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Five percent of bridges in Connecticut are in “poor condition.”

Today, we talk about what needs to be done to update the bridges and roads in our state, and we talk about the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. We hear from The Accountability Project from right here at Connecticut Public.

And later, we hear about the infrastructure workforce and the training needed to staff these jobs.

We’ll also talk about the future of green infrastructure, a small solution to increased rainfall and subsequent flooding.

GUESTS:
Jim Haddadin: Editor for the Accountability Project, Connecticut Public’s investigative reporting team
Ron Harichandran: Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven
Michael Dietz: Extension Educator at UConn and Director of the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources
Chris DiPentima: President and CEO Connecticut Business & Industry Association.

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Five percent of bridges in Connecticut are in <a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/news/investigative/2023-01-05/connecticut-has-more-than-200-bridges-in-poor-condition-what-will-it-take-to-fix-them" data-cms-ai="0">“poor condition.”</a>
Today, we talk about what needs to be done to update the bridges and roads in our state, and we talk about the collapse of the <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/26/us/key-bridge-collapse-baltimore-what-to-know.html" data-cms-ai="0">Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore.</a> We hear from The Accountability Project from right here at Connecticut Public.
And later, we hear about the <a href="https://www.brookings.edu/articles/infrastructure-workforce/" data-cms-ai="0">infrastructure workforce</a> and the training needed to staff these jobs.
We’ll also talk about the future of <a href="https://www.epa.gov/green-infrastructure/what-green-infrastructure" data-cms-ai="0">green infrastructure,</a> a small solution to increased rainfall and subsequent flooding.
GUESTS:
<ul>
<li>Jim Haddadin: Editor for the Accountability Project, Connecticut Public’s investigative reporting team</li>
<li>Ron Harichandran: Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven</li>
<li>Michael Dietz: Extension Educator at UConn and Director of the Connecticut Institute of Water Resources</li>
<li>Chris DiPentima: President and CEO Connecticut Business &amp; Industry Association.</li>
</ul>
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Produced by Connecticut Public, 'Where We Live' puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

Where We Live is a call-in talk show about who we are in Connecticut and our place in the world.

Where We Live

Produced by Connecticut Public, '<a href="https://www.ctpublic.org/show/where-we-live/about">Where We Live'</a> puts Connecticut in context. Host Catherine Shen brings us fascinating, informed, in-depth conversations and stories beyond news headlines.  We start local, but we take time to explore domestic and international issues and consider how they impact us personally and here at home.

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