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At the last Selectmen meeting on May 28, DPW civil engineer Ian Brown requested a road closure on Glenville Road between Glen Ridge and Weaver Street for the overnight hours (9:00pm to 6:00am) between June 21 to June 25. Continue Reading →
During the full road closure, residents are urged to plan ahead and allow extra travel time. Continue Reading →
A pubic hearing about the town’s school zone speed camera program will be held Thursday, May 14, at 7:00pm in the Town Hall Meeting Room. The meeting is in person and will be live on GCTV on cable and on GCTV youtube live. (No Zoom option). Continue Reading →
Street racing — which includes behaviors such as drag racing, street takeovers and weaving through traffic — poses significant risks to drivers, pedestrians and emergency responders Continue Reading →
Ben Branyan’s presentation for Thursday night to the BOE describes Greenwich Public Schools as an “outlier,” given the denial to park buses under I95 despite other locations where vehicles park under the highway in Connecticut. He asserts the FHWA framework is inconsistently applied.
A memorandum from the FHWA in November 2023 cited a fire that resulted in the closure of a bridge on the Santa Monica Freeway, causing the detour of approximately 290,000 vehicles per day. The memo also cited a similar incident in March 2017 in Atlanta, GA when a massive fire ignited under I-85 North caused a 100-foot section of the bridge to collapse. Continue Reading →
The statewide litter picking blitz in response to an increase in trash being discarded along state roads and highways launched on Monday, April 13, 2026, and will run through Friday, April 17, 2026. Continue Reading →
Law enforcement agencies will ramp up their distracted driving enforcement efforts in partnership with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for their “Put the Phone Away or Pay” campaign from April 1-30, 2026. During this period, officers across Connecticut will focus on identifying and citing drivers who engage in unsafe behaviors such as texting. Continue Reading →
As the national average nears $4 a gallon — rising more than $1 in one month — crude oil prices remain elevated amid uncertainty about the direction of the war, settling above $100 a barrel when markets closed on Friday. Connecticut holds the 17th place on the list of highest gas prices in the nation. Continue Reading →
“It is something we are taking seriously and trying to understand – from everybody’s point of view – what to do about this – whether it’s education, whether its making any changes, whether it’s pausing it.” – Lauren Rabin, Greenwich Selectwoman Continue Reading →
Six in 10 drivers said glare is a problem after dark, and nearly three-quarters of those affected said it has worsened over the past decade. Continue Reading →