INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION CENTER

The concept of developing a multi-modal transportation center to serve the City of Waterbury and the surrounding Central Naugatuck Valley Region has been discussed for several years. The Waterbury Transportation Center would house and link a variety of transportation services including commuter rail, inter-/intra-city buses, taxis, shuttles (downtown, hotel, airport, etc.), commuter travel, and rail tourism activities. All of these would have direct linkages to our revitalized downtown. A modern multi-modal transportation center would enable Waterbury to properly serve the transportation needs of the City and the surrounding region by consolidating resources and creating a system that provides effective linkages, which will result in improvements to customer convenience and reduced travel times. The Freight Street area has been selected as the best location for the center. Preliminary information, site design and cost estimates have been developed through initial studies prepared by STV, Incorporated of Stratford, Connecticut and HMA, Incorporated of Hamden, Connecticut. The State of Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has also commissioned DMJM Harris of New York, New York to conduct a study of this concept. This study is currently underway and should be completed in late spring 2006. The DECD has provided the WDC with $2,200,000.00 in financial assistance to defray the costs associated with the preparation of a new bus system plan, development of a site plan, design of infrastructure modifications, coordination and mitigation of rail issues, acquisition of necessary environmental and geo-technical analyses of the proposed site, and the architectural design of the center itself.