Greater Hartford
Senator Dodd is working to strengthen and improve Connecticut and to make a real difference in people’s lives. Here are some examples of the investments Senator Dodd has been able to secure for the Greater Hartford region.

Appropriations | Senator Dodd in Greater Hartford

Homeland Security

$3,362,817 in federal grants from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for fiscal years 2004 and 2005, awards made possible by the FIRE Act of 2000, a law authored by Senator Dodd that gives local fire departments the ability to purchase new equipment, hire new personnel, and initiate education and training programs.

$1,700,000 in FY 2006 for the city of Hartford to construct a new municipal public safety complex north of downtown.

Economic Development/Job Preservation

$10,000,000 in FY 2006 for the Connecticut Museum of Science and Exploration to construct a pedestrian plaza that will connect the proposed science museum with the Connecticut Convention Center.

$750,000 since FY 2004 for the Mark Twain House to undertake renovations of historic properties abutting the museum on Forest Street in Hartford.

$600,000 in since FY 2005 for the Institute for Technology and Business Development in New Britain. Managed by Central Connecticut State University, the ITBD seeks to revitalize Connecticut’s manufacturing industry by offering training and technical assistance to small manufacturing firms and companies within the state.

Transportation

$83,500,000 since FY 1998 for the proposed Hartford-New Britain Busway, which will connect downtown Hartford and downtown New Britain via West Hartford and Newington.

$19,000,000 since FY 2002 for street improvements and parking garages associated with the Adriaen’s Landing redevelopment project in Hartford.

$10,250,000 since FY 1998 for the Connecticut Jobs Access Program, which provides transportation to low-income residents, most of whom live in urban areas and work in suburban areas.

$4,600,000 since FY 2004 for road improvements associated with the Coltsville redevelopment project in Hartford.

$3,800,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to relocate Route 72 in Bristol.

$3,800,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to renovate a bus maintenance facility in Hartford.

$3,335,000 in FY 2005 to reconstruct and lengthen Mark Twain Drive between Albany Avenue and the University of Hartford campus in Hartford.

$3,310,000 in FY 2005 for the replacement of the South Maple Street bridge in Enfield.

$3,000,000 in FY 2004 for the Connecticut Department of Transportation to purchase new buses for use statewide.

$2,875,000 since FY 2003 for the Hartford Downtown Circulator – a transit service that links key attractions, businesses, hotels and transportation centers in downtown Hartford.

$2,000,000 in FY 2005 to reconstruct Arch Street in the vicinity of Adriaen’s Landing in Hartford.

$2,000,000 in FT 2005 to make safety improvements to Broad Street in New Britain.

$750,000 in FY 2004 for operational improvements to the interchange between Interstate 84 and Route 2 in East Hartford.

$250,000 in FY 2005 to construct a new access road to Riverfront Park in Glastonbury.

$250,000 in FY 2005 for the construction of a recreational trail connecting Cheshire and Southington.

$200,000 in FY 2005 for upgrades to the Powder Hollow Bridge connecting Interstate 91 and Route 190 in Enfield.

Education

$865,000 since FY 1998 for the University of Hartford to construct a new performing arts center on Albany Avenue in the North End of Hartford.

$800,000 since FY 2004 for the Connecticut State University Teacher Training Initiative. This effort involves training future teachers who will work in Connecticut public school systems. The goal is to reduce an expected shortage of teachers in the coming years.

$550,000 since FY 1998 for the Bushnell’s Partners Program, which offers arts education classes to low-income students in Hartford.

$100,000 in FY 2006 for Klingberg Family Centers in New Britain to support educational programs that reduce juvenile delinquency in its residential and day student populations.

Health

$1,000,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Children’s Medical Center to construct a new Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and to purchase a dedicated MRI scanner.

$500,000 in FY 2004 for Hartford Hospital to enhance its cardiology services by constructing a diagnostic electrophysiology laboratory.

Energy

$500,000 in FY 2006 for Saint Joseph College in West Hartford to develop a clean-burning alternative source of energy for its main campus.

Social Services

$400,000 in FY 2005 for the Connecticut Council of Family Service Agencies’ Employment Success Program, a statewide initiative that works in 90 locations with low-income Temporary Family Assistance (TFA) recipients to find sustainable and permanent employment in the Connecticut job market.

$250,000 in FY 2005 to assist Foodshare in the construction of a new food distribution facility in the Windsor area. read more...
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