Shelton Police caution drivers about icy road conditions tonight

Attention Shelton residents: Due to icy road conditions, please use extreme caution while traveling tonight. Reduce your speed, allow extra stopping distance, and avoid unnecessary travel if possible.

Shelton public safety crews are actively monitoring conditions. Stay safe and check on neighbors as needed!

Ansonia posts street milling schedule starting Monday

From the City of Ansonia FB page:

Beginning Monday, Oct. 13, Burns Construction will begin milling the streets with the schedule below.

No parking with be posted accordingly.

Monday, 10/13: Rufus St., Murray St., Fifth St.

Tuesday, 10/14: Summer St., Winter St., N. Cliff St.

Wednesday, 10/15: Hill St., Adam St., Chester St.

Thursday, 10/16: Finish Chester St., Farrel Dr.

Friday, 10/17: Fitzpatrick Rd.

Paving will follow same schedule the following week (10/20).

Gentile supports electronic tolls legislation

HARTFORD - State Rep. Linda Gentile (D-Derby, Ansonia) attended a press conference today to support electronic tolls and advocate for a better transportation infrastructure system in Connecticut. 

Linda M. Gentile

Gentile is specifically supporting legislation to require the state Department of Transportation to prepare a state-wide plan to implement electronic tolling on Connecticut’s highways. 

Electronic tolls are simply transponders on the road that communicate with a transponder in your vehicle - Connecticut transponders would be eligible for a discount.  

“Connecticut roads, bridges, and highways are deteriorating from old age and overuse,” Rep. Gentile said. “The bottom line is that the Special Transportation Fund will be insolvent in two to five years and we are in desperate need of additional funding. 

"In order to ensure the safety of our residents, we need to invest in our transportation infrastructure now. Since the federal government requires that the revenue from electronic tolls be used towards transportation, Connecticut residents can be reassured that the investment in electronic tolls will pay off.”

Over the course of 25 years, electronic tolls could raise $37-62 billion depending on the toll-rate used - according to the CDM Smith study commissioned by the state Department of Transportation and published in 2016.

“According to the 2017 American Society of Civil Engineers Report, the average Connecticut driver spends $864 per year in motor vehicle repairs,” Gentile said. “The longer we wait to improve these conditions, the more money it’ll cost drivers to fix and the more dangerous our transportation system becomes. The need to pass this legislation is more urgent now than ever.”

The legislation will be filed and raised by the Transportation Committee as soon as the 2018 legislative session commences.

This is a press release from Gentile's office.

Derby plans road milling this week

DERBY - Street Commissioner Anthony DeFala Sr. has announced that road milling will take place Friday and Saturday to prepare certain roads for repairs and repaving. 
The milling will occur between the hours of 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on each day.

He wants the residents and visitors to the City of Derby to be aware of these ongoing project schedules so that any inconvenience will be kept to a minimum.
Here is the schedule:
Friday - Benanto Drive and Pleasant View Road
Saturday - Evelyn Road and Yocher Lane

The milled roads will remain in this milled condition for approximately three weeks at which time the paving will commence.
The current Derby Road Maintenance and Paving Program was approved by the voters of the City of Derby on Nov. 4, 2014 as an initiative of the administration of Mayor Anita Dugatto.

For information on the ongoing Derby Road Maintenance and Paving Program contact Street Commissioner Anthony DeFala, Sr., 203-736-1468 or derbypw@derbyct.gov.


This is a press release from Mayor Anita Dugatto's office. 

Ansonia mayor announces $3.5M Wakelee Avenue project

Ansonia Mayor David S. Cassetti announces 'Wake Up Wakelee!' initiative Tuesday morning outside Lear Pharmacy on Wakelee Avenue.


Stay tuned for more information on the reconstruction project.

Warning Valley residents: Traffic woes ahead

After rush hour April 24 work will begin to replace the railroad crossing on Division Street in Ansonia and Derby.

Please click here to read the story in the Valley Independent Sentinel.

Sharing message from Ansonia Public Works

From the Ansonia Police Department and Superintendent of Public Works ~ "Residents: please stay off the roads until at least 1:00 p.m. if at all possible. The roads are dangerously icy and public works crews continue to work on the roads. 

"We thank you for your patience and cooperation. Stay safe."