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Local efforts to improve the accessibility and safety of its roadways received a major federal funding boost, officials announced last week.
Connecticut's Senate and Congressional delegations on Sept. 11 announced nearly $17 million in funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support five traffic safety projects across Connecticut, including one project in West Hartford.
West Hartford is earmarked to receive $3,178,100 for its so-called "Vulnerable User Safety Program."
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads For All (SS4A) 2024 program grants have been announced, and the Town of West Hartford will receive a portion of the nearly $17 million in grants allocated to Connecticut for traffic safety projects through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
Nearly $17 million is coming to Connecticut for traffic safety projects aimed at ending fatalities on the state’s roads, according to Connecticut’s congressional delegation.
The money, from the federal Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and awarded through the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program, was announced Wednesday in a release from U.S. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and U.S. Reps. John Larson, Joe Courtney, Rosa DeLauro and Jim Himes.
EAST HARTFORD — The fire department is receiving $625,000 in federal funding for equipment and training, pushing to $2 million the amount it has received over the past three years.
U.S. Rep. John Larson joined East Hartford Mayor Connor Martin, East Hartford Fire Chief Kevin Munson and members of the East Hartford Town Council on Wednesday announced the funding through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant program.
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. — Wednesday was a day of celebration at the East Hartford Fire Department, which received $625,000 in federal funding; the department has received around $2 million in federal funding over the past three years.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) applauded the FAA’s announcement of $1,867,500 in federal funding to support the development of sustainable aviation fuel at Hamilton Sundstrand in Windsor Locks and East Hartford.
East Hartford, CT – Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01), Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Mayor Connor Martin announced $625,000 in federal funding for the East Hartford Fire Department to purchase new equipment and offer certification training for all firefighters and apparatus operators.
Hartford, CT - Today, members of the Connecticut Congressional Delegation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced $418,000 in funding for Connecticut to protect children from lead in drinking water at schools and childcare facilities. This grant funding will be used to reduce lead exposure where children learn and play while advancing the goals of the Biden-Harris Administration's Lead Pipe and Paint Action Plan.