Connecticut Cities to Build EV Stations With Federal Funds

(TNS) — Nine Connecticut municipalities, including Danbury and New Milford, have been granted conditional awards from the state Department of Transportation to build out electrical vehicle charging stations in their communities to better support commuters driving electric vehicles.

"Investing these funds toward making additional EV chargers readily available for commuters around the state will make it easier for people and businesses to continue making the transition to cleaner cars and trucks," Gov. Ned Lamont said in a recent statement.

Totaling more than $5 million, the conditional awards are designed to fill gaps in the state's federally designated Alternative Fuel Corridors, which seek to raise awareness of alternative fuels, according to the state's website.

The funds will support entities in planning, designing, constructing, operating and maintaining electrical vehicle supply equipment sites at nine sites across Connecticut with a total of 45 charging ports.

The locations selected for conditional awards are:

• 17 Thorpe St. Ext. off Interstate 84's Exit 5 in Danbury;

• 61 Danbury Road at the intersection of Route 7 and Route 202 in New Milford;

• 165 Leibert Road off I-91's Exit 33 in Hartford;

• 1101 East Main St. off I-91's Exit 16 northbound in Meriden;

• 1 Connecticut Turnpike East at the I-395 northbound Service Plaza in Plainfield;

• 12 South Main St. off I-395's Exit 32 in Moosup;

• 50 Providence Pike at the intersection of I-395 and Route 44 in Putnam;

• 105 Meriden Road off I-84's Exit 22 westbound in Waterbury; and

• 327 Ruby Road off I-84's Exit 71 in Willington.

Each site will contain Level 3 charging stations with a minimum of four direct current fast charging ports. The charging stations will be located within one mile of the exit ramps along the Alternative Fuel Corridors, according to DOT.

"These conditional awards are moving us closer to building more fast chargers across Connecticut," Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said in the statement released last month. "Having these spaced no more than 50 miles apart means drivers will not have to worry about where the universal fast charger will be. Part of our overall strategy of reducing carbon emissions from the transportation sector includes having reliable EV chargers where people are already stopping or traveling."

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