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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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