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Greenwich Schools Questions Dept of Transportation Denial for School Bus Parking Under I95 due to “Potentially Flammable Nature”

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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 →

Filed under: Schools, Transportation, Ben Branyan, CT Dept of Transportation, DATTCO, Federal Highway Administration, FHWA, Greenwich Public Schools

Lamont Announces Selection of Developer for Major Transit-Oriented Development at New Haven Union Station

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The project will deliver 470 new apartments, including 118 affordable units, alongside more than 28,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, 26,000 square feet of residential amenities, and 294 parking spaces to serve both tenants and transit customers. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Transportation, CT Dept of Transportation, Gilbane, Ned Lamont, New Haven, New Haven Union Station, TOD

CT Dept of Transportation to Host Public Information Meeting on Greenwich I-95 PEL Study

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The Connecticut Dept of Transportation (CTDOT) is performing a Planning and Environment Linkages (PEL) Study to analyze ways to improve safety & mobility along the I-95 corridor from the New York State Line to Exit 7 in Stamford, and along U.S. Rt 1. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Transportation, CT Dept of Transportation, I-95, I-95 Greenwich PEL study

Officials Break Ground on $76 Million Auxiliary Lane & Safety Project at I-95 Exits 6 and 7

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The project was described by CT Dept of Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto as a “quick win” because it is anticipated to take only about one year to complete. Some 150,000 vehicles pass through Stamford’s exits 6 and 7 daily, and the situation is dangerous with so many exits close to each other. There have been over 230 crashes over a 3-year period just in the section between exits 6 and 7. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Transportation, Caroline Simmons, Commissioner of CT Department of Transportation, CT Construction Industries Association, CT Dept of Transportation, Dept of Transportation, Don Shubert

CT DOT Public Meeting on Rte 1 Centerline Rumble Strips in Greenwich Scheduled

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“Centerline rumble strips are a low-cost FHWA safety countermeasure that alert drivers when they drift out of a lane, reducing head on collisions and roadway departure crashes.” – CT Dept of Transportation Project Manager Balazs Szoke. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Transportation, Brookside Drive, CT Dept of Transportation, Pemberwick Road, Post Road, Rte 1, rumblestrips

Greenwich Tree Conservancy: House Bills Address Destructive Tree Cutting by DOT, Eversource

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“The pace of this destructive practice appears to be increasing at the same time as stronger storms are creating more dramatic flooding and the resulting erosion. This cutting also results in the creation of heat islands throughout town and other unanticipated outcomes that negatively affect our neighborhoods.” – JoAnn Messina, Executive Director, Greenwich Tree Conservancy Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, CT Dept of Transportation, Eversource, Greenwich Tree Conservancy, JoAnn Messina, tree clearcutting