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Bridgeport Hospital builds new plaza to improve safety of entrance

The $5 million project includes greenery, a sheltered walkway and a water sculpture

By Healthcare Facilities Today


The Bridgeport Hospital, in Bridgeport, Conn., recently marked the opening of the Grant Street Plaza, a park designed to improve the safety and appearance of the hospital's entryway. 

The plaza includes trees, shrubs and other greenery, a sheltered ground-level walkway between the hospital’s parking structure and main entrance and a water sculpture .

According to the article in the Bridgeport News, there is no longer vehicle access from Central Avenue to the part of Grant Street in front of the hospital. 

The $5 million project began in January 2013, was build by with O&G Industries, Bridgeport and designed by Bridgeport-based Antinozzi Architects.

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September 25, 2013


Topic Area: Renovations


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