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The CTfastrak Team regularly contacts news media representatives about project design, construction and community outreach activities.  Below are the latest press releases distributed by the Connecticut Department of Transportation about CTfastrak related activities.

Please contact the Office of Communications (860.594.3062 or www.ct.gov/dot) for further information.

  • (10/06/13) Flatbush Avenue Closure Update +

    News From The Connecticut Department Of Transportation

    Segments Of Flatbush Avenue In West Hartford & Hartford Near New Park Avenue To Be Closed To Traffic Due To Construction Starting This Tuesday, October 8, 2013

    - Access To I-84 Eastbound Flatbush Avenue Ramp & Charter Oak Shopping Plaza Are Available Via Newfield Avenue Detour During 21-Day Construction Period -

    For immediate release: 10/6/13

    For more information: Judd Everhart

    [email protected] 860.594.3062

    (Newington, CT) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today that Flatbush Avenue in

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  • (02/27/13) Connecticut Department Of Transportation Announces CTfastrak Open House Events To Update Service Plan +

    Events To Begin In Newington & West Hartford Next Week

    For immediate release: 2/27/13
    For more information: Judd Everhart
    [email protected]  860.594.3062

    (Newington, CT) -- The Connecticut Department of Transportation today announced a series of open house meetings to seek public input to help refine the service plan of CT fastrak . During the open house events the public will be provided an overview of the project as well as the status of construction. These meetings are free and open to all members of

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  • (10/03/13) Connecticut Department of Transportation Holds CTfastrak Construction Tour & Unveiling Event at the Future New Britain Station Site +

    CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE

    News from The Connecticut Department of Transportation 
    Connecticut Department Of Transportation Holds CT fastrak Construction Tour & Unveiling Event At The Future New Britain Station Site 
     
    For immediate release: October 3, 2012 
    For more information: Judd Everhart 
    Connecticut Department of Transportation 
    [email protected]  (860) 594-3062 
     
     
    Connecticut Department of Transportation Commissioner James P. Redeker today conducted a CT fastrak  construction tour and project update at the future million New Britain Station site
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  • (08/13/12) With CTfastrak Construction Underway, DOT Hosts Tour At Flatbush Avenue Station & Bridge Site in West Hartford +

    CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE

    FOR RELEASE: August 13, 2012

    With CT fastrak Construction Underway, DOT Hosts Tour At Flatbush Avenue Station & Bridge Site In West Hartford 
     
    For immediate release: August 13, 2012 
    For more information: Judd Everhart 
     
    The Connecticut Department of Transportation (DOT) today held a CT fastrak project construction briefing and tour of the Flatbush Avenue Station and bridge site in West Hartford, led by DOT Commissioner James P. Redeker and other
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  • (05/22/12) Busway Initiative Brings Jobs, Economic Development To Connecticut +

    Busway Initiative Brings Jobs, Economic Development to Connecticut

     
    For immediate release: 5/22/12
    For more information: Judd Everhart
    [email protected]  860.594.3062
     
    Governor Dannel P. Malloy and top federal, state and local officials today held a ceremonial groundbreaking for Connecticut’s first rapid transit system, CT fastrak , in Hartford.  Known informally during the planning stages as the New Britain-Hartford Busway, the project will include 11 stations in New Britain, Newington, West Hartford and Hartford with buses running every three to six minutes
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  • (04/25/12) Busway Groundbreaking Scheduled as Final Environmental Permit is Approved +

    Busway Groundbreaking Scheduled as Final Environmental Permit is Approved

    For immediate release: 4/25/12
    For more information: Judd Everhart
    [email protected]  860.594.3062

     

    The Department of Transportation (DOT) received word today that the Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) has approved the final wetlands permit needed for the New Britain-Hartford Busway, clearing the way for a formal groundbreaking next month.

    The ACOE permit is similar to the permit approved at the state level last month by the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

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