{"id":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-041","kind":"context","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Connecticut (statewide bus and rail; service plazas and rest areas)","state":"CT","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","eco":"","issuer":"Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph J. Giulietti","authority":"CTDOT operating authority; the Governor\u0027s Phase 2 reopening (recited: \u0027as the state enters Phase 2 of its return to pre-COVID operations\u0027)","instrument":"CTDOT press release, June 17, 2020: masks to be worn on public transportation; rear-door boarding continues; \u0027Travel on buses and trains was restricted to essential travel only\u0027; New Haven Line, Hartford Line and Shore Line East on a limited schedule (ridership once down more than 90 percent); Danbury and Waterbury Line service suspended; bus ridership down about 50 percent early; 23 service plazas fully open; seven rest areas returned to normal operations","title":"CTDOT Reminds Travelers to Wear Masks - Be Aware of Social Distancing and Stay Safe","dateIssued":"2020-06-17","effective":"2020-06-17 (Phase 2); rail limited schedules and branch suspensions continuing","end":"Rear-door boarding to Oct. 5, 2020 (Ex. 038); Waterbury Branch restored Oct. 26, 2020 (Ex. 040)","startDate":"2020-06-17","endDate":"2020-10-05","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3"],"types":["MASK","TRAV","OTHER"],"addressees":["public transportation users","transit workers and service providers","motorists (service plazas, rest areas)"],"clause":"First and most importantly, public transportation users can help protect themselves, fellow riders, and transit workers by wearing face coverings and not riding public transportation when they are sick.... On the bus system, riders will continue to board through the rear door on buses so equipped.... \u0027Travel on buses and trains was restricted to essential travel only. Now, with people re-engaging with our economy, we want to reassure the safety for all users...\u0027 Rail service on the New Haven Line, Hartford Line and Shore Line East continues to operate on a limited schedule. Although ridership, once down by more than 90 percent, is gradually beginning to build... Danbury Line and Waterbury Line service remains suspended to accelerate ongoing capital projects, while ridership levels remain at historic lows.... Bus ridership saw reductions of approximately 50 percent during the early weeks of the public health emergency.","enforcement":"EO 7BB mask penalties; operator boarding rule","functions":["WF commuting workforce (rail once down more than 90 percent; limited schedules continuing; masks)","TV travel (the Commissioner\u0027s statement that travel \u0027was restricted to essential travel only\u0027)","DR drivers (rest areas and service plazas back to normal operation by June 17, 2020)","CB customer access"],"notes":"The State DOT\u0027s own mid-June 2020 account of the second quarter: essential travel only, rail ridership down more than 90 percent, branch lines suspended. Service announcement graded context with a restated mask rule.","sourceUrl":"","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":152054,"grade":"primary","character":"context","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT","url":"/library/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-041","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-041","citation":"Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), Commissioner Joseph J. Giulietti, CTDOT press release, June 17, 2020: masks to be worn on public transportation; rear-door boarding continues; \u0027Travel on buses and trains was restricted to essential travel only\u0027; New Haven Line, Hartford Line and Shore Line East on a limited schedule (ridership once down more than 90 percent); Danbury and Waterbury Line service suspended; bus ridership down about 50 percent early; 23 service plazas fully open; seven rest areas returned to normal operations (Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-041)","stateName":"Connecticut","related":[]}