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An effort to slow drivers down in work zones seems to be working. The Department of Transportation aimed to help slow down drivers in work zones by rolling out the Know the Zone: Speed Safety Camera Program in April. And it’s now about halfway through the pilot program, with cameras mounted to SUVs active at several work zones including...

An effort to slow drivers down in work zones seems to be working. The DOT is about halfway through a pilot program which deploys speed cameras in certain work zones.

AI is analyzing data gathered over 30 years to predict future deterioration patterns for more than 5,000 bridges in Connecticut.

The state Department of Transportation held a rail safety training drill with first responders in Old Saybrook on Saturday. DOT said the drill appeared to look like and sound like a real train crash. It also included volunteers who played the role of injured passengers. During the drill, there were calls to on-duty emergency first responders to respond to the…

“Know the Zone.” That’s the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s latest campaign. Part of that initiative includes a pilot program, which uses automated cameras to monitor traffic in certain work zones. “This is not a gotcha campaign. This is not a revenue-generating campaign. There’s not 24/7 enforcement,” said Josh Morgan, DOT spokesman. The DOT will be able to position the...

The state will begin a pilot program using speed cameras to monitor some work zones through the end of the year.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is making sure its plows and salt mixture supplies are ready as winter approaches.

Part of Route 140 was closed after a tractor-trailer and garbage truck collided in Ellington, according to the CT Dept. of Transportation. Officials said the crash caused the garbage truck to go down an embankment. The road was closed so that crews can get the garbage truck back up onto the road. The tractor-trailer remained at the scene, authorities said….