The Harbor Management Commission is considering hiring a consultant to help tackle compiling a harbor management plan. Continue Reading →
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DPW Public Notice: Improvements in Vicinity of Cos Cob Train Station
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Starting Monday, July 14, DPW will begin construction of new curbs, sidewalks, pedestrian ramps and drainage facilities along Sound Shore Drive and Strickland Road in the vicinity of the Cos Cob Train Station: July 14-Oct.1. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Transportation, Greewnich Dept. of Public Works
Greenwich First Selectman Spends Saturday Night with Safe Rides
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At the Board of Selectmen’s meeting in town hall, Peter Tesei talked about the three hours he spent helping with Safe Rides last Saturday night. He was met with laughs as he recalled, “It was a great experience for me, and I learned quite a bit about what young people do… after hours.” Continue Reading →
Filed under: Government, Schools, Transportation, Safe Rides
UPDATE: Malloy Convenes Crisis Summit with MTA and Metro-North
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Gov. Malloy convened a crisis summit on Monday. The topic, the recent incidents that caused the failure of the New Haven Line’s “WALK Bridge” in Norwalk. The incident was the second major failure in two weeks and left thousands of passengers stranded and delayed. Continue Reading →
Filed under: News, Transportation, Gov. Dannel Malloy, Metro North, MTA, Walk Bridge
Nearby in Norwalk: MTA Train vs Van
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At 6:30 PM Saturday, Norwalk Combined Dispatch received multiple 911 calls reporting that a train had struck a vehicle at the Glover Avenue railroad crossing on the Metro-North Danbury Line. Norwalk Police, Norwalk Fire, Norwalk Hospital EMS and MTA Police responded. A witness at the scene reported that he observed that a van that appeared to be stuck on the tracks and that the occupants of the van exited the vehicle prior to the impact of the northbound Metro-North passenger train. No physical injuries reported to the occupants of the train or the van. It was snowing in the area at the time of the accident. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Police & Fire, Transportation
Merritt Parkway Plaza in Greenwich, Southbound, Open as of Noon Tuesday
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What is it about rest stops on major highways like I-95 and the Merritt Parkway that you don’t appreciate them until they’re gone? The corollary to that truth is that you really appreciate them when they reopen. That was the case Tuesday at the rest stop on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich just before the King Street exit and the New York state line. The plaza re-opened at noon after a lengthy renovation that started in November of 2012. Until Tuesday, travelers on the Merritt could stop in New Canaan or hold their peace for 13 miles into New York. Continue Reading →
Filed under: Business, News, Transportation
NIKA Update: Sleet; New Haven Line Trains on Hourly Schedule
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UPDATE 2:30p.m. This unpleasant news for New Haven Line riders from Metro-North:
New Haven Line trains will operate on an hourly schedule due to significant weather-related problems with the overhead catenary wire beginning at 12 Noon. Hourly service will begin with the following trains: Inbound to NYC (46 minutes after the hour from New Haven; on the hour from Stamford) … Use our interactive schedules page at http://tinyurl.com/6akjw for train times, or see a printed timetable. NWS Forecast
Wednesday Afternoon is for freezing rain and sleet. Cloudy with a total daytime sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible. Continue Reading →