Transportation & Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Rep. Joe Courtney, Senator Chris Murphy, and Senator Richard Blumenthal announced a $17 million federal grant to the City of New London to transform public transportation and improve public safety.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – At a formerly blighted and contaminated property, Rep. Courtney (CT-02) announced a $1,000,000 federal infrastructure grant coming to New London to transform other abandoned properties in New London into economic hubs.
U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, toured two southeastern Connecticut shipyards Tuesday, touting the federal government’s investment in the region’s maritime economy and heritage.
Thames Shipyard & Repair Co. in New London and the Mystic Seaport Museum’s Henry B. duPont Preservation Shipyard will receive shares of that investment in the form of 2023 Small Shipyard Grants awarded by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration.
Thames Shipyard will receive $309,853, while Mystic Seaport Museum has been awarded $214,452.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) announced that three federal infrastructure grant awards totaling over $1.3 million will be awarded to the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG), the Northeastern CT Council of Governments (NECCOG), and the Lower CT River Valley Council of Governments (RiverCOG) to support the development of comprehensive action plans to improve traffic and pedestrian safety. The funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and is being awarded by the U.S.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) made the following statement welcoming U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to New London to celebrate a new $158 million federal infrastructure investment that will accelerate repairs to the Gold Star Memorial Bridge, a critical link along the I-95 corridor. The funding was awarded to the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), and was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Rep. Courtney voted to pass in November 2021.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the Federal Highway Administration (FHA) announced a new federal grant award of $158,150,000 to support ongoing repairs and upgrades to the Gold Star Bridge in New London. The new federal resources are being awarded through the department’s Bridge Investment Program, and were made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Rep. Courtney voted to pass.
New London, CT—Today, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT-02) joined New London Mayor Mike Passero, Allan Heinke (President, Mohawk Northeast), Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) and others to announce a new $7 million federal Port Infrastructure Development Program grant award for the City of New London and Mohawk Northeast, Inc.
