Connecticut 2019 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00103 Latest Draft

Bill / Introduced Version Filed 01/16/2019

                             
 
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General Assembly  Proposed Bill No. 103  
January Session, 2019  
LCO No. 1742 
 
 
Referred to Committee on PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY  
 
 
Introduced by:  
SEN. BERGSTEIN, 36th Dist. 
 
 
 
AN ACT EXPEDITING THE REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN 
FAILING BRIDGES AND INCREASING THE SPEED OF TRAIN 
SERVICE. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General 
Assembly convened: 
 
That the general statutes be amended to direct the Department of 1 
Transportation to (1) expedite the repair or replacement of four failing 2 
bridges located between the city of New Haven and New York to 3 
eliminate traffic congestion, and (2) increase the speed of train service 4 
to achieve a thirty-minute travel time from New Haven to Stamford 5 
and a thirty-minute travel time from Stamford to Grand Central. 6 
Statement of Purpose:   
To expedite the repair or replacement of certain failing bridges and 
increase the speed of train service along the eastern corridor.