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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546 |
| FOR RELEASE: August 16, 2016 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot |
CTDOT Rail & Bus Fare Hearings Schedule
30-Day Comment Period Ends September 15, 2016
The Connecticut Department of Transportation today announced a series of public hearings around the state and is inviting the public to comment on proposed bus and rail fare increases. The proposed increase would take effect December 1, 2016, on CTrail New Haven Line and Shore Line East, and on December 4, 2016, on CTtransit buses. Additionally, bus service tariffs are proposed to be amended to allow for the implementation of a new account-based smart card fare payment system.
The public may get more information, including the proposed rail and bus fare tables, at www.ct.gov/dot/farecomments. Comments on the fare changes are encouraged and can be emailed to the DOT at dot.farecomments@ct.gov or mailed to:
Comment on Fare Changes
Bureau of Public Transportation
2800 Berlin Turnpike
P.O. Box 317546
Newington, CT 06131-7546
The comment period closes September 15, 2016.
The public hearing locations and times are as follows:
Old Saybrook
Thursday, September 1, 2016
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM & 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Old Saybrook Town Hall
302 Main Street, Old Saybrook
Hartford
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Hartford Public Library
500 Main Street, Hartford
Meriden
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
11:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Meriden City Hall
Council Chambers
142 East Main Street, Meriden
Waterbury
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
4:00 PM to 7:00 PM
Silas Bronson Library
267 Grand Street, Waterbury
Stamford
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM & 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
University of Connecticut Stamford Campus Auditorium
One University Place, Stamford
New Haven
Thursday, September 15, 2016
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM & 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
New Haven Hall of Records
Room G-2
200 Orange Street, New Haven
These hearings are accessible to persons with disabilities. Hearing impaired individuals or persons speaking a language other than English, requiring an interpreter at the hearings may make arrangements by contacting the Department of Transportation’s Office of Communications at (860) 594-2828 (VOICE ONLY), or (860) 594-3090 (TTY) at least five working days prior to the hearing you wish to attend.