Developer Proposes $50 Billion Bridge Connecting Connecticut and Long Island

CT-Long Island Bridge Proponents Hold Info Session

The group is advocating for a 14-mile bridge and tunnel connecting Interstate 95 in Bridgeport with the Sunken Meadow Parkway in Smithtown.

Feasibility Study Proposed for Long Island Sound Bridge Connecting CT and NY

On Monday, June 15, the Connecticut-Long Island Initiative (CTLII) hosted a press conference to talk about a future bridge across the Long Island Sound. The CT-LII’s proposed bridge, which was designed by housing developer Stephen Shapiro, would have a mile-long underwater tunnel on each side of the corridor that would lead to artificial islands, and a 12-mile bridge connecting the islands. It would connect Bridgeport to the Sunken Meadow Parkwa…

Long Island Sound bridge? Supporters make another push at the Capitol

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A politically diverse group gathered at the state Capitol for a Monday morning press conference focused on the concept of a bridge-tunnel passage across Long Island Sound. The concept of a cross-Sound roadway has existed for nearly a century and has been revived in Connecticut in recent months thanks to the [...]

Could a big bridge link CT and Long Island?

Supporters of a $50 billion plan to build a 15-mile bridge between Bridgeport, Connecticut, and Kings Park, New York, say the idea is no less plausible than the Apollo moon landing. “This isn’t the first idea that people think is a pipe dream,” said Stephen Shapiro, the Connecticut developer spearheading the proposal, at a Capitol press conference on Monday. “The moon landing was a lot more crazy back then than this bridge is now.” Shapiro has a…

Developer proposes $50 billion bridge connecting Connecticut and Long Island

A developer is proposing a $50 billion bridge and tunnel project to connect Connecticut and Long Island across Long Island Sound.

Supporters continue push to study bridge connecting Connecticut and New York

Connecticut lawmakers and supporters are again discussing a long-debated proposal to build a bridge connecting Connecticut and Long Island, a project advocates say could cut travel times and ease regional traffic congestion. The proposal calls for a roughly 12-mile bridge with 1-mile tunnels at each end, connecting Bridgeport and Kings Park, New York. Supporters estimate the project would cost about $50 billion and would rely on a combination of…