Transportation

Construction is underway on Interstate 95 in West Haven to replace two bridges and improve the traffic flow in the area, according to  the governor’s office. Gov. Ned Lamont said the Connecticut Department of Transportation has begun construction to replace two bridges that are more than 70 years old, which carry Interstate 95 over 1st Avenue and the Metro-North Railroad…

An investigation is underway after an Amtrak train struck and killed three people who were on the tracks in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, officials said.

Some of the notable bridges listed include the Golden Gate Bridge in California, the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, and the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.

Road work continues to ramp up across the state with over 500 capital projects currently in various stages of development. One of the newest projects announced by the CT DOT is aiming to make a notorious trouble spot a little safer.

“I don’t want to see people lose their lives because we have an air traffic control system that fails,” the transportation secretary said Thursday on a visit to the FAA Academy in Oklahoma City.

A push to crack down on bad driving in rural areas across Connecticut. A new grant aims to help local police enforce traffic laws on our back roads.

A push to crack down on bad driving in rural areas across Connecticut. A new grant aims to help local police enforce traffic laws on our back roads.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has paused electric vehicle infrastructure expansion in the state because of a memo sent from federal officials. The Federal Highway Administration sent a memo to all Department of Transportation directors stating that new Department of Transportation leadership is rescinding current guidance under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program. Connecticut was set to receive…

Newly released video captured the moment of impact between a UTA FrontRunner train and an SUV in Layton, Utah.

A Waterbury woman had a frightening encounter on her way to work on Tuesday morning. Alison McIntire said she was driving on Interstate 84 in the Southbury area just before 9 a.m. when a man stopped short, got out of his car and started kicking her station wagon. “I was driving on the highway and I’d seen him coming up…

State police have been searching in Southington for a suspect after an armed road rage incident on I-84 and said there is no active threat to the community.

Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

A deadly midair collision between an American Airlines jet and an Army helicopter near the nation’s capital is bringing renewed focus on the federal agency charged with investigating aviation disasters.

Recovery operations are underway after an American Airlines flight and an Army helicopter collided and crashed into the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on Wednesday night.

Sean Duffy, who was confirmed as Secretary of Transportation on Wednesday, said that “we are going to take responsibility” to make sure that “these mistakes do not happen again.”

‘Sleetwood Mac’ is telling the snowflakes to go their own way, and ‘Melton John’ is all set to push snow beyond the yellow brick road. Those are two of the 12 names chosen by Connecticut’s Department of Transportation as the winners of the naming contest announced earlier this season. Here’s the full list of the chosen names, which were...

With the new year, there are a number of priorities around safety on the road. That includes the potential to drop the legal blood alcohol level.

In an effort to keep town roads from becoming jammed, a proposed bill would limit GPS apps from routing drivers off highways to avoid traffic.

A proposed bill could change how your driving apps get you out of traffic. It could be good news for small towns feeling the burden of detours, but bad news if you’re stuck in a jam. Those GPS apps will often suggest or change routes when there’s a crash or congestion ahead, which Keandre Blue says he loves. “I’m...

U.S. travelers must be REAL ID compliant to board domestic flights and access certain federal facilities starting Wednesday, May 7.