Amid calls to boost CT’s transportation and energy infrastructure, officials emphasized that housing is the key to infrastructure growth.
Transportation
Stories about traveling into, out of, or around Connecticut via Metro North and other trains, Tweed and Bradley airports, state highways and more.
Posted inTransportation
CT gets $2B in federal funding for rail projects, bridge replacements
Nearly half of the funding will go to replacing the Connecticut River Bridge, which is used by Amtrak, CT Shoreline East and freight trains.
Posted inMoney
Construction ramps up in fall. CT still lost 900 jobs in September
The loss ranked among the worst of any state, and it came at a time when employment normally ramps up to finish projects before winter.
Posted inTransportation
2022 was the deadliest year for car crashes in Connecticut
An estimated 368 people died in car crashes in CT in 2022, an average of more than one traffic fatality per day.
Posted inTransportation
A Bradley-Tweed airport turf battle takes flight in CT
The CT Airport Authority, which operates Bradley International, says it has jurisdiction over Tweed New Haven. But Tweed officials disagree.
Posted inTransportation
Free parking isn’t really free
Jim Cameron is taking some time off. But this week’s column, previously published, is still relevant. Our obsession with automobiles is not only creating gridlock and ruining the quality of our air, but it’s eating up our real estate and sending land costs skyward. Because, once we drive our cars off the crowded highways, we […]
Posted inEnergy & Environment
As flooding worsens in CT, its drainage systems can’t keep up
CT has updated its stormwater manual with stricter regulations for how municipalities and some large institutions handle stormwater.
Posted inTransportation
Lamont, DOT chief pledge CT will get more projects underway
The CT bond commission approved funding for highway, bridge, and public transit facility improvements. But the state must borrow money first.
Posted inTransportation
How CT wants to combat traffic deaths: Cameras, warning lights
The number of traffic-related deaths in the state is rising. Here’s how lawmakers are working to make CT roadways safer.
Posted inTransportation
A shortage of engineers is slowing down work at DOT, officials say
The Department of Transportation is trying to recruit engineers from outside the state and work with corporations to make up for hundreds of vacancies.
Posted inTransportation
Lamont pitches electric cars — and the new regs promoting them
New CT regulations for electric cars will reinforce the direction already set by makers of cars and trucks, in concert with federal policy.
Posted inTransportation
New Haven region receives $25M federal grant to upgrade bus system
The region will create a bus rapid transit system, which will include upgrades to traffic signals, new transit hubs, and new electric buses.
Posted inPolitics
Red light cameras in CT get Senate OK; bill goes to Lamont
Proponents of red light cameras had to overcome concerns raised by the ACLU and NAACP about potential abuses and discriminatory enforcement.
Posted inTransportation
CT’s long, winding trip to fix a short stretch of Route 9
CT has wanted to remove two sets of traffic lights on Route 9 in Middletown for years. But DOT is still choosing a design for the project.
Posted inPolitics
CT House approves speed limit, red light cameras
The speed limit and red light cameras would be limited to school zones, pedestrian safety zones and locations with a history of accidents or violations.