HARTFORD, CONN (WTIC Radio)-Federal, state and local officials announce $4.5 million to mitigate flooding concerns in northern Hartford.
The area has been plagued with water and sewage damage for decades.
Senator Richard Blumenthal estimates the total cost could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars.
The immediate infrastructure upgrades includes new drains, catch basins and retention facilities.
Both Blumenthal and Senator Chris Murphy were critical of past efforts by the Metropolitan District Commission, though they say they're improving.
Mayor Arunan Arulampalam said the area has the poorest zip code in Connecticut. 96 percent are people of color with an average income of $23 thousand.
Those residents are reminded that the M-D-C offers free sump pumps to help in the interim.
