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State bus-shelter program could deliver ~100 new shelters to New Haven; city retains routine maintenance duties
Summary
Under a CT DOT $20 million statewide program, New Haven may receive about 100 new or enhanced bus shelters over the multi-year rollout; the state will design, furnish and install shelters while the city will handle routine maintenance and replacement of broken glass, though snow-clearing responsibilities and property-owner obligations were highlighted as areas for follow-up.
The committee voted April 16 to move forward with a master maintenance agreement that would let New Haven participate in a Connecticut Department of Transportation bus shelter enhancement program.
Graham, the state representative on the item, said the program sets aside $20 million statewide over four years to deploy roughly 700 shelters. The state’s role is to design, furnish and install shelters and, where necessary, perform sidewalk work up to…
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