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Route 34 Flyover in New Haven Completed
The Department of Transportation has opened another piece of the construction project designed to make driving on Interstate 95 through New Haven much easier. A new flyover ramp connecting I-95...
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Transit Increases
State transportation officials are holding six public hearings on proposed increases to rail and bus fares. The first hearing is set for noon today at New Britain City Hall, followed by hearings in...
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Bus And Rail Fares To Increase
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ The Connecticut Department of Transportation says it won’t cut commuter rail and bus service and will replace proposed double-digit fare hikes with a series of more modest fare...
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Beavers’ Dam Removed, Neighborhood Floods
Old Saybrook police say four homes and some businesses in an area north of Route 1 and Route 154 in their town flooded Thursday afternoon. Police say beavers had built a dam which blocked a four-foot...
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Expanded Tree-Cutting Program Aims To Reduce Outages In Next Big Storm
By SUSAN HAIGH, Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut’s Department of Transportation and the state’s largest electric utility, armed with millions of dollars in extra resources, are both...
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Truckers Concerned About Ice-Melt Solution
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ A group representing trucking companies is asking Connecticut lawmakers to ban an ice-melting chemical the state uses on its roads, saying it’s too corrosive. The Motor Transport...
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Tree Removal Operation Along Rail Line Begins Next Month
The state Department of Transportation is teaming up with Metro-North Railroad and Connecticut Light and Power in announcing a tree removal program along the Metro North New Haven commuter line in...
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State DOT Crunches Snow Removal Dollars
The approaching late winter snowstorm comes as officials with the state Department of Transportation crunches numbers. The department has used just about all of its 2013 budget of around $29.5 million....
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Rehab Work Gets Underway On Putnam Bridge
(Listen to WTIC NewsTalk 1080 for traffic reports, or check our real-time interactive map.) GLASTONBURY, Conn. (AP) _ The state Department of Transportation is beginning a rehabilitation of the Putnam...
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Work Zone Safety Week In Connecticut
This is National Work Zone Safety Awareness week. In Connecticut, the state will be kicking off the week on Tuesday with an event at the offices of the state Department of Transportation in Berlin....
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State DOT Promotes Ridesharing Week
All this week, the state Department of Transportation is urging Connecticut commuters to share a ride. The DOT is promoting CTrides Week through Friday. The goal is to get drivers, for at least one...
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Highway Repairs Lead To Massive Traffic Jam
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) _ A crew doing paving work on Interstate 95 in Stamford accidently damaged the highway, forcing emergency repairs that resulted in a 19-mile backup during the morning commute....
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Report Identifies Structurally Deficient State Bridges
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is responding to concerns after a report identified numerous structurally deficient bridges across the state. The report, published by Transportation For...
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Electric Vehicle Expo July 9
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut is promoting electric vehicles to improve energy efficiency and help protect the environment. Middlesex Community College and the state departments of Energy and...
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State Seeks To Boost Electric Vehicle Stations
MIDDLETOWN, Conn. (AP) _ Connecticut is seeking to more than double the number of electric vehicle charging stations by the end of the year, the state’s top environmental and transportation officials...
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Expect Major Pearl Harbor Q-Bridge Work July 26-28
The state Department of Transportation is warning drivers about the start of the next phase of the Pearl Harbor Memorial Q-Bridge replacement in New Haven, which is slated to begin next Friday night,...
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Tree Worker Injured Near I-395
A state contractor was injured while working near I-395 northbound in Waterford today. State Department of Transportation spokesperson Judd Everhart says highway was shut down when a helicopter could...
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Bridge Ready, Smooth Running For Hartford Marathon
The state Department of Transportation today announced that a bridge along the route of the Hartford Marathon will be ready for Saturday’s race. As a press conference was held nearby, workers installed...
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Flatbush Avenue Bridge To Open Friday
Finishing the work ahead of schedule, there will be a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday at the site of the Flatbush Avenue Bridge section of the CTfastrak project on the West Hartford/Hartford line....
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Highway Reopens After Serious Accident
State police say Interstate 84 in Tolland has reopened at the site of a serious accident from this morning, which they have confirmed was a fatal crash. According to the state Department of...
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State Ready For Latest Battle With Winter Elements
(Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Another round of winter weather has the state Department of Transportation at the ready. Spokesman Kevin Nursick says by the height of this latest storm, they’ll...
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Storm A Challenge For Connecticut Plow Drivers
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut’s Department of Transportation says its plows are having a hard time keeping up with the fast-accumulating snow. DOT spokesman Kevin Nursick says conditions are poor...
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Connecticut Bill Would Impose 20-Year Prison Sentence On People Who Commit...
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers will hold a public hearing on a bill that would impose lengthy prison sentences on people who commit crimes with drones. The Judiciary Committee has...
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GM Releases Video To Demonstrate Safety of Recalled Cars
DETROIT — (WWJ) One day after the Department of Transportation refused to order General Motors to pull recalled vehicles off the road, the company has released a video showing some of the tests they’ve...
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Pedestrian Struck, Killed On 84
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – A Vernon man was struck and killed Saturday morning on I-84 in West Hartford. Veto Bonan, 28, lost control of his vehicle and drove from the westbound side of...
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Report: Worker Dies In Construction Accident
WINDSOR, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) _ A construction worker reportedly died on the job in an accident Friday afternoon in Windsor. NBC Connecticut reports that Danny King, 51, was killed in an excavator...
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Free Rides To Kick Off Bus-Only Corridor Service
NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) – Central Connecticut’s bus-only corridor will offer free rides to passengers in its first nine days in operation when it begins service March 28. Michael Sanders, the state...
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DOT Worker Thrown Out Of Pickup In Crash
(CBS Connecticut) — A state Department of Transportation worker suffered moderate injuries this morning, when a car rear-ended a DOT pickup truck on I-91 near the Hartford-Wethersfield town line. The...
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State DOT Truck In Crash On Route 9
(CBS Connecticut) — A state Department of Transportation truck was involved in a crash on Route 9 in Farmington this afternoon. The collision was reported shortly before 2 o’clock, near exit 30,...
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Operator Killed In Bridge Inspection Truck Accident
(CBS Connecticut) — A subcontractor was killed this afternoon, while operating a snooper truck used in a bridge inspection on I-84 in West Hartford.He has been identified as 43 year old William Shook...
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Section Of I-84 In Waterbury To Close
WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) – State officials will be closing a section of Interstate 84 in both directions in Waterbury this weekend for a utility project. The Department of Transportation says the highway...
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Connecticut To Lend Hand In Snow Removal
(Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – Gov. Dannel Malloy says the state will send Department of Transportation crews and equipment to help in the snow removal effort in Washington, DC and Maryland. The...
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Weather Heats Up, So Do Road Projects
(Newington, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – With warmer weather comes more in the way of road projects, both at the state and local levels. Kevin Nursick is a spokesman for the Connecticut Department of...
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Rail Commuters Can Soon Buy Tickets On Mobile Devices
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Riders on the New Haven Line will soon be able to purchase their commuter rail tickets using a smartphone. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the Department of Transportation...
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Connecticut DOT To Inspect Bridge With Unmanned Drone
NEWINGTON, Conn. (AP) — The Connecticut Department of Transportation plans to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to conduct a limited visual inspection of the Gold Star Memorial Bridge. The inspection...
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2 Pedestrians Injured In Crash
(New Hartford, Conn./CBS Connecticut) – A portion of Route 44 in New Hartford is closed due to a crash. State Police and the Department of Transportation say Route 44, or Main Street, is shut down...
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Work To Begin On The Gold Star Memorial Bridge This Monday
NEW LONDON, Conn. (CBS Connecticut) – Starting Monday, the Gold Star Memorial Bridge along I-95 spanning the Thames River in New London and Groton will undergo a massive facelift. Keith Schoppe,...
View ArticlePublic Asked To Comment On Connecticut Transportation Plan
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The public has an opportunity to comment on a long-range transportation plan for Connecticut. The Department of Transportation has scheduled two public information meetings at...
View ArticleNew Connecticut Report Recommends Strategic Widening Of I-95
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A new Connecticut study says strategic widening and other improvements along portions of Interstate 95 can significantly reduce traffic congestion. State Department of...
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