Instead, the letter Q now stands for questions that surround the project, such as, “Where are the contractors?”
“It was a surprise to the department that there were no bids,” says Judd Everhart, a spokesman for the Connecticut Dept. of Transportation. “This has clearly delayed both the start and the completion.”
ConnDot officials are trying to figure out why no bidders showed up and are seeking ways to get the seven-year project back on track, possibly by breaking up the $400-million-plus job into smaller contracts.