North Main Streetscape Construction Gets $600,000 In Bonding

Press release from the Connecticut General Assembly:

July 27 2020

Hartford, Conn. - State Representative Brandon L McGee Jr. (D-Hartford and Windsor) is celebrating tomorrow's meeting of the State Bond Commission at which the approval of $600,000 in streetscape construction for a segment of North Main Street in Hartford, stretching from Earle Street and Boyce Way to the Windsor town line, is expected.

"This allocation is the culmination of a nearly 7-year push, spanning three mayoral terms, community meeting after community meeting and public survey after survey," Rep. McGee said.

"Thank you to the Governor for recognizing the need to invest in small businesses and in making transportation, housing and WiFi more accessible in a neighborhood often overlooked for such projects."

In 2014, Rep. McGee announced a plan entitled "Reimagine, Revitalize, Reassert Main St," which called for investments of this magnitude that would finance the improvement of sidewalks, building of shelters for commuters waiting for the bus, affordable housing construction and small business development along the corridor.

"I also want to thank my local Neighborhood Revitalization Zone for their years of advocacy for the residents of the North End," he continued. "I'm grateful that these dollars will meet the communities of North Hartford where they're needed most. Now, let's get to work."

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