LCO No. 2068 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6587 January Session, 2019 LCO No. 2068 Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION Introduced by: REP. MACLACHLAN, 35th Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE DURING HOLIDAYS. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That the general statutes be amended to prohibit the Department of 1 Transportation from undergoing construction or performing 2 maintenance work on any interstate highway the day preceding and 3 the day following state and federal holidays, except in the case of an 4 emergency as declared by the Commissioner of Transportation. 5 Statement of Purpose: To improve highway congestion during state and federal holidays.