State Rep. Linda M. Gentile, D-Ansonia, and state Sen. Joseph J. Crisco, Jr. D-Woodbridge, today welcomed the expected passage of a pair of items for Ansonia and Derby when the State Bond Commission meets Friday.
Emmett O'Brien
Technical High School in Ansonia is set to receive $87,000 for
technology upgrades and renovations and improvements to its buildings
and grounds, tools and supplies necessary to update
curricula.
“I am thrilled with the funding allocated for Emmett O’Brien,” Gentile said. “These funds will improve the facilities at the
technical high school, make learning easier for students and provide the
technical education and skills needed to support local businesses and
grow our economy.”
Emmett O’Brien is located at 141 Prindle Ave., Ansonia.
The school offers programs in automotive mechanics, carpentry, culinary arts, electronics and machine drafting among others.
The school offers programs in automotive mechanics, carpentry, culinary arts, electronics and machine drafting among others.
In addition, a
separate item on the bonding agenda sets aside $11 million for the
rehabilitation of the Route 34 bridge over the Naugatuck River in
Derby.
The bridge is at the intersection of Route 115 at the off-ramp of Route 8 at Exit 15. The bridge will be widened slightly to accommodate a sidewalk.
Construction is anticipated to start in spring of 2014 and continue until the fall of 2015.
The bridge is at the intersection of Route 115 at the off-ramp of Route 8 at Exit 15. The bridge will be widened slightly to accommodate a sidewalk.
Construction is anticipated to start in spring of 2014 and continue until the fall of 2015.
"I have long
maintained that an investment in our state's vo/tech high school system
is a sound investment in our future to yield a well-trained, experienced
workforce in Connecticut, so I'm pleased about
this funding for the Emmett O'Brien school in Ansonia," Crisco said.
"Likewise, I'm pleased about the planned infrastructure upgrades for the Naugatuck River bridge at the interchange of Routes 8, 34, and 115. We must suitably maintain our transportation network to efficiently move people and goods - the building blocks of a thriving economy - and that crossing is among the busiest in my entire district."
"Likewise, I'm pleased about the planned infrastructure upgrades for the Naugatuck River bridge at the interchange of Routes 8, 34, and 115. We must suitably maintain our transportation network to efficiently move people and goods - the building blocks of a thriving economy - and that crossing is among the busiest in my entire district."
The State Bond
Commission is scheduled to meet at 10:30 a.m. Friday
in Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
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