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Farmington Is Fining Its School Bus Company $100 a Run. The Split Runs Stopped.
FARMINGTON — Farmington Public Schools is fining its bus contractor $100 for every split or doubled bus run, and since the company was told the fines had started, there have not been any. Whether that is the fines working or a driver shortage solved, the district's finance chief would not say.
WFSB
Stricter distracted driving rules take effect Thursday in Connecticut
Eyewitness News
Several towns report impassable roads as coastal storm downs trees and wires
(WFSB) - Fire and police departments across Connecticut reported multiple road closures on Saturday as downed trees and power lines blocked roadways during a coastal storm. The Pleasant Valley Volunteer Fire Department reported multiple road closures in Barkhamsted due to the storm. Center Hill Road is closed at Boettner Road...
Western Mass News
Road closed in Easthampton due to blown power transformer
railfan.com
Naugatuck Railroad Celebrates 30 Years of Operations
The Railroad Museum of New England and the Naugatuck Railroad marked three decades of operation with its “Celebrate 30” events on Sept. 25–27, based in Thomaston, Conn. More than 150 people attended the festivities, which coincided with the 177th anniversary of the original Naugatuck Railroad, which first opened on September 25, 1849.
Eyewitness News
3-vehicle crash closes lanes on I-91 in Hartford
HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - A crash that involved three vehicles closed a couple of lanes on Interstate 91 in Hartford on Saturday afternoon. According to the state Department of Transportation, the crash closed the left two lanes of I-91 south between exits 33 and 32. The crash was first reported...
WTNH
Traffic backed up for miles after crash closes portion of I-84 West in East Hartford
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — A single-vehicle crash has closed a portion of Interstate 84 West Wednesday morning, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The westbound side of the highway remains closed between exits 57 and 56 as of 9 a.m. Several miles of traffic are reported in the area. As of 8:30 a.m., […]
WFSB
Tougher fines, new road rules take effect for Connecticut drivers Oct. 1
WTNH
West Hartford expanding bikes lanes for safer streets
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Town of West Hartford is going through a massive traffic transformation, expanding bike lanes on major roads to make them safer. The paint is fresh, the lines are crisp and the barriers are in place. The dance is over in West Hartford as bikers have their lane and traffic […]
WFSB
Tougher fines, new road rules take effect for Connecticut drivers Oct. 1
WFSB
Traffic moving again following serious crash on I-84 in East Hartford
WFSB
Crash closes portion of I-84 in East Hartford
UC Daily Campus
UConn pedestrians need safety measures now
If you own a car on campus, you have probably experienced the terror of driving on and around campus after dark on a weekend. Driving in Mansfield is like playing a much less entertaining version of Mario Kart, where instead of dodging bananas and shells, you’re dodging inebriated young adults on a winding and pitch-black road.