(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont today announced that he has approved a mutual aid request to deploy snow removal personnel and equipment from the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) to assist Rhode Island and Massachusetts with their states’ ongoing response to the major winter storm that impacted the region over the last several days.
CTDOT is providing 80 pieces of equipment, including trucks and snowblowers, and 125 trained drivers and mechanics from all four CTDOT maintenance districts.
They will be dispatched from Connecticut beginning at 3:00 a.m. on Thursday, February 26, 2026, and are expected to work 24-hour shifts through at least Sunday, March 1, 2026. The exact time CTDOT personnel will return to Connecticut is to be determined and will be dependent on the possibility of inclement weather early next week.
“Connecticut is prepared to support our neighbors in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and deliver aid to help in the clean-up from this blizzard,” Governor Lamont said. “Our CTDOT crews worked around the clock in the storm’s aftermath to get Connecticut’s roads clear and safe for all travelers, and I appreciate that they have accepted this mission to provide support to our neighbors. Their tireless dedication and commitment makes us proud.”
“By sending our crews and equipment, we are providing critical support to the region,” Connecticut Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said. “This deployment shows the value of regional cooperation in keeping roads safe and the economy moving during extreme winter weather.”
This assistance is being deployed under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC), the nation’s all-hazards national mutual aid system. Connecticut has a history of deploying resources through EMAC to help states in need, such as assisting North Carolina in response to Hurricane Helene in 2024, and Maryland and Washington, D.C. in response to a major winter storm in 2016.
CTDOT will coordinate closely with the transportation departments of Rhode Island and Massachusetts to provide effective support and return to Connecticut once conditions allow.