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Traffic Alert: Cribari Bridge In Westport Work Scheduled Traffic Alert: Cribari Bridge In Westport Work Scheduled
Traffic Alert: Cribari Bridge In Westport Work Scheduled A busy Fairfield County bridge that carries Route 136 over the Saugatuck River will be closed intermittently for repairs. Westport Police said state Department of Transportation officials will be working on the William Cribari Bridge between 10 a.m. and 12 p.m. Friday, June 16 for repairs, said Lt. Eric Woods of Westport Police. "Their plan is to intermittently open and close the bridge allowing traffic to pass while the bridge is open," Woods said.  During this time, Westport Police will have officers stationed on both sides of the bridge, one at Post Road West/Ro…

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by Kathy Reakes
Lifestyle
Buckle Up: New Law In CT Will Require Backseat Passengers To Strap In Buckle Up: New Law In CT Will Require Backseat Passengers To Strap In
Buckle Up: New Law In CT Will Require Backseat Passengers To Strap In Click it, or ticket. Beginning in the fall, adult passengers in the back seats of vehicles traveling in Connecticut will be required to buckle up under new legislation signed into law by Gov. Ned Lamont. On Monday, July 12, Lamont signed “Public Act 21-175” which will require all passengers, no matter where they are sitting, to wear a seat belt as part of a State Department of Transportation bill that passed with bipartisan support. The legislation takes effect as of Friday, Oct. 1. Connecticut is now the 32nd state to require all passengers to buckle up, regardless of where they are posit…

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by Zak Failla
News
Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency
Isaias: NY, CT Both Declare States Of Emergency After being devastated by Tropical Storm Isaias, New York, and Connecticut have both declared a State of Emergency as they recover from the wreckage of the storm. With hundreds of thousands of New York and Connecticut residents possibly being stuck in the dark for days due to outages, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Gov. Ned Lamont, respectively, announced that their states will be entering a State of Emergency effective Wednesday, Aug. 5. There are more than 700,000 outages still being reported in both states more than 24 hours after the storm sent power lines, poles, and trees flying with wind gus…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
One Injured After SUV Overturns On I-684, Causing Route 22 Closure One Injured After SUV Overturns On I-684, Causing Route 22 Closure
One Injured After SUV Overturns On I-684, Causing Route 22 Closure One person was injured when an SUV overturned on I-684, closing Route 22 in both directions.The incident took place northbound around 2:20 p.m., Tuesday, April 16, in Purdys, when the vehicle rolled over the side of I-684 just south of Exit 7, jumped the guardrail and landed on its roof on Route 22, said state police. State Department of Transportation officials said Route 22 is closed in both directions near the crash site. They expect the roadway to be closed for "a while" to allow for an investigation, the guardrail to be replaced and for the vehicle to be removed.  The driver …

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by Kathy Reakes
Police & Fire
State Police Release DUI Patrol Info, Checkpoint Locations For Thanksgiving Week Details State Police Release DUI Patrol Info, Checkpoint Locations For Thanksgiving Week Details
State Police Release DUI Patrol Info, Checkpoint Locations For Thanksgiving Week Details With tens of thousands of travelers driving through Connecticut during the Thanksgiving week, State Police are ramping up their plans to keep highways safe for all during the holiday rush. Beginning on Wednesday, Nov. 21, just after midnight, and running through Sunday, Nov. 25 at 11:59 p.m., state police will supplement its normal routine patrol personnel with additional Troopers throughout the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Across the state, Troopers will patrol roads and highways across Connecticut focusing on aggressive drivers, unsafe drivers and drunk drivers. In addition, the sta…

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by Daily Voice
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Planned Three-Day Closure Of Hutchinson River Parkway Stretch Postponed Planned Three-Day Closure Of Hutchinson River Parkway Stretch Postponed
Planned Three-Day Closure Of Hutchinson River Parkway Stretch Postponed The planned three-day closure of a stretch of the Hutchinson River Parkway this weekend for an ongoing bridge replacement project in Westchester has been postponed, according to the State Department of Transportation. The department did not give a reason for the postponement and noted the roadwork has been postponed until further notice. The project will replace the East 3rd Street bridge, which carries East Lincoln Avenue over the Hutchinson River Parkway, near the border of Pelham and Mount Vernon. The closure had been planned to start at 11 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28 and last through 5 a.m.…

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