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COVID-19: Free Weekend Summer Bus Service To Start In CT COVID-19: Free Weekend Summer Bus Service To Start In CT
Covid-19: Free Weekend Summer Bus Service To Start In CT In an effort to help Connecticut residents recover financially from the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Ned Lamont announced that the state would be providing free weekend busing over the summer. On Tuesday, March 30, Lamont said that he is directing CTtransit to provide free, statewide bus service to all customers every weekend this summer beginning Memorial Day weekend and lasting through Labor Day. According to the governor, offering free bus service on weekends through the summer will encourage Connecticut residents to visit locally owned small businesses and help the commun…

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COVID-19: Reduced Traffic Volume Results In Surge Of Speeding CT Motorists COVID-19: Reduced Traffic Volume Results In Surge Of Speeding CT Motorists
Covid-19: Reduced Traffic Volume Results In Surge Of Speeding CT Motorists Officials in Connecticut are urging drivers to hit the brakes and slow down on empty roadways during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, during the pandemic, highway traffic volumes have “sharply reduced,” and there has been an uptick in speeding at “extreme and dangerously high speeds.” In April, the percentage of drivers traveling faster than 80 mph has doubled, and in some cases has increased as much as eight-fold when compared to preceding months of 2020, including locations where the speed limit is 55 mph. Dat…

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Here's What CT Tolls Could Cost You Each Week, Year: Check Out These Newly Released Numbers Here's What CT Tolls Could Cost You Each Week, Year: Check Out These Newly Released Numbers
Here's What CT Tolls Could Cost You Each Week, Year: Check Out These Newly Released Numbers Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s electronic toll proposal could cost some commuters hundreds of dollars a year when it is put into effect. Last month, the Transportation Committee passed Lamont’s proposal and two separate committee plans by a vote of 23-13, which includes installing tolls on Interstates 91, 95, 84 and along parts of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways. The tolls are expected to generate an estimated $800 million in revenue annually. In total, no more than 50 potential toll-collecting gantries are expected to be erected every few miles, down from the originally proposed 82 ga…

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CT Lawmaker Calls For Officials To Hit Brakes On Tolling Bills CT Lawmaker Calls For Officials To Hit Brakes On Tolling Bills
CT Lawmaker Calls For Officials To Hit Brakes On Tolling Bills One Connecticut lawmaker is urging the state to hit the brakes after the Connecticut General Assembly’s Transportation Committee approved several tolling bills. Last week, the Committee passed Gov. Ned Lamont’s and two separate committee plans by a vote of 23-13, which includes installing tolls on Interstates 91, 95, 84 and along parts of the Merritt and Wilbur Cross parkways. The tolls are expected to generate an estimated $800 million in revenue annually. In total, up to 53 potential toll-collecting gantries are expected to be erected, down from the originally proposed 82 gantry model. H…

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Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways
Preliminary Toll Price Points Unveiled For CT Roadways As Connecticut continues to dig out of a statewide debt, the Department of Transportation has laid out its preliminary proposed price point for tolls on major Connecticut roadways. Officials announced that they are looking to charge drivers 4.4 cents per mile during peak hours, and 3.5 cents per mile during off-peak hours, though they are still mulling their final plan. During his speech announcing his proposed state budget, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont laid out plans for 53 potential toll-collecting gantries on I-84, I-91, I-95, the Merritt and Wilbur parkways that could bring in an estimat…

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First Woman Named Metro-North President First Woman Named Metro-North President
First Woman Named Metro-North President Catherine Rinaldi has been named the first female president of Metro-North Railroad.  Rinaldi, has served as acting president of Metro-North since July 2017, and previously was Metro-North’s executive vice president, beginning in 2015.  On Wednesday, Feb. 21 she was officially named president.  She replaces Joe Giulietti who resigned last July after three years leading the railroad. Giulietti became Metro-North’s president in 2014, following railroad troubles that included a Bridgeport derailment in 2013.  Under his watch, the railroad set ridership records in 2016, as the New Haven Line …

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