News from the Connecticut Department of Transportation - 2019
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CTDOT ARCHAEOLOGICAL INVESTIGATIONS ENCOUNTER EARLY NATIVE AMERICAN SITE IN TOWN OF AVON
Preparation Work for Farmington River Bridge Finds Early Settlement Evidence in Avon
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MOVE NEW HAVEN TRANSIT STUDY PEER REVIEW WORKSHOP
The Connecticut Department of Transportation, City of New Haven and Greater New Haven Transit District today announced the completion of the Move New Haven bus study. Move New Haven is a comprehensive review of CTtransit New Haven bus service, the second busiest bus transit system in Connecticut.
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Train and Park and Ride Shuttles to The Big E Announced
– The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today the availability of two shuttle bus options to The Big E. Both will be operated by King Ward Coach Lines and will serve passengers on all three weekends of The Big E (September 14th -15th, 21st-22nd and 28th-29th), plus Connecticut Day on Wednesday, September 18th, which is traditionally one of the busiest days for the fair.
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Buses Required on Waterbury Rail Branch to Accommodate Upgrades
Metro-North Railroad advises customers that beginning on Friday, September 20 and continuing through, Sunday October 6, crews will be doing prep work to install PTC (Positive Train Control) equipment on the Waterbury Branch.
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Train and Park and Ride Shuttles to The Big E Announced
The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today the availability of two shuttle bus options to The Big E. Both will be operated by King Ward Coach Lines and will serve passengers on all three weekends of The Big E (September 14th -15th, 21st-22nd and 28th-29th), plus Connecticut Day on Wednesday, September 18th, which is traditionally one of the busiest days for the fair.
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Metro-North Service Today, November 1, 2019
Service on the New Haven Line was severely impacted overnight due to high winds and signal problems.
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I-84 Widening Project is a Finalist in National Competiton
Twelve winning transportation projects from four U.S. regional competitions, including the I-84 widening project in Waterbury, will battle it out in this year’s America’s Transportation Awards competition
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New Haven Commuter Rail Line Service - Update 2
Service is bgeing restored on the New Haven commuter rail line and the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branch lines. Some residual delays remain. Amtrak, Shore Line East and Hartford Line service has been restored with some delays.
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GOVERNOR LAMONT PRESENTS CT2030 TRANSPORTATION PLAN
Governor Ned Lamont has unveiled his 10-year, $21 billion transportation vision for Connecticut, CT2030
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Metro-North Train Schedule Changes Effective Septermber 29 2019
MTA Metro-North Railroad today announced that new schedules will take effect on Sunday, Sept. 29, on the Harlem, Hudson, and New Haven lines. Metro-North crews successfully completed a series of crucial improvements to the section of track between Mott Haven and Woodlawn on the Harlem Line in the Bronx. With the work complete, and all four tracks now back in service, customers will see significant improvements in train frequencies and will have more travel options.
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2019 TRANSPORTATION SHOWCASE ADDRESSED IMPORTANCE OF TRANSPORTATION TO BUSINESS GROWTH
How does Connecticut’s public transit system drive economic development? This was among the questions addressed as CTrides, a program of the CT Department of Transportation (CT DOT), presented its 2019 Connecticut Transportation Showcase on November 7th at The Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine (JAX) In Farmington.
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Connecticut Christmas Train Travel
In anticipation of increased holiday travel demand, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced there will be four extra CTrail Hartford Line trains between New Haven and Hartford on Tuesday, December 24. The additional two round-trip trains will operate five to 10 minutes behind scheduled northbound Amtrak trains and will operate 30 to 40 minutes behind Amtrak southbound trains.
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Metro-North and Amtrak Adding Trains for Thanksgiving Holiday
Trains are being added to supplement New Haven Line and Amtrak service for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Record Rail Ridership on the Hartford Line for Thanksgiving Travel
The Hartford Line saw record train ridership between New Haven and Springfield during Thanksgiving weekend. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) ran extra CTrail Hartford Line trains on November 26-27 and December 1st.