CTDOT press release, June 17, 2020: masks to be worn on public transportation; rear-door boarding continues; 'Travel on buses and trains was restricted to essential travel only'; 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

The record

Jurisdiction

Connecticut (statewide bus and rail; service plazas and rest areas) · Connecticut

Level

State

Authority

CTDOT operating authority; the Governor's Phase 2 reopening (recited: 'as the state enters Phase 2 of its return to pre-COVID operations')

Issued

2020-06-17 June 17, 2020

Effective

2020-06-17 (Phase 2); rail limited schedules and branch suspensions continuing (read as 2020-06-17)

End

Rear-door boarding to Oct. 5, 2020 (Ex. 038); Waterbury Branch restored Oct. 26, 2020 (Ex. 040) (read as 2020-10-05)

In force

June 17, 2020 to Oct. 5, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Face-covering requirementTravel and quarantineOther

Addressees

• public transportation users
• transit workers and service providers
• motorists (service plazas, rest areas)

Functions reached

• WF commuting workforce (rail once down more than 90 percent; limited schedules continuing; masks)
• TV travel (the Commissioner's statement that travel 'was restricted to essential travel only')
• DR drivers (rest areas and service plazas back to normal operation by June 17, 2020)
• CB customer access

Character

context

Collection

State transport, ports and transit authorities AGY-ST-TRANSPORT-PORTS-TRANSIT

Operative words

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.... 'Travel 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...' 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

Notes