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COVID-19: CTDOT Takes Precautions For Public Transportation System COVID-19: CTDOT Takes Precautions For Public Transportation System
Covid-19: Ctdot Takes Precautions For Public Transportation System Connecticut transportation officials are taking extra precautions for the state's public transportation system as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak. Based on recommendations from the CDC and other experts, the state's Department of Transportation is sanitizing all trains and buses nightly, including an interior wipe down of all surfaces using enhanced cleaning and disinfecting qualities, the department said on Thursday, March 12. These actions, which began last week, are being conducted for all CTrail Hartford Line, CTrail Shore Line East, and New Haven Line (Metro-North) commuter rail serv…

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
Troopers Asking For Witnesses To Fiery Fatal Crash Off I-84 Troopers Asking For Witnesses To Fiery Fatal Crash Off I-84
Troopers Asking For Witnesses To Fiery Fatal Crash Off I-84 Police are asking the public for help identifying a vehicle, and the person who was killed during a fiery crash near I-84. The crash took place around 3 a.m., Thursday, April 4, on the Route 72 ramp to I-84 east in Plainville after the driver drove through the guardrail, struck a bridge abutment and the vehicle caught fire, Connecticut State police said. CTDOT officials reported they did not find any structural damage to the bridge hit during the crash.  The car sustained such heavy fire damage, that investigators were having a hard time determining the make and model of the…

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by Kathy Reakes
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Alert Issued For Repair Work On Cos Cob Railroad Alert Issued For Repair Work On Cos Cob Railroad
Alert Issued For Repair Work On Cos Cob Railroad The Greenwich Police Department has issued a public safety announcement regarding the repair work on the Cos Cob Railroad Bridge. The repair work, which includes the replacement of timber ties and miter rail as well as steel repairs on Track 3, is expected to affect marine traffic in Cos Cob Harbor. Due to the ongoing repairs, CTDOT has requested a temporary deviation to the operation of the structure. The repairs necessitate an uninterrupted Marine outage from Tuesday, April 9 through Monday, June 17 with the exception of Memorial Day weekend. The outages will be initiated as follows: F…

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by Valerie Musson
Weather
What To Expect As Nor'Easter Slams Into Fairfield County What To Expect As Nor'Easter Slams Into Fairfield County
What To Expect As Nor'Easter Slams Into Fairfield County FAIRFIELD COUNTY, Conn. — You better have your bread, milk, and eggs because you likely won't be heading to the store Thursday as a nor'easter slams into Fairfield County.  What should residents expect from this powerful storm? All of Fairfield County, along with the rest of the state, is under a Winter Storm Warning through 1 a.m. Friday.    Snow is forecast to enter the state by about 4 a.m. Thursday, with snow showers overtaking the region by about 6:30 a.m., according to the National Weather Service.   Heavy snow and blowing snow is expected. Plan on difficult travel conditions during …

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