About CTDOT Commissioner Eucalitto
On November 23, 2022, Governor Ned Lamont announced his appointment of Garrett T. Eucalitto as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) as he begins his second term in office.
Eucalitto, formerly the Deputy Commissioner of CTDOT, held the position since January 2020. In this role, he has overseen CTDOT’s Bureaus of Finance & Administration, Policy & Planning, and Public Transportation. Eucalitto has also worked to launch the state’s first Vision Zero Council, serves as the state’s Governor’s Highway Safety Representative, and serves on the Northeast Corridor Commission.
Prior to joining CTDOT, he was Transportation Program Director for the National Governors Association (NGA) in Washington, DC. In this capacity, he was responsible for assisting the nation’s 55 governors (states, territories, and commonwealths) in advancing their policy objectives in transportation, including combating impaired driving, and improving safety on the roadways, the implementation of innovative financing tools, transit-oriented development, and accelerating electrification of the transportation sector.
Before joining the NGA, Eucalitto was the Undersecretary for Comprehensive Planning and Intergovernmental Policy for the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management during the administration of Governor Dannel P. Malloy. In this position, he researched, evaluated, and developed transportation, environmental, and regional planning initiatives.
He began his career working in Washington, DC, on the staff of former Senator Joe Lieberman for six years as his legislative assistant, covering appropriations, transportation, and infrastructure. In this role, Eucalitto advocated for Connecticut’s transportation needs at the federal level and led efforts to protect the Long Island Sound and improve the state’s air quality and environmental assets. He also secured federal protections to allow continued dredging of the state’s ports and harbors, worked to secure the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and collaborated with CTDOT to secure annual appropriations and discretionary funding and in the consideration and passage of MAP-21.
Eucalitto earned a bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross and a master’s degree from Boston University. He is a native of Torrington and currently lives in New Haven.