Connecticut Drivers Face a Mandatory 6-Month License Suspension for a Third Violation of Passing a Stopped School Bus, Effective Oct. 1

A third violation of Connecticut's school bus stopping law now means a mandatory six-month license suspension under Public Act 26-95, which took effect Oct. 1.

Waterbury to introduce red-light, speed enforcement cameras

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The City of Waterbury announced Monday that it is preparing to introduce automated red-light and speed enforcement cameras. The initiative serves as an effort to encourage safer driving and improve safety for drivers, passengers, pedestrians and bicyclists, the city announced in a post. These cameras will help police identify vehicles traveling […]

I-95 lane closures in Connecticut pushed back again. Here’s the new date

The start of the first phase of work has been postponed “due to contractor availability,” DOT said.

Connecticut's Hartford Line to see additional service

NEWINGTON, Conn. — CTrail will add service on the Hartford Line beginning Monday, Nov. 16, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced. The schedule includes a new weekday round trip between New Haven and Hartford, extension of a morning southbound train that will now originate in Springfield, Mass., and extension of weekend trains to and [...] Read More...

All Aboard For the 2026 Hudson Valley Train Show

Vendors, displays, hands on model-trains and more await you at this year's Hudson Valley Train Show at the MJN Center in Poughkeepsie November 8th.

Crash closes lane on I-91 north in Middletown, causing traffic delays

A crash has closed the left lane on I-91 northbound in Middletown, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

Crash closed Silvermine Road in Seymour for hours Wednesday, official says

The road was closed as police were conducting an accident reconstruction at the scene, an official said.

Route 44 in Norfolk expected to reopen to two-way traffic by year’s end

NORFOLK — The replacement of three retaining walls with two new walls on US Route 44 (Greenwoods Road West) in Norfolk is nearing a return to two-way traffic, with the road expected to reopen in both directions by the end of the year, according to First Selectman Henry Tirrell.

Sharon plans replacement of West Cornwall Road bridge

SHARON — The Board of Selectmen and Planning & Zoning Commission have approved new plans to replace the West Cornwall Road bridge over Pine Swamp Brook, just south of the historic covered bridge over the Housatonic River in West Cornwall. The project has been in the works for three...

Work begins on relocation of Lakeville’s historic train station

SALISBURY — Preparations to relocate Lakeville’s historic railroad station are underway, with trees removed behind the Ethan Allen Street building and asbestos remediation in progress. First Selectman Curtis Rand told the Board of Selectmen Monday, Nov. 2, that a crew removed trees behind the station the previous week.

Box truck crash closes lanes on I-84 in Southington

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - A crash closed a couple of lanes on Interstate 84 eastbound in Southington. According to the state Department of Transportation, the crash involved a box truck. It closed the right and center lanes between exits 31 and 32. The crash was first reported around 9:25 a.m.

Connecticut gas prices trend down

BERLIN, Conn. (WFSB) - Gas prices are trending down, and drivers aren’t the only ones who could benefit. Lower fuel costs could eventually reduce other expenses, including the cost of transporting goods, according to an industry representative. Several gas stations along the Berlin Turnpike are selling fuel for less...

Multiple maintenance projects to affect traffic in East Hartford

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) and the Town of East Hartford said that multiple maintenance projects will affect traffic in East Hartford over the coming weeks. CTDOT will be replacing the railroad crossing on School Street from Nov. 8 through Nov. 10, and the crossing at Goodwin Street from […]

Enfield Station Construction Begins on the Hartford Line

ENFIELD, Conn. — Governor Ned Lamont and Transportation Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said on October 28 that construction has started on a new train station in Enfield’s Thompsonville neighborhood. The Connecticut Department of Transportation project is part of the Hartford Line Rail Program and is planned to restore passenger rail service to the town for the first time since 1986. The station fills a gap of about 15 miles between Springfield Union Station and Windsor Locks. Officials held a groundbreaking at the site that day.

Waterbury transitioning to LAZ Scan&Go parking

WATERBURY, Conn. (WTNH) — The City of Waterbury has begun a transition to the LAZ Parking Scan&Go system, which police say will make it easier and more convenient for people to pay for parking.  The Waterbury Police Department said in a statement that drivers need to scan a QR code displayed on the parking sign, […]

Bus camera warning period in Bristol ends

Buckland Street Logs 1,144 Crashes Since 2016 as Manchester Weighs Cameras

Buckland St. & Adams St. — Reported Highest-Crash Intersection. Buckland Street, the stretch of pavement running past the Shoppes at Buckland Hills and the cluster of restaurants, retail plazas and a movie theater that surround it, has recorded 1,144 crashes since 2016 — more than any other road in Manchester. The corridor's four busiest intersections also top the town's list for frequent wrecks, making the Buckland Hills retail district both the town's commercial engine and its most dangerous stretch of asphalt.

Manchester's busiest shopping area is also its biggest car crash hotspot

Buckland Street has seen the most car crashes since 2016, with 1,144 happening in that time.