2022 CTDOT Press Releases

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• 7/1/2022 Speeding Wrecks Lives: Anti-Speeding Enforcement Effort to Launch July 1

  Traffic Fatalities Up 25% from 2021; On Track to Reach Record Levels by End of Year

• 7/1/2022 Governor Lamont Reminds Public of ParkConneCT Program that Offers Increased Bus Services to State Parks and Beaches this Summer

  ParkConneCT offers fare-free shuttles and enhanced existing transit service to various state parks and beaches this summer through Labor Day on September 5, 2022.

• 6/29/2022 Public Invited to Virtual Public Information Meeting Concerning the Installation of Centerline Rumble Strips in Stafford

  CTDOT holding a virtual meeting on Thursday, July 14 at 6 p.m.

• 6/24/2022 CTDOT Announces Finalization of Service and Fare Equity (SAFE) Analysis

  Analysis includes changes to bus service in the CTtransit Hartford and New Haven service areas, as well as a CTtransit Express route.

• 6/24/2022 Safety and Track Improvement Projects on the Hartford Line Result in Two Month Service Changes

  CTDOT announced rail service changes on the Hartford Line to accommodate two projects that will improve safety and rider experience.

• 6/24/2022 Public Invited to Virtual Information Meeting Concerning I-91/I-691/Route 15 Interchange Improvements in Meriden and Middletown

  CTDOT holding a virtual meeting on Thursday, July 7 at 7 p.m.

• 6/21/2022 Connecticut Department of Transportation Office of Highway Safety Receives Grant to Fight Uptick in Impaired Driving

  CTDOT receives $22,000 grant to fund a training program designed to enhance the identification and treatment of alcohol- and drug-impaired drivers.

• 6/17/2022 CTDOT Announces CTtransit Express Bus Route 928 Resumes Service Monday, June 20, 2022

  The 921 Middletown-Old Saybrook Express and 923 Bristol Express will resume service in August 2022.

• 6/11/2022 Public Invited to Attend Virtual Meeting Regarding Intersection and Drainage Improvements on Route 53 in Danbury.

  CTDOT holding virtual meeting on June 21 at 7 p.m.

• 6/11/2022 CTDOT Holding Virtual Information Meeting on Proposed Improvements to Route 140 in Ellington

  Public invited to attend meeting on June 28 at 7 p.m.

• 6/6/2022 Public Invited to an Informational Meeting Concerning Route 82 Safety Improvements in Norwich

  In-person meeting being held on June 23 at 7 p.m. at Kelly STEAM Magnet Middle School in Norwich.

• 6/3/2022 Public Invited to a Virtual Informational Meeting Concerning the Proposed Elimination of Bridge Nos. 00388 and 00389 in Glastonbury

  CTDOT will conduct a virtual public information meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 13, 2022.

• 6/1/2022 CTDOT and GEICO Team up to Promote Highway Safety

  Sponsorship augments free Safety Patrol services as busy summer driving season begins

• 5/31/2022 CTDOT Invites the Public to a Virtual Informational Meeting for a Bridge Rehabilitation Project in Milford

  CTDOT will conduct a virtual public information meeting at 7 p.m. on June 2, 2022 regarding proposed bridge rehabilitation over Stubby Plain Brook in Milford.

• 5/27/2022 CTDOT Announces First Universal EV Fast Chargers in CT Service Plazas Now Available

  First set of chargers is now available on I-95 Madison Southbound with more to come along the I-95 and 395 corridors.