Press Releases

02/18/2015

Gov. Malloy: Smart Choices Today Build a Brighter Tomorrow

• SMART SPENDING : Spending remains under the spending cap, with a total increase of just 3.1 percent from the prior fiscal year - far below the previous administration, when spending grew an average of 4.2 percent
• SUPPORT FOR CLASSROOMS : Our public schools are protected in this budget
• PROTECTING MUNICIPAL AID : Preventing local property taxes from increasing, the budget protects municipal aid, ensuring that no local teacher, police officer, or firefighter loses their jobs because of the state
• RELIEF FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS : The budget overhauls Connecticut's sales tax with reforms that move the rate to under 6 percent for the first time since 1971 and making it the lowest of any neighboring state
• ELIMINATING TAXES ON BUSINESSES : The budget eliminates the $250 biennial business entity tax for all corporations

• Replacing the I-84 Viaduct in Hartford, which costs millions of dollars annually just for maintenance
• Building new ramps to the Charter Oak Bridge in Hartford to eliminate accidents and traffic delays
• Upgrading Route 9 in Middletown to eliminate accidents and reduce unnecessary congestion
• Replacing the aging interchange of Route 8 and I-84 in Waterbury, known as the "Mixmaster"
• Widening the five-mile, two-lane stretch of I-84 in Danbury between Exits 3 and 8 to alleviate congestion
• Widening I-95 between Bridgeport and Greenwich
• Completing the Merritt Parkway interchange on Route 7 in Norwalk
• Widening I-95 from Old Saybrook to New London, including the interchange with I-395, to mitigate congestion and improve safety
• Completing Route 11
• Upgrading the Gold Star Bridge on I-95 between Groton and New London
• Boosting funding to cities and towns by doubling the Local Transportation Improvement Program, increasing local bridge funding, and creating a new state-funded traffic signalization program.

• Significantly expanding the capacity and improving the infrastructure of the New Haven Line to allow for subway-like frequency as well as fast and reliable intercity service
• Building train stations up and down the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Line (the "Hartford Line"), bringing commuter rail service to Enfield, West Hartford, Newington, North Haven and Hamden
• Double-tracking the entire Hartford Line from New Haven to Springfield, allowing for more efficient and increased service
• Constructing new stations along the New Haven Line, including the new Barnum Station in Bridgeport, reconstruction of the Merritt 7 station in Norwalk on the Danbury Branch, and a new station in Orange
• Completing a new parking garage at Union station in New Haven to expand ridership and further encourage transit-oriented development in the area
• Replacing the Walk Bridge in Norwalk, as well as rehabilitating or replacing the Devon, SAGA and Cos Cob moveable bridges on the New Haven Line
• Making improvements to the Waterbury Branch, including a new signal system, sidings and equipment to allow for increased capacity and more frequent service
• Expanding local and express bus service as well as paratransit across the state to reach unserved urban areas and markets

• Creating a new program to help cities and towns install bike and pedestrian safety improvements in urban areas and town centers
• Repairing existing trails that have fallen into disrepair
• Completing new bike and pedestrian trails across the state

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