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Ex. AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT-034 Context (guidance or announcement) Primary source read

CTDOT press release, Mar. 14, 2020: Shore Line East on a weekend schedule seven days a week and Hartford Line on a Saturday schedule seven days a week from Mar. 16, 2020 until further notice; Shore Line East through-trains to Stamford suspended; two Amtrak Hartford Line trains cancelled

Service Changes Announced for Shore Line East and Hartford Line

Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) · Connecticut (Shore Line East; Hartford Line New Haven-Springfield) (State)

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Context, not an order

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The record

Jurisdiction
Connecticut (Shore Line East; Hartford Line New Haven-Springfield) · Connecticut
Level
State
Authority
CTDOT rail service authority; 'part of the State of Connecticut's coordinated effort to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19' (recited)
Issued
2020-03-14 Mar. 14, 2020
Effective
2020-03-16
End
Further reduced Mar. 30 and Apr. 20, 2020 (Ex. 035, 036); 'limited schedule' continuing June 17, 2020 (Ex. 041) (read as 2020-09-30)
In force
Mar. 16, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2020
Quarters
2020 Q22020 Q3
Limitation types
Travel and quarantine
Addressees
  • Shore Line East and Hartford Line rail customers
Functions reached
  • WF commuting workforce (commuter rail to New Haven, Hartford and Stamford cut to weekend levels)
  • TV travel
  • CB customer access
Character
context
Collection
State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) announced rail service changes on Shore Line East and Hartford Line as part of the State of Connecticut's coordinated effort to mitigate the impacts of COVID-19. The following rail schedule changes will go into effect Monday, March 16th and will continue until further notice. Shore Line East: Shore Line East will operate on a weekend schedule 7 days per week... Shore Line East through-trains to/from Stamford will not operate during this time.... Hartford Line will operate on a Saturday schedule 7 days per week

Enforcement

Operator schedule decision

Notes

Pre-quarter run-up instrument (Mar. 14-16, 2020) for the wages paid after Mar. 12, 2020. Service announcement graded context.

Retrieval note

Rendered Wayback capture (Apr. 3, 2020) of portal.ct.gov/DOT/News-from-the-Connecticut-Depar... (banner URL truncated); release dated 03/14/2020.