SEN. CABRERA WELCOMES $789,000 STATE GRANT FOR SAFER TRANSPORTATION IN ANSONIA

ANSONIA – State Senator Jorge Cabrera (D-Hamden) today welcomed a $789,000 state grant for Ansonia that will create a safer route for students, pedestrians and bicyclists near Ansonia Middle School and along the newest segment of the Ansonia Riverwalk.

“Ansonia Middle School is smack dab in the middle of a residential area that is right between Griffin Hospital and all the retail on Bridge Street and Clifton Avenue, so there’s a need for safer streets in that area, as there is with Riverwalk, which is several blocks away,” said Sen. Cabrera. “This is another example of all the great investments that Connecticut is making in its cities and towns to help them move forward, make them more livable, and keep the burden off of local taxpayers.”

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto announced the Ansonia grant today as part of nearly $12 million in grants to 17 towns and cities to improve transportation safety and mobility that are being awarded through the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Community Connectivity Grant Program.

Now in its seventh round of awards, this state-funded program provides financial support for local infrastructure initiatives that make conditions safer and more accommodating for pedestrians and bicyclists in urban, suburban, and rural centers.