2024 CTDOT Press Releases

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• 2/8/2024 This Super Bowl Weekend, Make a Game Plan and Commit to Sober Driving

  Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Impaired

• 2/8/2024 Public Invited to Informational Meeting Regarding the Replacement of Bridge Carrying Forge Hill Road over Pachaug River in Voluntown

  CTDOT is conducting a public information meeting on Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 7 p.m.

• 2/8/2024 Public Invited to Informational Workshops Regarding the Removal of Traffic Signals on Route 9 in Middletown

  CTDOT will conduct two public workshops on February 21 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on February 22 from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.

• 2/4/2024 Public Invited to Virtual Informational Meeting Regarding Metallizing Various Bridges along Route 8 in Torrington, Winchester and Colebrook

  CTDOT will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning metallizing various bridges along Route 8 on Thursday, February 15 at 6:30 p.m.

• 2/8/2024 Public Invited to Informational Meeting Regarding the Rehabilitation of Bridges Carrying I-95 and Exit 14 to Northbound Route 7 in Norwalk

  CTDOT is holding a virtual meeting on March 7, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

• 2/8/2024 Public Invited to Virtual Informational Meeting Regarding the Rehabilitation of Bridge Carrying South Street over I-84 in Middlebury

  CTDOT is holding a virtual meeting on March 5, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

• 2/8/2024 Public Invited to Informational Meeting Regarding the Rehabilitation of the Bissell Bridge between South Windsor and Windsor

  CTDOT is holding a virtual meeting on February 22, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

• 2/2/2024 CTDOT Seeks Public Comment on Five-Year Capital Plan

  CTDOT Capital Plan includes projects focused on safety, sustainability, and accessibility

• 1/31/2024 CTDOT Marks Transit Equity Day 2024 with Commitment to Fill Gaps in Public Transit

  On February 4, Public Transit Buses will Reserve a Front Seat in Honor of Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks

• 1/31/2024 Public Invited to Virtual Informational Meeting Regarding Bulkeley Bridge Aesthetic Lighting Installation between Hartford and East Hartford

  CTDOT will conduct a virtual public information meeting concerning installing aesthetic lighting on the Bulkeley Bridge between Hartford and East Hartford over the Connecticut River on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m.

• 1/30/2024 Governor Lamont Announced $9 Million Investment in Rural Transportation Infrastructure

  Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto today announced that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is awarding more than $9 million in state grants for transportation infrastructure and safety upgrades in ten rural communities throughout Connecticut.

• 1/29/2024 CTDOT Seeking Requests for Proposals for National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program

  Requests for Proposals to build out EV infrastructure in priority zones due by March 13, 2024

• 1/23/2024 Installations and Revisions of Traffic Control Signals in Bethany, Bridgeport, Monroe, New Haven, Trumbull, Fairfield, Norwalk, and Wilton.

  CTDOT is developing plans to upgrade existing traffic control signal equipment or install new traffic control signal equipment to meet current CTDOT standards at 24 locations.

• 1/23/2024 Traffic Control Signal and Pedestrian Control Feature Upgrades in Avon, Danbury, East Granby, Farmington, Kent, Middlebury, Simsbury, and Southbury

  CTDOT is developing plans to replace existing traffic control signal equipment with new equipment to meet current CTDOT standards at 24 locations in the cities or towns of Avon, Danbury, East Granby, Farmington, Kent, Middlebury, Simsbury, and Southbury.

• 1/18/2024 The Connecticut Department of Transportation Reminds Passengers to 'SPEAK UP' to Save Lives

  CTDOT is participating in National Passenger Safety Week from January 21 - 28 to remind passengers to be empowered to speak up when an unsafe driver threatens their lives.