Connecticut Department of Transportation

Wed March 22, 2017

NHHS Rail Program Receives $50M in Additional Funding

Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) Commissioner James P. Redeker announced that the State Bond Commission approved $50 million in additional funding for the New-Haven-Hartford-Springfield (NHHS) Rail Program during its Feb....

Thu February 09, 2017

'Constitution State' Highway Projects

The Connecticut State Department of Transportation received bids for transportation-related improvement projects. Following is a list of some of the projects let. Town/District: WallingfordProposal Number: 001 - 0148-0206Project: Rehabilitation of Bridge No....

Cindy Riley - Tue November 29, 2016

New Haven-Hartford-Springfield Line Remains on Schedule to Launch in 2018

In a move to dramatically increase passenger rail service, work continues in Connecticut on the CTrail Hartford Line. Scheduled to launch in January 2018, the New Haven-Hartford-Springfield rail program is taking advantage of a state-of-the-art track construction machine (TCM), which is currently being used to double-track portions of the line....

Lori Tobias - Wed September 21, 2016

Project Increases Clearance on Connecticut Bridge

Years of collisions with trucks that were just too tall to fit under Connecticut's Mayflower Bridge in West Hartford have prompted a replacement project that will add about 2 ft. (.6 m) to the bridge, originally built in 1965....

Fri September 16, 2016

AASHTO Names Project Finalists for 2016 Awards

The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, AAA and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, announced the finalists in the 2016 America's Transportation Awards competition. Twelve projects from 10 state departments of transportation are competing for the national Grand Prize and the People's Choice Award....

Wed September 07, 2016

CTDOT Launches New Website for Walk Bridge Program

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced the launch of a new website for the Walk Bridge Program as part of its ongoing effort to keep the public informed as this railroad bridge project in Norwalk advances....