The Connecticut Department of Transportation is holding hearings for the public to comment on proposed fare increases for the New Haven commuter rail line, including the New Canaan, Danbury and Waterbury branches, as well as Shore Line East, CTtransit and CTfastrak.
The proposed increases for the New Haven Line to go into effect on Dec. 1 and would be combined with a 1 percent previously scheduled fare increase to go toward purchase of the new M-8 rail cars that the state put into service beginning in 2010.
The proposed increases for CTtransit and CTfastrak go into effect on Dec. 4.
The standard one-way fare on the statewide CTtransit services would go up 25 cents, from $1.50 to $1.75, and the express bus fares and other pre-paid fare types would rise a proportional percentage, according to DOT.
The public is encouraged to email comments to the DOT at dot.farecomments@ct.gov or through the DOT’s website.
You can also mail comments to:
Comment on Fare Changes
Local
Bureau of Public Transportation
2800 Berlin Turnpike
P.O. Box 317546
Newington, CT 06131-7546
The comment period closes September 15, 2016.
Following are the dates, times and locations of the public hearings:
Old Saybrook
Thursday, Sept. 1, Old Saybrook Town Hall, 302 Main St. -- 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Hartford
Wednesday, Sept. 7, Hartford Public Library, 500 Main St. -- 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Meriden
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Meriden City Hall, Council Chambers, 142 East Main St. --11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Waterbury
Tuesday, Sept. 13, Silas Bronson Library, 267 Grand St. -- 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Stamford
Wednesday, Sept. 14, University of Connecticut Stamford Campus Auditorium, One University Place -- 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
New Haven
Thursday, Sept. 15, New Haven Hall of Records, Room G-2, 200 Orange St. -- 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
