Officials from eight coastal communities in Connecticut are being urged to quickly complete work on Superstorm Sandy-related infrastructure upgrades because further delay could result in a loss of federal funding for the projects.
In a letter sent Thursday, state Housing Commissioner Evonne M. Klein said 12 municipalities received money under the Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery program.
Eight are considered "behind schedule," facing looming 2017 and 2018 deadlines.
Klein said six of those communities have not yet begun using some of their grants, which are supposed to pay for repairs to infrastructure damaged by the 2013 storm and planning for future storms.
The list includes Fairfield, Milford, New Haven, New London, Stonington and West Haven.
Following are the projects:
Fairfield projects are worth a combined $374,500
- Pine Creek Dike Expansion: $300,000. Expiration deadline: March 17, 2018
- W.P.C.F. Outfall Pipe: $74,500. Expiration deadline: Sept. 6, 2018
Milford: Projects are worth a combined $3,053,980
- Gulf Beach Breakwater Reconstruction: $503,500. Expiration deadline: Jan. 29, 2018
- Morningside Revetment Reconstruction: $1,180,480. Expiration deadline: Jan. 29, 2018
- Essential Generators: $195,000. Expiration deadline: Feb. 18, 2018
- Crescent Beach Study: $225,000, Expiration deadline: Feb. 24, 2018
- Gulf Street and Welch's Point Road Study: $275,000. Expiration deadline: Feb. 24, 2018
- Walnut and Wildemere Beach Study: $525,000. Expiration deadline: March 1, 2018
- Pelham Street Planning and Design: $150,000, Expiration deadline: March 8, 2018
New Haven: Projects are worth a combined $5.9 million.
- East Shore Erosion Control: $1.9 million. Expiration deadline: Sept. 30, 2017
- Union Avenue Mitigation and Resiliency: $4 million. Expiration deadline: Sept. 30, 2017
New London: Projects are worth a combined $1,600,875
- Shaw's Cove Pump Station: $120,000. Expiration deadline: March 30, 2018
- Drainage Improvements: $1,480,875. Expiration deadline: Oct. 27. 30, 2018
Stonington
- Town of Stonington Coastal Resilience Plan: $150,000. Expiration deadline: March 1, 2018
West Haven: Projects are worth a combined $3,653,000.
- Resiliency Plan and Wastewater Treatment Facility Outfall $278,000. Expiration deadline: Aug. 25, 2018
- Beach Street and 1st Avenue Reconstruction: $1.2 million. Expiration deadline: Sept. 30, 2017
- Old Field Creek Dredging: $525,000. Expiration deadline: Sept. 30, 2017
- Beach Street and First Avenue Reconstruction: $1,650,000. Expiration deadline: Sept. 30, 2017
Connecticut received $159 million to help homeowners and municipalities with repairs.
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Several communities have only spent a portion of the awarded funding.
