Merritt Parkway Safety Improvements, Resurfacing, Bridg

AdvanceNotice: Merritt Parkway Safety Improvements, Resurfacing, Bridge Improvements

$70,800,000


Project Type:	AdvanceNotice
Project Owner:	Connecticut Department of Transportation
Location:	Connecticut, United States, Fairfield (CT), Fairfield (CT), Trumbull (CT), 06611
Estimated Value:	$70,800,000
Estimated Jobs:	N/A - Congressional Budget Office As compared with 772 - White House Council of Economic Advisors
Category:	Construction - Roadways, Construction - Bridges and Tunnels
Market Sector:	State/Municipal
Publication Date:	03/10/2009
Contact Information:	Email: DOTContracts@po.state.ct.us Phone: 1-860-594-3390 Fax: 1-860-594-3370 Address: 2800 Berlin Turnpike, Newington, CT, 06131
Description:	FEDERAL ECONOMIC RECOVERY SPENDING. Trumbull/Fairfield: Merritt Parkway safety improvements, resurfacing, bridge improvements. $70.8 million. Connecticut expects to receive approximately $3 billion in stimulus funds.

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Here is what 30 people think:

70.0% - Worthwhile (21 Votes)

1 - Energy Efficiency
2 - Environmental
14 - Long-Term Value
4 - Short-Term Value

30.0% - Unnecessary (9 Votes)

2 - Fraud/Abuse
1 - Not Competitive
6 - Too Costly

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Bryan

Nov-12-2009 03:55:33 AM

This is a project that should have been funded out of the taxes Connecticut already collects at the gas pumps. And what they are calling safety improvements amounts to nothing more than cutting down some trees and paving the road. We used to call this maintenance. CT collects over $300 million a year in gas tax and spends less than half of that on the roads. Ridiculous. Your website shows 425 jobs created. I dare you to count more than 50 people ever working on this.

John

Nov-19-2009 11:21:11 AM

Reply to Bryan : Nicely put Brian, you've covered everything i was going to say.

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