaust emissions and, at the same time, be cost effective. A total of $20 million was awarded to 10 towns and three transit districts across Connecticut.

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“ Growing and modernizing our transportation system in a way that’s beneficial to air quality is absolutely critical,” Malloy said in a statement. “We must keep working to provide a best-in-class transportation system - the future of our state hinges on it.”