News from the Connecticut Department of Transportation - 2019

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• New Haven Line Commuter Rail Service - Update 1

  Service is being restored on the New Haven Commuter Rail Line

• CTDOT Launches New Public Website

  The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced the migration of its public website to a new format, beginning Monday, July 29, 2019. The new web address will be: https://portal.ct.gov/dot.

• GOVERNOR LAMONT: CONTINUED INVESTMENTS IN THE NEW HAVEN RAIL LINE ARE NEEDED FOR THE STATE TO REALIZE ITS FULL ECONOMIC POTENTIAL

• GOVERNOR LAMONT DISCUSSES PLANS TO REPLACE A BRIDGE OVER I-95 IN STAMFORD THIS SUMMER

• Special Train Service Announced for NCAA Men’s Tournament in Hartford

• Special CTrail Train Service and CTfastrak Buses Announced for Saturday’s NCAA Men’s Tournament in Hartford

• Driving While Distracted? It Will Cost You

• Metro-North Track Maintenance and Connecticut Department of Transportation Capital Projects Require New Construction Train Schedule for New Haven Line Train Service Effective Sunday, April 14, 2019 - Weekday and Weekend Westbound Trains Leaving Earlier

• Scheduled Short-Term “Rolling” Closure of Route 7 in New Milford for Oversize/Overweight Permitted Vehicle Move

• Partial Rail Service Restoration for Shore Line East; Adjustments Made for Hartford Line Overcrowding

• CTDOT Extends Free Go CT Card Offer Through March

• CTDOT ANNOUNCES NEW WAYSIDE HORN SYSTEM THAT REDUCES TRAIN NOISE ALONG THE HARTFORD LINE RAIL CORRIDOR

• CTDOT Announces ‘Community Connectivity’ Grants

• Public Information Meeting - Restoration of Railroad Freight Operations in Wethersfield

• Bus and Train Service to Hartford and New Haven St. Patrick’s Day Parades