CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: New Haven Union Station is One Hundred Years Old

Governor Ned Lamont, Lieutenant Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Mayor Justin Elicker, U.S. Representative Rosa DeLauro and Transportation Commissioner Joseph Giulietti and other federal, state and city officials today commemorated the 100th anniversary of the opening of New Haven Union Station – the beaux-arts masterpiece that is the jewel of the New Haven commuter rail line. Read More »

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Governor Lamont Announces Federal Grant for New Windsor Locks Train Station

Governor Lamont Announces Federal Grant for New Windsor Locks Train Station Governor Ned Lamont announced today that the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) has received a $17.4 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration for construction and other improvements at a new $64.9 million Hartford Line railroad station in Windsor Locks. Read More »

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Governor Lamont Announces Launch of Mobile Ticketing App for Hartford Line and Shore Line East

Governor Ned Lamont and Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Joseph Giulietti today announced that the state has launched a mobile app providing commuters of the CTrail Hartford Line and Shore Line East with the ability to purchase tickets for the respective rail lines using their smartphone devices. Read More »

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION: Government Lamont and Other Officials Mark the One-Year Anniversary of the Hartford Line

Governor Ned Lamont today joined Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner Joe Giulietti, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal and other federal, state and local officials to commemorate the one-year anniversary of the launch of the CTrail Hartford Line – the passenger rail service that has multiple stations in Central Connecticut along the I-91 corridor connecting New Haven, Hartford, and Springfield. When it launched last year, the Hartford Line was the first rail line to open for service in Connecticut since 1990. Read More »

Schumer urges Connecticut to seek public input on proposed border toll

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) called on Connecticut officials on Tuesday, who are considering placing a new toll on Interstate 95 at the New York border, to consider the concerns of local New York communities before taking action. “Connecticut’s potential plan to place tolls right on the New York-Westchester border could do serious harm to local communities like Port Chester and Rye, and it should not move forward without community input,” Schumer said. Read More »

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