2019 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 13a - Highways and Bridges
Chapter 240 - Highway Financing
Section 13a-185 - Projects included.

(a) The proceeds of the sale of said securities referred to in subsection (a) of section 13a-184, the funds available by virtue of the appropriations made in said subsection (a), any federal moneys added in accordance with section 13a-190 and any other moneys added in accordance with subdivision (53) of section 13a-198b, shall be used to pay or provide for the cost of planning, designing, laying out, constructing, reconstructing, relocating or improving the several highway facilities, enumerated in subsections (a) and (b) of this section and in sections 13a-198b and 13a-198l, each of which is or is made hereby a part of the state highway system and is hereinafter sometimes referred to as a “project”, including in each case but not limited to costs and expenses of right-of-way or other property acquisitions therefor or desirable in connection therewith, expenses in connection therewith for engineering, fiscal, architectural and legal work or services, and all administrative and other expenses properly attributable thereto and for any of the projects or purposes of sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of public act 95-286*.

(1)–(8) Repealed by P.A. 78-107, S. 2.

(9) Connecticut Route 72, from 1961 Route 72 construction east of New Britain Road in Berlin to Interstate Route 84 in the vicinity of the New Britain-Plainville town line including a connector to Interstate Route 291 in Newington.

(10) Connecticut Route 72 in Plainville, from the vicinity of Connecticut Route 177 to the vicinity of Interstate Route 84.

(11) Connecticut Route 190, bridge across the Connecticut River in Suffield and Enfield, together with approaches.

(12)–(24) Repealed by P.A. 78-107, S. 2.

(b) The proceeds of the sale of said securities referred to in subsection (b) of section 13a-184, any federal moneys added in accordance with section 13a-190 and any other moneys added in accordance with subdivision (53) of section 13a-198b shall be used to pay or provide for the cost of planning, designing, laying out, constructing, reconstructing, relocating or improving the several highway facilities, enumerated in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, section 13a-198b, and section 13a-198l, each of which is or is made hereby a part of the state highway system and is hereinafter sometimes referred to as a “project”, including in each case but not limited to costs and expenses of right-of-way or other property acquisitions therefor or desirable in connection therewith, expenses in connection therewith for engineering, fiscal, architectural and legal work or services, and all administrative and other expenses properly attributable thereto and for any of the projects or purposes of sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of public act 95-286*.

(1)–(4) Repealed by P.A. 78-107, S. 2.

(5) Connecticut Route 66, from the vicinity of U.S. Route 5 in Meriden to the vicinity of the Meriden-Southington town line and a full interchange at the intersection of Connecticut Route 66 and Route 71 in Meriden.

(6) U.S. Route 7, from the vicinity of Belden Avenue in Norwalk to north of Silvermine Road in Brookfield including the relocation of Plattsville Avenue from New Canaan Avenue in Norwalk northerly 0.3 mile, the U.S. Route 7 northbound off-ramp from the New Canaan Avenue overpass to Plattsville Avenue 0.1 mile, and the state's share not exceeding two hundred thousand dollars for the acquisition of land and for the engineering and architectural fees for a linear park.

(7) Connecticut Route 8, from the vicinity north of the Bridgeport-Trumbull town line in Trumbull to the vicinity of Bridgeport Avenue in Shelton.

(8) and (9) Repealed by P.A. 78-107, S. 2.

(10) Connecticut Route 25 in Trumbull, from the vicinity of the junction of Connecticut Routes 8 and 25 to Connecticut Route 111.

(11) Connecticut Route 34 in New Haven, from the vicinity of Boulevard to the vicinity east of York Street.

(12) Connecticut Route 72, central section in New Britain.

(13) Connecticut Route 11, from the vicinity of relocated Connecticut Route 2 in Colchester to the vicinity of Interstate Route 95 in Waterford; except from 0.6 of a mile south of Connecticut Route 82 in Salem to approximately 1.6 miles south of the Montville-Waterford town line.

(14) and (15) Repealed by P.A. 78-107, S. 2.

(1961, P.A. 605, S. 2; 1963, P.A. 226, S. 185; February, 1965, P.A. 325, S. 3; 1969, P.A. 755, S. 2; June, 1971, P.A. 4, S. 47; P.A. 73-157, S. 1, 11; P.A. 75-564, S. 1, 7; P.A. 76-332, S. 1, 5; P.A. 77-351, S. 1, 7; P.A. 78-107, S. 2; P.A. 82-369, S. 24, 28; P.A. 95-286, S. 19, 20, 26.)

*Note: Sections 1 to 6, inclusive, of public act 95-286 are special in nature and therefore have not been codified but remain in full force and effect according to their terms.

History: 1963 act restated previous provisions: See title history; 1965 act added provisions accommodating new material in Sec. 13a-184 and references to federal moneys, and increased the amount in Subsec. (a)(1) from $16,500,000, in Subsec. (a)(3) from $38,000,000, in Subsec. (a)(4) from $21,700,000, in Subsec. (a)(5) from $6,500,000, in Subsec. (a)(6) from $5,400,000, in Subsec. (a)(7) from $3,570,000, in Subsec. (a)(8) from $8,000,000, in Subsec. (a)(9) from $21,800,000, in Subsec. (a)(10) from $7,000,000, in Subsec. (a)(11) from $6,500,000, in Subsec. (a)(12) from $1,000,000, and in Subsec. (a)(24) from $300,000, and added Subsec. (b); 1969 act included use of any other moneys added in accordance with Sec. 13a-191(a) or 13a-198b(53), in Subsecs. (a) and (b) and amended Subsec. (b) to add exception re instances where limits may be exceeded and to revise limits in: Subdiv. (2) from $10,200,000 to $11,200,000, Subdiv. (4) from $25,000,000 to $10,000,000, Subdiv. (6) from $83,500,000 to $123,500,000, Subdiv. (7) from $23,000,000 to $40,000,000, Subdiv. (8) from $25,000,000 to $31,000,000, Subdiv. (9) from $3,500,000 to $5,000,000, Subdiv. (10) from $20,000,000 to $36,000,000, Subdiv. (12) from $26,000,000 to $76,000,000 and Subdiv. (13) from $35,000,000 to $41,000,000 and to delete reference to Rte. 7 between Brookfield and New Milford in Subdiv. (6) and to delete reference to continuation of Rte. 25 through Monroe and Newtown to connect with Rte. 84 in Subdiv. (10); 1971 act amended Subsec. (b)(6) re limit of state's share for land acquisition and engineering and architectural fees for linear park; P.A. 73-157 deleted references to Sec. 13a-191 and to limits in the various Subdivs., deleted exceptions for instances when limits may be exceeded and added reference to Sec. 13a-198l in both Subsecs. (a) and (b) and amended Subsec. (b) to replace Rte. 6A with Rte. 66 in Subdiv. (5), to replace Rte. 85 with Rte. 11 in Subdiv. (13) and to clarify Subdivs. (6) and (11); P.A. 75-564 amended Subsec. (b) to delete provision re engineering and acquisition of rights-of-way in Subdiv. (11) and to limit expenditures in Subdiv. (14) to expenses incurred before July 1, 1975; P.A. 76-332 amended Subsec. (b)(6) re engineering and acquisition of rights-of-way; P.A. 77-351 amended Subsec. (b)(5) to include interchange at intersection of Rtes. 66 and 71 in Meriden and amended Subsec. (b)(13) to except portion of route; P.A. 78-107 repealed Subdivs. (1) to (8) and (12) to (24) in Subsec. (a) and Subdivs. (1) to (4), (8), (9), (14) and (15) in Subsec. (b); P.A. 82-369 amended Subdiv. (6) of Subsec. (b) to authorize completion of remaining work concerning U.S. Route 7, from Belden Avenue in Norwalk to Silvermine Road in Brookfield including relocation of Plattsville Avenue and the U.S. Route 7 northbound off-ramp; P.A. 95-286 amended section to add projects or purposes under Secs. 1 to 6 of P.A. 95-286, effective July 1, 1995.