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The Hartford pilot: Bushnell South Garage
The Bushnell South Garage is the new garage on the former public health laboratory site on Clinton Street in Hartford, Connecticut. Published records connect the law, the funding approval and the completed garage.
| Stage | What the record shows | Official source |
|---|---|---|
| The law | Connecticut Public Act 18-178, sections 1 and 2, effective July 1, 2018, authorized up to $16 million for Capital Region Development Authority garage design and construction in Hartford. | Enacted act |
| The funding approval | On September 20, 2018, the State Bond Commission adopted Item 1 for $16 million under PA 18-178. The revised agenda identifies the Clinton Street former lab site and names Bushnell South. | Minutes, pages 2 and 3 Revised agenda, page 6 |
| The project | The Office of Legislative Research ties the former lab parcel to the completed garage overseen by CRDA. CRDA names it Bushnell South Garage and reports completion in 2021 with 409 spaces. | OLR backgrounder CRDA garage operations |
What the sources do not establish
The Commission's approval authorizes funding. The sources reviewed do not show project-level bond issuance, payments made, final cost records or measured resident outcomes, so these remain unverified. A separate 2026 record covers later renovation work on a Hartford garage and is not part of this story.
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