2023 CTDOT Press Releases

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• 7/5/2023 Public Invited to Meeting Regarding Phase 2 of the Farmington Canal Heritage Trail (Route 72 to Northwest Drive) in Plainville

  CTDOT holding a public information meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at 7 p.m.

• 7/5/2023 Public Invited to Meeting Regarding the Replacement of the Route 149 Bridge over Dykas Brook in East Haddam

  CTDOT holding a virtual public information meeting on Tuesday, July 18 at 7 p.m.

• 7/5/2023 Public Invited to Meeting Regarding the Reconstruction of Bridge Carrying U.S. Route 1 over South Frontage Road and I-95 Northbound Exit 83 Ramp in New London

  CTDOT holding a virtual meeting on Thursday, July 27, 2023, at 7 p.m.

• 6/30/2023 Celebrate Safely This Fourth of July Weekend

  CTDOT and State and Local police issue a reminder: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over

• 6/29/2023 Governor Lamont, Senator Blumenthal, Senator Murphy, Congresswoman DeLauro, Mayor Elicker Announce $25 Million Federal Grant For New Bus Rapid Transit System In New Haven

  Grant Helps Kickstart Bus Rapid Transit Project in New Haven, Including 18 New Stops and 15 New Battery Electric Buses

• 6/26/2023 CTDOT Releases First-Ever Customer Experience (CX) Action Plan

  New CX Action Plan guides future investments to improve public transportation in Connecticut.

• 6/26/2023 Governor Lamont Announces Connecticut Receives $26.4 Million Federal Grant to Purchase 20 Battery Electric Buses and Make Transit Upgrades in Stamford

  This grant helps accelerate Governor Lamont’s goal of converting the statewide public transportation bus fleet from diesel to zero-emission models by 2035.

• 6/21/2023 Hartford Line Schedule Adjustments to Accommodate Amtrak’s Bridge Work and CTDOT Track Work for the New Windsor Locks Station

  Temporary weekend train service adjustments are effective Friday, June 23, 2023, through Monday, June 26, 2023.

• 6/18/2023 CTDOT Celebrates National Pollinator Week

  Conservation areas throughout Connecticut are helping pollinators thrive.

• 6/15/2023 CTDOT Raises Awareness on Railroad Crossings on International Level Crossing Awareness Day

  June 15 is International Level Crossing Awareness Day (ILCAD), a worldwide initiative to improve awareness of level crossing safety.

• 6/13/2023 CTDOT Developing Plans to Improve Route 1 in Milford

  CTDOT is developing plans to improve drainage and roadway conditions on U.S. Route 1 in Milford.

• 6/12/2023 CTDOT Highway Safety Patrol Continues this Summer

  The CTDOT Safety Patrol sponsored by GEICO provides roadside assistance at no cost to motorists throughout Connecticut.

• 6/7/2023 CTDOT Commissioner Eucalitto Applauds Passage of HB5917, “An Act Implementing the Recommendations of the Vision Zero Council”

  Bill implements policies and authorizes using strategies and tools that have proven to reduce crashes and injuries when implemented in other states.

• 6/6/2023 National Secure Your Load Day is June 6

  A Reminder that Every Driver has a Responsibility to Ensure all Cargo is Safely Secured

• 6/1/2023 CTDOT Designing Wrong Way Detection Systems for Greater Hartford Region

  CTDOT will be designing Wrong Way Detection Systems to be installed at 42 high-risk limited access highway off-ramps locations for wrong way drivers.