Brookfield's finished Federal Road project to reduce backups— and provides turn lane for Chick-fil-A
October 26, 2023 - The News-Times
Cars passed by as public officials gathered in front of the Chick-fil-A’s restaurant on Federal Road this week. Behind them were new sidewalks, newly painted crosswalks and a bus shelter just a short walk down the road.
But the most prominent addition is a new left hand turn lane to the restaurant itself from the northbound side. All of those additions were part of an overall $9.6 million project, financed through state and federal funds, along lower Federal Road that was eight years in the making. Officials hope it will reduce traffic accidents and congestion, particularly on weekends, as customers visit the fast food restaurant. On a sunny mid-weekday afternoon, that traffic flow was steady along the stretch of road between BJ’s Wholesale Club and Costco, with no signs of a backup. Click here to read more.
Iona dedicates Kelly Center for Health Sciences
January 13, 2023 - Westchester & Fairfield County Business Journals
Iona University has opened the Kelly Center for Health Sciences on its new Bronxville campus with a dedication ceremony that honored Alfred F. Kelly Jr. and Peggy Kelly who donated $5 million toward the facility. Both are Iona alumni. Alfred Kelly is chairman and CEO of Visa.
Iona’s Bronxville campus formerly was home to Concordia College. The building housing the Kelly Center had been Concordia’s library. The 50-year-old structure was gutted and the 32,000-square-foot Kelly Center created on three floors. The reconstruction introduced environmentally friendly elements into the building such as the use of heat pump technology for heating and cooling, dimmable LED lighting and double-pane windows.
The Kelly Center is being billed as the flagship building for the New York-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences, which is funded with $20 million from hospital and health care operator New York-Presbyterian. Click here to read more.
‘Cutting-edge’ traffic signals in Greenwich ‘consistently modify the timing’ of the lights to ease traffic jams
April 26, 2022 - Greenwich Time
The town of Greenwich celebrated new technology on Tuesday — billed as the first of its kind in the state — that is designed to reduce traffic congestion in a busy corridor of roadways at the gateway to downtown.
New adaptive traffic signals have been put in place at five intersections along Arch Street in an effort to improve traffic flow, decrease travel time and lower vehicle emissions by reducing the time that cars idle at red lights.
Each signal includes cameras that collect and analyze data on directional traffic flow, vehicle delays and the number of cars in a lane. It can differentiate when a pedestrian, bicyclist, car or truck is traveling through and then use that data to optimize the traffic-signal timing, with each of the control boxes at the five locations communicating through a network loop. Click here to read more.
Road Crossing Construction Precedes Greenwich's Street Light Adaptation
December 2, 2021 - Construction Equipment Guide
Prior to the installation of new street lights with Adaptive Signal Control Technology (ASCT), road crossings were excavated on Arch Street in Greenwich, Conn.
"The crossings were excavated and all concrete foundations that hold up the steel poles for traffic lights were put in place," said Ross Rizzo, vice president of The NY-Conn Corporation of Danbury, Conn., the contractor on the job. "We dug the foundations 12 to 13 feet deep and poured the concrete and installed a rebar cage with eight anchor bolts. Then, we installed steel mast arms that were designed for each intersection."
He said the company used Takeuchi and Bobcat mini-excavators, John Deere backhoes and Altec pressure diggers on the job along with six-wheel dump trucks.
The job has continued, but with one major problem.
"The biggest issue is material delays due to COVID," Rizzo said. "We are still waiting for LEDs that are now scheduled for mid-December. We can't install the lights without that component. Click here to read more.
Reconnecting the Elm City: A look at the next phase of the Downtown Crossing Project in New Haven
November 11, 2021 - News8
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) – More than 60 years ago, the construction of Route 34 tore New Haven apart. For the past 20 years, they’ve been trying to piece it back together.
A stoplight, a crosswalk, it will be just a regular city intersection when it’s done.
“We’re creating a new gateway to the downtown and to the city,” said Donna Hall, Downtown Crossing Project Manager.
They’re also reclaiming land taken back in the 50s when they built the trench through downtown, which was Route 34.
“The previous plan was all about cars, and they saw the future of cities being about cars, and I don’t think that that’s what New Haven was ever about,” Hall said.
Hall is the project manager for this phase of what is called Downtown Crossing. The first phase included 100 College Street, a bio-science building that went up right over that trench. Under construction now is 1010 College, a similar building one block closer to I-95. Click here to read more.
NY-CONN Head Excels in Male Dominated Industry
March 29, 2015 - Danbury News Times
For MaryJean Rebeiro, growing up in a house with several brothers taught her to be assertive and make her presence known.
"If I wanted people to listen to me as a kid, I really had to speak up," she said.
Today, she's flourishing in a male-dominated industry and receiving accolades for her achievements.
Rebeiro was a young entrepreneur when she completed her business degree at Western Connecticut State University and began her own electrical company.
With just a few employees and a small office, Rebeiro began to make her mark in the industry when she opened NY-CONN Corp. More than 25 years later, the company employs more than 70 people, both men and women, who work on residential and large-scale commercial projects throughout Connecticut and New York state, including work at Fairfield University and the Bridgeport Correctional Center.
As a young girl, Rebeiro and her brothers would often help out their father, Tony Rizzo, an electrician and also a successful entrepreneur in the region, on the job. Click here to read more.