Connecticut Department of Transportation

CT Transit will resume collecting fares and front door boarding on Oct. 5 after safety barriers between the driver and fare boxes were installed on all buses. The Department of Transportation said 80 to 85% of CT Transit buses have newly installed partitions separating the driver from passengers. The other 15 to 20% of buses have temporary partitions that act…

The CT Department of Transportation announced that the two ferries that provide service across the Connecticut River will resume operations on June 20. One of the ferries travels between Rocky Hill and Glastonbury and the other travels between Chester and Hadlyme. The ferries were supposed to start operations on April 1 but that date was pushed back because of the…

Noticing an alarming trend of increased speeds on Connecticut roadways, the lieutenant governor was among those urging motorists to obey speed limits at an event Friday. “I am here to ask Connecticut resident to slow down,” said Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz. In a news conference held in New Britain, the Department of Transportation, Connecticut State Police, AAA and Bysiewicz addressed…

Police say they’ve seen fewer drivers on the road but more people speeding, leading to dangerous conditions for state troopers and construction workers

The Connecticut State Police and the state Department of Transportation are reemphasizing that they don’t want you to speed on Connecticut’s highways. The number of drivers clocked going over 80 miles per hour was up 94% this April from the previous to years depite a 52% drop in traffic, according to Connecticut State Police Colonel Stavros Mellekas. “With the wide…

Rush hour in Connecticut looks very different than it did a few weeks ago. Newly available statistics show a significant decrease in traffic levels throughout the state during the COVID-19 outbreak. The declines in traffic volume began shortly after March 13. NBC Connecticut analyzed traffic data from the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s continuous count stations around the state. One of…

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has received a grant to build a new Hartford-Line train station in Windsor Locks. Governor Ned Lamont announced the $17.4 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration on Saturday. The new station will be about a mile north of the existing Hartford Line station. It’s also part of a larger transit-oriented development project in historic…

The Department of Motor Vehicles has canceled all road skills tests for license applicants for the day today because or poor road conditions. Officials at the DMV said road skills testing that was scheduled to resume at 10 a.m. Tuesday has now been canceled for the entire day and all customers who had an appointment today have received an email…

Making it easier and faster to travel to and from New York City is a big selling point for two newly proposed multi-billion-dollar plans to overhaul Connecticut’s transportation system.

State Senate Republicans have unveiled a transportation plan as an alternative to Gov. Ned Lamont’s CT 2030 initiative.

The ramp to Interstate 91 north from Route 40 in North Haven is closed after a tractor-trailer rollover in the area, and fire officials say hazardous materials are involved.

The unions representing CT Transit bus drivers have filed a class-action lawsuit against the agency alleging employees are not being properly compensated for travel time during their workday.

A serious motorcycle crash has closed Route 14 in Canterbury on Friday night.

A motorcycle crash has closed part of Route 8 north in Harwinton on Monday morning.

A crash has closed part of Interstate 91 north in Meriden on Sunday afternoon and state police said at least one person is injured.

On Monday, New Haven began phase two of the Downtown Crossing Project, connecting downtown sections of the city with nearby neighborhoods. This three-part project looks to make New Haven a more pedestrian and bicycle-friendly city.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is offering new transportation options for those looking to attend summer events in Hartford.

Route 15 south in Stratford has reopened after a vehicle fire closed part of it on Wednesday morning.

For the first time, a newly-agreed upon contract between CT Transit management and the union representing hundreds of local bus drivers includes specific language dealing with the lack of accessible restrooms on the drivers’ routes.