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WSHU's Davis Dunavin spoke with transportation advocate Jim Cameron, who wants to beautify Connecticut's train stations.
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About $65 million will support the replacement of the Connecticut River Bridge between Old Saybrook and Old Lyme. The rest of the money goes to electrical substations along the New Haven line.
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The Connecticut Bond Commission approved $20 million for technology that might help curb a spike of wrong-way driver accidents on the state’s highways on Friday.
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A new Connecticut law that reduces carbon emissions in an effort to improve air quality has gone into effect. Similar legislation has already been adopted in several Northeast states, including Massachusetts, New York, and New Jersey.
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WSHU’s Ebong Udoma spoke with CT Mirror’s Tom Condon to discuss his article, “CT Transit bus ridership is recovering, in part because of free fares,” as part of the collaborative podcast Long Story Short.
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Six new express trains on the New Haven line, and seven new express trains on the Waterbury line began service on Monday.
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Bradley International Airport in Connecticut will open a new $210 million ground transportation facility in mid-July.
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Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer, and with it summer travel. But without a car, it can feel like options are limited in Connecticut. That’s the case for ten percent of households in the state that don’t have access to a car, according to data from National Equity Access. A number of state parks are accessible by public transportation. Park Connect CT, a program from the state Department of Transportation and of Energy and Environmental Protection, is helping residents to understand how to get to them.
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The first electric train cars in the Metro-North Shore Line East fleet are in service in southeastern Connecticut.
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The Connecticut Department of Transportation wants to hire about 700 new employees to replace its retiring workforce. The state House expects to vote Thursday on the $1.9 billion deal three-year state employee bonuses and 2.5% wage increase.