New press release from state Sen. Tom Colapietro, a Bristol Democrat:
Improvements to drainage systems are on the way to Route 6 in Bristol as the State Bond Commission is slated to approve $8,171,540 for the repairs when it meets next week, news that state Senator Thomas A. Colapietro (D-Bristol) today welcomed.
The project includes installation of a new, large culvert to catch water where the railroad tracks intercept Route 6. It also includes another connected culvert and several other improvements to the roadway.
“I’m very glad that this money is on the bond agenda and that this road will get the drainage repairs that it needs,” said Senator Colapietro, who sits on the General Assembly’s Transportation Committee. “The flooding in that area is dangerous for drivers and pedestrians.”
Little more than a year ago, Senator Colapietro worked with former city councilman Tom Levine to try to broker a deal for the repairs. While those efforts were unsuccessful, Senator Colapietro today said that the important thing is that the roadway will finally be repaired.
“That piece of road where it meets the railroad tracks has been a problem for quite a while,” said Senator Colapietro. “While we tried to work with the railroad before to make the repairs, the important thing is that the plans are on file, the funds are on their way, the construction can get going and this road can finally drain properly.”
The funding is part of a $30 million allocation for road repairs across the state and is part of the Fix-it-First road and bridge repair and replacement program authorized by the General Assembly last year.
The State Bond Commission is scheduled to meet on Friday, March 28, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 1E of the Legislative Office Building in Hartford.
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Contact Steve Collins at scollins@bristolpress.com
49 comments:
TOM IS ALL EXCITED ABOUT THE FUNDS .TAKES CRDIT FOR THINGS SOME ONE ELSE DID LIKE FRANK NICASTRO DOES. TOM SHOULD SPEND SOME TIME GETTING A NEW HAIR PIECE.
and this post is relevant because???
Hamzy and Burns caucus in a closet with the rest of the 40 Republicans but if you watch their press releases they are responsible for everything, even though they have to go borrow paper clips from the Majority. Enough already. Tom Colapietro has been in the Capitol for 16 years. Voters keep electing him - he is clearly doing something right.
Here go therepublican Colapietro haters again ! It's true just as the press release says. I guess the republicans like us to think they do everything. Sorry guys it's all on record. Cry some more cause it's pretty obvious that if it's done by a republican it's OK. You guys are sooooo transluciente. Go ahead and cry some more , nobody is listening except you phony republicans AGAIN !!!!!
OK wise guys shoot your big mouths away !! Nothing new or old from you .
Boo hoo hoo !!!
Gee how come Hamzy didn't take credit for this? Nothing would have been said right ?
He's probably been there for 16 yrs because he doesn't listen to these R's on here.
How about we all just agree that this is a good thing for Bristol and move on. Must you naysayers turn everything into a political battle. Give it a rest already -- most of us are sick of all this.
The route 6 drainage project is a good thing -- leave it at that.
Here here !!
I'm kinda amazed that Bristol feels a need to address TEMPORARY closures of a road .
I mean they PREMANENTLY remove roads , turning lanes , and travel lanes all around the City for little or no apparent reason .
City leaders want to barricade the end of route 72 when it gets completed to prevent use of the boulevard , so why the concern over occasional interruption of traffic flow for rain ??
It seems that every other week in the summer they block off several roads in town for cart races , car shows , parades , festivals , and other questionable activities .
Leave the route 6 drainage the way it is , after all it is going to be union members doing the job , and we all remember how great a job they did on 84 in southington .... NOT !!!!
There you go again !! It should have been proposed by a republican I guess.
Anonymous said...
There you go again !! It should have been proposed by a republican I guess.
March 22, 2008 7:58 PM
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Just to let you know ..... I am a DEMOCRAT attempting to correct my beloved party and return it to a time when it could be respected .
You don't sound like a Democrat . I think the Republicans on here need a lot more correcting than your beloved party. Fix them first !!
Anonymous said...
You don't sound like a Democrat . I think the Republicans on here need a lot more correcting than your beloved party. Fix them first !!
March 24, 2008 1:30 PM
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After the eight year assault on american citizens by the clintons when they held power in washington , we democrats haven't been able to vote for any of our canidates without choking and gagging .
It will take a full generation to have any hope of burying the graft , corruption , and murders they are guilty of in their tenure .
Fortunately , we control the education of the nations youth , and are well on the way to filling their heads with the lies and deceit necessary to cover up our shame .
Oh Please Bushes war toll is now at 4,ooo. Who are you treing to kid? Join the republicans if you aren't one already.
Nobody died when Clinton lied!!!!
Hey 10:43 ever hear the name John Rowland or Gulianno ? Or Silvesrte etc. Course not your Republicans . Pure as mud !!
Anonymous said...
Nobody died when Clinton lied!!!!
March 24, 2008 3:12 PM
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How about when we democrats had control of BOTH houses of congress AND the White House .
We shot a mother in the Back while holding her infant in her arms in the doorway of her home .
We burned dozens of INNOCENT men , women , and CHILDREN alive in their own home .
We put through N.A.F.T.A. and removed vast manufacturing facilities from the nations economy .
Private militia's across the nation came out in force to protect american citizens from the onslaught of a runaway government .
Is it any wonder that America is wary of letting us control the whole ball of wax again ?
and ..... I see that some are still attempting to divert attention by bringing up someone getting a 'lewinsky ' .
We really need to get our crap together if we are ever again going to be able to proudly proclaim " I AM A DEMOCRAT "
To 3;48 WE ARE DOING ALL THAT NOW WITH BUSHES WAR. BUT HE IS DOING IT SO IT'S OK RIGHT?
Wrong Bushes war now has over 4,000 dead and 30,000 wounded or mamed for life.
"Bushs War" is FOR America and against the anti-America wing of the democrat party and other supporters of world wide terrorism.
Bushes war is just like you only his war is hiding behind the flag while killing thousands. You hide behind this blog and he hides behind the flag. Two of a kind !
Hey sh#@& head call me a terrorist to my face! Better yet the FBI should look into this Blog
Just because you support the terrorists does NOT mean anyone is calling you a terrorist .
It merely means that someone is pointing out where your loyalty belongs .
If this gets you upset , maybe you should just roll another one , just like the other one . ;-)
Oh come on don't get upset with a bickering baby like that.
I find it troubling that so many of my fellow democrats continue to be so upset about losing the last two presidential elections that they oppose the actions necessary to keep America safe , and , in effect support the terrorists just to satisfy their hatred for our duly elected President .
Like I said before STOP PRETENDING your a democrat. Although I wouldn't want to admit I was a republican either.Death reate is now over 4,000 How many more? If it were one of yours would you still think they should for Bushes war?
The mere fact that some choose to refer to the defense of America as bushs' war clearly demonstrates where their loyalty lies .
Certainly NOT with America , but , with those that want to see it destroyed .
Might I suggest you turn your hatred for America into something good and join your comrades in arms in the mountainous caves .
At least then , you may understand what you are really fighting for .
to 10:56 You would send your own flesh and blood to Iraq to die just so none know who you are. How many dies yesterday ? I think over 4000 Americans Are dead now.
PEOPLE DIE IN WARS !!!!!!!
America is at WAR !!!!!
Do you cowards actually believe the terrorists will disband if America were to surrender ???
They would just make you DEAD !!!!!
STOP SUPPORTING TERRORISTS and join America in assuring their defeat .
Cowardly punks make me sick .
To 4:15 You are using the same MO as the terrorists. They hide in the shadows like you . You are the real Punk .Just like the terrorists.
And 4:15 Your just another war monger. Bet you haven't even been in the service. Punk
Main Entry: 1punk
Pronunciation: \ˈpəŋk\
Function: noun
Etymology: origin unknown
Date: 1596
1archaic : prostitute
2[probably partly from 3punk] : nonsense, foolishness
3 a: a young inexperienced person : beginner, novice; especially : a young man b: a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian cslang : a young man used as a homosexual partner especially in a prison
4 a: punk rock b: a punk rock musician c: one who affects punk styles
Sounds like you 4:15 A Real PUNK and a gutless hidden BIG MOUTH
4000 MEN willingly gave their lives to assure that cowards had the right to spew the hatred some are in here .
Those same HEROES have given ME the RIGHT to defend them when someone chooses to defame , dishonor , and deficate on their memory .
I WILL remain vigilent and stand up for the valant members of our military against those cowards that are constantly attempting to impugn their memory .
Willing? told to do so is more like it. And were you ever in the service or did one of your children sacrifice? I doubt if your even patriotic, Just another faceless big mouth.
Those heroes gave up their lives to save , yes even , the lives of cowards that choose to soil their efforts .
They remind me of the pukes that used the assembly room ( named in honor of the civil war hero that gave his life to save the union ) in the basement of the Silas Bronson Library .
Those spineless cowards assembled there ( defaming a hero ) to organize their anti-american group and support world-wide terrorists .
It wouldn't surprise me if some posting here were also involved in that traitorous action .
I was A-1 and drafted in the winter of 66'.
You have someone explain that to you , you cowardly traitor to America .
Hey 3:16 you are 4-F on here.
Oops I mean 3:16 .....same person anyway
4-F for sure.
To the make believe Democrat "nobody died when Clinton lied"
So 3:16 You didn't go willingly like you say, you were drafted. Your just another big mouth !!
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To the make believe Democrat "nobody died when Clinton lied"
March 31, 2008 2:10 PM
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I repeat ;
How about when we democrats had control of BOTH houses of congress AND the White House .
We shot a mother in the Back while holding her infant in her arms in the doorway of her home .
We burned dozens of INNOCENT men , women , and CHILDREN alive in their own home .
We put through N.A.F.T.A. and removed vast manufacturing facilities from the nations economy .
Private militia's across the nation came out in force to protect american citizens from the onslaught of a runaway government .
Is it any wonder that America is wary of letting us control the whole ball of wax again ?
and ..... I see that some are still attempting to divert attention by bringing up someone getting a 'lewinsky ' .
We really need to get our crap together if we are ever again going to be able to proudly proclaim " I AM A DEMOCRAT "
4:01 I repeat you ain't a Democrat' Only a republican in sheeps clothing!!
And beside s you pretending to be a Democrat you forgot to say that it was the Bush administration in power at the time. Ever heard of "Vito?" You sure sound like a republican to me!
April 2, 2008 12:57 PM
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My affiliation w/ the democrat party dates back to the '56 stevenson / eisenhower presidential election .
Just because the national socialist and communist factions of my beloved party have acquired control of it's direction , I WILL NOT abandon it .
I will stay and fight to repair the damage currently being done to it .
I seriously hope that one day in my lifetime , I will be able to once again hold my head high and proudly say ....
I am a Democrat.
Until that time I will NOT deny being a democrat , no matter how far into the gutter it may fall .
I still think you are nasty like a republican . If you are like them join them . There's plenty of room for unhappy people like you there. BTW I still don't think your a Democrat.
Hey 3:47 Stop pretending your a democrat. You sound a lot like a republican who is already in the gutter. You can hold your head as high as the republicans let you ......it's easier to get at.
To 4:01 and Bushes war continues to murder !!!!
April 2, 2008 7:26 PM
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Sometimes it is necessary to kill your enemy before they kill you .
Maybe you should try and google September 11th , 2001 and see if there is some sort of reason Americans are fighting alqueda in Iraq .
Some people prefer to prevent those that you vehemently defend from Murdering any more innocent Americans over here .
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