Transportation

The Gold Star Memorial Bridge that spans the Thames River to connect Groton and New London is getting $158 million from the federal government for repairs.

Stamford Mayor Caroline Simmons expressed interest in a ferry service to New York City, which state officials have talked about for decades.

Waterbury police have largely stopped using police vans to transport prisoners in response to a man becoming paralyzed in a New Haven police van incident last month.

Middletown Area Transit and 9-Town Transit will become one unified service, doubling the number of buses available to riders in the area to 40.

According to AAA, Connecticut's gas price average rose 21-cents over the past week to an all-time high of $4.89. The highest prices for gas were in Fairfield County at $4.96 per gallon.

The state Department of Revenue Services is expected within the next two weeks to announce a major increase in the state’s diesel tax, effective July 1 and driven by wholesale fuel prices that have more than doubled over the past year.

Over the last decade, data from the Federal Rail Administration show the number of railway incidents — the federal agency identifies these as casualties — in Connecticut over the last decade are declining, but pedestrian collisions are on the rise.

Bus ridership in Connecticut has almost returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to data collected by the Department of Transportation.

The clean air bill calls for state investments in charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. It also provides for tax rebates for e-bikes and electric cars and trucks.

A quarter of a billion dollars in federal cash will soon flow into state transportation work.