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Danbury to apply for $4 million state LOTCIP grant to upgrade signals and crosswalk safety
Summary
The council authorized the mayor and city engineer to apply for $4 million in state LOTCIP funds to upgrade traffic-signal cabinets and communications and improve pedestrian crosswalk safety; council members clarified the grant does not automatically include separate crosswalk-specific projects.
The Danbury City Council voted Dec. 4 to authorize the mayor and city engineer to apply for a $4,000,000 Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LOTCIP) grant to enhance pedestrian safety and upgrade traffic-signal controller cabinets and communications equipment across the city.
Councilman Peter Buzade moved to receive the communication from the City Engineering Department that described the project and noted no local match is required. Council discussion included a request from a council member about whether the Myre Brook and Sugar Hollow intersection crosswalk concerns could be folded into the LOTCIP application. An engineer responding at the meeting said the LOTCIP project is a distinct initiative: "This would be completely a different project, but we do have other grant funded projects that specifically address crosswalks, installation of new crosswalks and enhancing the safety of other existing crosswalks," the engineer said.
The council approved the motion by voice vote; the authorization allows Mayor Roberto L. Alves or Director of Public Works/City Engineer Antonio Iadarola to apply for and accept the funding and to execute necessary contracts and memoranda of understanding if the award is made.
Next steps: staff will finalize and submit the LOTCIP application and notify council if the city is awarded funding and when programs or projects will be scheduled.
