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Connecticut

2 buyers · 34 tenders · checked 2026-10-07

One state buyer, CTDOT: $1.667bn Walk Bridge Program, Time for CT, $3.07bn Devon Bridge plan, Hartford Line double track, 60 Alstom coaches.

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2Buyers tracked

34Tenders tracked

5Cities tracked

Live pipeline: $1,667.0m Walk Bridge Program (capital-plan programme budget); $3,074.0m Devon Rail Bridge Replacement (capital-plan programme budget, design); $376.0m TIME-2 Norwalk; $315m Alstom 60-coach order; $280m Hartford Line Phase 3B double track (capital-plan budget); FRA grants including $574.6m Walk Bridge and $172m TIME-1
Technology areas: Track & civil, Electrification, Signalling & train control, Rolling-stock hardware, Digital operations

Key figures

Walk Bridge programme budget$1,667.0mWalk Bridge Program construction funding in the FFY2026-2030 capital plan sheet: federal $1,284.5m, state $382.5m; sheet stamped last updated 14 September 2023.

1 source · primary

● CTDOT Capital Plan Project Information Sheets FFY2026-2030 · Selected major projects, February 2026: project budgets in millions with federal and state split (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-07)

FRA Northeast Corridor awardsnearly $2bn FFY2022-23Ten Connecticut projects selected for nearly $2bn of FRA FSP-NEC funding for FFY2022 and FFY2023, including $826,652,000 for Amtrak's Connecticut River Bridge and $1.168bn for CTDOT-managed projects; four projects for $291m in FFY2024.

1 source · primary

● CTDOT Transportation Infrastructure Capital Plan Report FY2026-FY2030 · Capital plan report: FSP-NEC awards, rail projects in design and construction, rail initiatives (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-07)

Devon Bridge replacement budget$3,074.0mDevon Rail Bridge Replacement programme budget in design, with an FRA award of $245,920,000 for design and NEPA.

2 sources · all primary

● CTDOT Capital Plan Project Information Sheets FFY2026-2030 · Selected major projects, February 2026: project budgets in millions with federal and state split (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-07)
● USAspending.gov (FRA award 69A36526420980FSPCT) · FRA award to CTDOT for design and NEPA of a full bridge replacement, 245,920,000, 1 October 2025 to 30 April 2030 (published 2025-10-01 · checked 2026-10-07)

Hartford Line state commitmentover $1bn stateCTDOT states it has committed over $1bn of state funds to match federal grants on the Hartford Line Rail Program; FSP-NEC grants of $206.9m are part of a $2.3bn federal commitment statewide.

1 source · primary

● CTDOT Hartford Line Rail Program · Funding and Budget page: phase costs, CRISI and FSP-NEC grants, state commitment (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)

60-coach order$315mAlstom contract for 60 single-level coaches announced 9 August 2023, first cars expected 2026.

1 source · primary

● Governor of Connecticut (press release) · Purchase of 60 new rail cars: Alstom contract valued at 315 million, first cars expected 2026, 9 August 2023 (published 2023-08-09 · checked 2026-10-07)

Amtrak river bridge award$826,652,000FRA FSP-NEC award for Amtrak's Connecticut River Bridge replacement at Old Saybrook and Old Lyme; carried as t_amtrak_connecticut_river_bridge in the market file.

1 source · primary

● CTDOT Transportation Infrastructure Capital Plan Report FY2026-FY2030 · Capital plan report: FSP-NEC awards, rail projects in design and construction, rail initiatives (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-07)

Buyers

Buyer	Type	Tenders	Contracts awarded
Connecticut Department of Transportation (Office of Rail)	State DOT	32	1
Housatonic Railroad Co Inc	Freight railroad	1	0

Tenders

Tender	Buyer	Status	Value band	Next key date
TIME-1 Contract A Bridgeport Stratford	CTDOT	Awarded	$100–500m	Awarded February 2026
Hartford Line Enfield station and track	CTDOT	Awarded	$25–100m	Awarded October 2026
Housatonic River rail bridge interim repairs	CTDOT	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded December 2025
Naugatuck railroad station	CTDOT	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded May 2025
New Haven coach yard acceptance facility	CTDOT	Awarded	$5–25m	Awarded August 2025
Walk Bridge replacement Norwalk	CTDOT	In execution	over $1bn	Completion 2023
Alstom 60 commuter coaches	CTDOT	In execution	$100–500m	Published August 2023
Hartford Line Phase 4 stations	CTDOT	In execution	$100–500m
Stamford maintenance-of-equipment facility renovation	CTDOT	In execution	$100–500m	Completion 2028
New Haven Rail Yard car and diesel shops	CTDOT	In execution	$100–500m
TIME-2 projects East Norwalk	CTDOT	In execution	$100–500m
Waterbury Branch platform replacements	CTDOT	In execution	$25–100m
Housatonic Railroad CRISI track and bridges	Housatonic Railroad	In execution	$5–25m
Hartford Line Windsor Locks station	CTDOT	In execution	$5–25m	Awarded July 2022
Devon Rail Bridge replacement	CTDOT	Planned	over $1bn
New Haven Line station information upgrades	CTDOT	Planned	$100–500m
Hartford Line Phase 3B double track	CTDOT	Planned	$100–500m
New Haven State Street Station platform	CTDOT	Planned	$100–500m
New Haven Union Station platforms	CTDOT	Planned	$100–500m
New Haven Line signal system improvements	CTDOT	Planned	$100–500m
Stamford Yard catenary improvements	CTDOT	Planned	$100–500m
Danbury fueling yard facility	CTDOT	Planned	$25–100m
Derby-Shelton railroad station	CTDOT	Planned	$25–100m
New Haven Line seven overpass bridges design	CTDOT	Planned	$25–100m
New Haven Line Power Phase 2 substations	CTDOT	Planned	$60m-$89.99m scope band
New Haven Rail Yard wheel truing facility	CTDOT	Planned	$25–100m
Stamford MOE Power	CTDOT	Planned	Advertising schedule scope band L ($30m to $39.99m)
Cos Cob Bridge replacement planning	CTDOT	Planned	$5–25m
New Haven Line fiber and CCTV upgrade	CTDOT	Planned	$5–25m
Springfield Line Connecticut River Bridge planning	Amtrak	Planned	$5–25m
Saugatuck River rail bridge planning	CTDOT	Planned	$5–25m
Shore Line East Madison station	CTDOT	Planned	Advertising schedule scope band K ($20m to $29.99m)
Waterbury station waiting room	CTDOT	Planned	$5–25m
TIME-1 Contracts B and C	CTDOT	Planned

Cities

City	Network status	Networks
Norwalk	Walk Bridge replacement under construction on the New Haven Line, with the TIME-2 bridges and East Norwalk station works alongside; East Norwalk station closed 26 September to 18 October 2026.	Metro-North New Haven Line
New Haven	Union Station and State Street Station platform projects in design; the New Haven Rail Yard carries a car and diesel shop renovation, a coach acceptance facility and a planned wheel-truing shop.	Metro-North New Haven Line; CTrail Hartford Line; CTrail Shore Line East
Hartford	Hartford Line terminus region: Phase 3B double track in West Hartford and Hartford is in design.	CTrail Hartford Line
Stamford	Stamford maintenance-of-equipment facility renovation under way; yard catenary replacement in design; Stamford MOE power work scheduled for advertising in August 2027.	Metro-North New Haven Line
Bridgeport	TIME-1 track, catenary and bridge corridor between Bridgeport and Stratford; Contract A awarded.	Metro-North New Haven Line

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Sources

● CTDOT State Projects Scheduled for Advertising · Schedule October 2026 to September 2027, updated 14 September 2026, with scope-code value ranges (published 2026-09-14 · checked 2026-10-07)
● CTDOT Project Awards 2026 · Apparent three-low-bid tabs and execution dates by bid-opening month, 2026 (published 2026-10-07 · checked 2026-10-07)
● CTDOT Transportation Infrastructure Capital Plan Report FY2026-FY2030 · Capital plan report: FSP-NEC awards, rail projects in design and construction, rail initiatives (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-07)
● CTDOT Capital Plan Project Information Sheets FFY2026-2030 · Selected major projects, February 2026: project budgets in millions with federal and state split (published 2026-02 · checked 2026-10-07)
● CTDOT Office of Rail · Office of Rail home page: New Haven Line operated by Metro-North, Shore Line East, Hartford Line, 320-plus miles of state-owned right-of-way (published 2026 · checked 2026-10-07)

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