Connecticut
Road work picks up on Connecticut roads
(WFSB) – Road work across Connecticut is picking up as the summer goes on.
Connecticut Department of Transportation leaders say now is the time to get this work done as much of it is impossible to do during the winter when the ground is frozen.
“There are no shortages of projects happening in Connecticut,” CT DOT Spokesman Josh Morgan said.
The increase in work just happens to be at the same time many people are coming to or through Connecticut. Many of the jobs are happening in eastern Connecticut, like a major maintenance check-up on the Rt. 82 Swing Bridge in East Haddam.
“We are making sure that it’s going to be operational, opening and closing on demand as needed for the next 20 or 30 years,” Morgan said.
John and Virginia Lee Fasolo are from Bristol. They came to the Goodspeed Opera House Thursday afternoon to take in a show. They knew about the bridgework ahead of time.
“They warned us about the construction and closure and to leave extra time for the arrival,” John Fasolo said.
The bridge shuts down entirely Sunday night through Wednesday morning. Morgan said DOT worked with local businesses like the Goodspeed to find a time that would impact business the least to do that needed work.
“It’s all over…the road construction projects,” John Fasolo said.
Another notable project is on the shoreline. I-95 near exit 74 in East Lyme is getting a major overhaul.
“This was an area identified as a problem,” Morgan said. “Hairpin turns trying to get onto the highway, exit ramps not long enough, entrances that are way too short.”
Crews are in the early stages of fixing all of that now. Morgan says they are clearing trees and establishing the work zones now. There’s also a new van parked on the side of the highway clocking driver’s speeds.
Of course, all these work zones come with speeders.
“We incurred a couple today,” Virginia Fasolo said. “We were saying why waste the gas, you’re going to get there just take your time.”
DOT leaders remind drivers to slow down in work zones, put down the cell phone and to check ctroads.com before heading out.
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Connecticut
Woman dies after crashing into building in New Britain
A woman has died after crashing into a building in New Britain on Friday night.
Officers were called to the intersection of Grove Hill and Lake Street around 8:15 p.m. for a report of a crash.
Once in the area, police said they determined a vehicle had hit a building. The female driver of the vehicle was reportedly found unresponsive.
She was transported to an area hospital where she later died. Police have not released her identity.
The investigation is ongoing.
Connecticut
Serious injuries reported in North Branford crash
A person has serious injuries after a car crash in North Branford Friday night.
The police department said a two-car accident happened in the area of Route 80 and Totoket Road around 9 p.m.
Route 80 was closed late Friday night as police conducted their investigation.
One person was transported to the hospital with serious injuries, police said.
No additional information was immediately available.
Connecticut
Connecticut intelligence center monitors tips from app, potential threats
Following the recent events in New Orleans and Las Vegas, state officials say they are not aware of any current credible threat in Connecticut.
But they are constantly monitoring for any suspicious activity.
Following the deadly attack in New Orleans, we got an inside look at how the state works to help keep people safe.
Public safety deputy commissioner Brenda Bergeron gave us access to what’s known as the Connecticut Intelligence Center.
You can find information sharing here between different local, state, federal and private organizations for preventing and responding to possible threats.
“That is the real value of a hub because we can have something can come in on the desk or some other way through the suspicious activity reports or another way, it gets evaluated here,” Bergeron said.
Those suspicious activity reports might be coming from someone who downloads and uses the updated CT Safe Mobile app.
Recently there a surge in people alerting about drone activity.
“Sometimes it’s in response to something that may have just occurred but other times, it’s used exactly as designed. Somebody in their neighborhood noticed something out of the ordinary and wanted to report to us and give us a heads up that something didn’t seem right,” Bill Turner, State Emergency Management director, said.
Authorities say things to watch out for include someone who has an unusual interest in getting key details about security measures or watching them closely.
Also, discreetly using a camera to record.
And finally, trying to access rooftops or other potentially sensitive areas.
“Maybe it’s nothing at all, but maybe it’s something very significant, and there are people now who are trained to put all the pieces together to see if these red flags are an indication that something is about to happen,” Mike Lawlor, University of New Haven criminal justice professor, said.
If there is an emergency, you should still call 911.
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