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Summer Weekend Schedules
No Lane Closures on I-95 Between Exit 46 and Exit 54

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that during summer weekends, no ramp or lane closures are planned on I-95 Northbound and I-95 Southbound between Exit 46 and Exit 54 from 12:01PM on Fridays through 12:01AM on Mondays. The summer schedule started on Memorial Day weekend (Friday, May 28, 2004) and is in effect through Tuesday, September 7, 2004). The number of lanes available on I-95 during these hours will not be reduced.
Maintenance of existing traffic operations also continues for weekday morning and evening commute times.

Shore Line East operates additional “Friday Only” trains from Friday, May 21 through Friday, September 3, 2004. The trains operate as follows:

Eastbound
• On Fridays only, an additional Shore Line East train departs from New Haven's Union Station at 2:10PM and State Street Station at 2:12PM and makes all regular stops to Old Saybrook.

Westbound
• On Fridays only, an additional Shore Line East train departs from Old Saybrook at 3:05PM and runs directly to New Haven's Union Station, making no other stops.
For more information or for a copy of the new schedule, visit www.ShoreLineEast.com or call Rideworks at 1-800-ALL-RIDE.

• I-95 Between Lake Saltonstall and Exit 54 in Branford
• I-95 Between New Haven and Lake Saltonstall
• Existing traffic operations are being maintained during peak hours. Lanes will not be closed during morning and evening rush hours or on Friday and Sunday evenings on holiday weekends and during the summer
• Shore Line East Station Improvements

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State Promotes Telecommuting to Reduce Traffic Congestion

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) is equipped and ready to take the battle against traffic congestion to a higher level: It is reaching out to employers and other company leaders across the state to openly endorse and adopt telecommuting as a flexible work option for qualifying employees. (Telecommuting is the practice of selecting qualified employees to work from home for part of the workweek.)

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Regional Growth Connection’s Auto Emergency Fund Expands Access to Jobs

www.rgc-to-work.org

Regional Growth Connection (RGC), South Central Connecticut’s Access to Jobs program, assists low-income workers and those just coming off state assistance with transportation to work for their first month of employment at no cost or little cost to the employee.


The program identifies significant gaps in transportation service in South Central Connecticut and works to eliminate them by providing new services. When possible, extensions are added to existing public transportation routes. When a need is identified, RGC can subsidize additional mileage or hours of operation on these public routes.

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JobLinks Wins Gold Connecticut Quality Improvement Award

JobLinks has been recognized among the state’s innovative businesses, receiving a Gold Innovation Award from the Connecticut Quality Improvement Award (CQIA) Partnership for the creation and success of accessible, affordable transportation options for low-income workers in Northwest Connecticut.

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JobLinks Expands Free Bus Pass Project

JobLinks, Northwest Connecticut’s Access to Jobs program, has expanded its Free Bus Pass project to provide additional assistance to eligible workers who are not served by public transportation.

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A Guaranteed Ride That's Good To Go When You Are

Many commuters like the idea of taking the train to work, but they’re worried about being stranded without transportation in the case of a family emergency or other unexpected occurrence. For commuters taking the Shore Line East (SLE) Commuter Rail Service between New London, New Haven and west, the availability of the Guaranteed Ride Program makes purchasing a monthly ticket an easy decision.

Why is the Guaranteed Ride Program so important to SLE commuters? Because it gives them peace of mind knowing they will have access to transportation if they become ill at work, a family emergency arises or they need to work late unexpectedly.

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Construction & Traffic Info

To keep up to date on details about construction projects in the region or to access traffic advisories to help plan your travels, contact these convenient resources:

• Information about construction projects in the region: call 203-777-INFO or visit Rideworks’ construction section at www.rideworks.com (with links to CDOT traffic cameras that show real-time images of traffic conditions along I-95 from Greenwich to Branford).
  
• Real-time traffic updates and detour information for the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program: visit www.I95newhaven.com. Traffic advisories are also available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week on the I-95 Construction Hotline (1-866-277-9595).
  
• Automatic email notification of significant lane closures/traffic detours related to the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program: log on and register at www.rideworks.com/i95signup.htm.
  
• Traffic cameras: visit http://www.ct.gov/dot/ and click on TRAFFIC CAMS to view real-time images of traffic conditions along I-95 from Greenwich to Branford.

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