To support essential travelers during the COVID-19 public health crisis, CTDOT has launched a temporary program for food trucks to operate at highway Rest Areas in Danbury (I-84), Middletown (I-91), Wallingford (I-91) and North Stonington (I-95). Read more here: Food Trucks Temporarily Permitted at CTDOT Highway Rest Areas

 
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REFERENCE SERIES: Transportation in Connecticut
Cover image for articles in the REFERENCE SERIES: Locally Administered Transportation Projects in Connecticut.
This reference series provides your initial source to understanding the transportation planning, development, design and implementation process. The articles cover a variety of programs and project related subjects. Many topics focus on elements particularly relevant to local public agencies (LPAs). Another great source of materials for LPAs, which was also developed as a joint effort with the Department and the Federal Highway Administration, is the University of Connecticut's Technology Transfer (T2) Center website at www.t2center.uconn.edu/lpa/.
Article No. 01 Frequently Asked Questions (Federal-Aid)
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v. 1.5 July 2012
Article No. 02 Potential Federal-Aid Program Sources
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v. 1.4 July 2012
Article No. 03 FHWA Transportation Enhancement Program
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See related Articles 07, 11 and 12.
v. 2.0 January 2014
Article No. 04 FHWA Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ)
Improvement Program
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v. 2.0 January 2014
Article No. 05 FHWA/FTA Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
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v. 2.0 January 2014
Article No. 06 Example Process Flows
for Advancing Local Projects with Federal-Aid (FHWA)
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v. 1.5 September 2012
Article No. 07 FHWA Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Program
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See related Articles 03, 11 and 12.
v. 2.0 January 2014
Article No. 08 FHWA Functional Classification of Highways
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v. 2.0 January 2014
Article No. 09 Transportation Air Quality Conformity
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Article No. 10 Performance Measurement and Asset Inventory
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v. 1.4 January 2013
Article No. 11 FHWA Recreational Trails Program (RTP)
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See related Articles 03, 07 and 12.
v. 2.0 January 2014
Article No. 12 FHWA Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP)
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v. 2.0 January 2014
Article No. 13 NHTSA Highway Safety Mini-Series

Article No. 13a Occupant Protection
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v. 1.3 April 2013

Article No. 13b Motorcycle Safety and Awareness
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v. 1.3 April 2013

Article No. 13c Texting Enforcement Ban
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v. 1.3 April 2013
 
 
ADDITIONAL ARTICLES CONTINUALLY UNDER DEVELOPMENT!
Articles are also updated periodically as new information becomes available.
Future Topics Anticipated:
  • Process for Initiating a Corridor Study
  • NHTSA Highway Safety Mini-Series - More Topics
  • Environmental Mini-Series - Various Topics, including Traffic Noise
  • Recommended Manuals and Other Information Resources
  • Navigating DOT
  • CTFastrak
  • FTA Related Programs for Transit and Ridesharing
  • Local Transportation Capital Improvement Program (LoTCIP)
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