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Wednesday, August 12, 2020
CTDOT eAlert: News from the Connecticut Department of Transportation
In the ongoing effort to promote and reinforce the importance of wearing masks on Connecticut's rail system to help reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT), joined also by Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, other state and local elected officials, and Metro-North's safety superhero "Metro-Man," today distributed masks to rail passengers at train stations across the state.
CTDOT staff were stationed near rail platforms and waiting areas at eight different rail stations throughout the day to pass out masks. Metro-Man raced to the scene at New Haven's Union Station where he teamed up with CTDOT Commissioner Joe Giulietti, Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz, and New Haven Mayor Justin Elicker, where they talked with customers and handed out masks. Masks were also distributed today at the Bridgeport, Fairfield, Hartford, Old Saybrook, Stamford, Waterbury and West Haven stations.
Over the course of the day it is anticipated that some 2000 masks will have been distributed.
The use of face coverings on public transportation was ordered by Governor Lamont in Executive Order No. 7BB, effective April 20, 2020. Since that time, compliance with the order on trains has been exceptional.
"I have been extraordinarily pleased with the voluntary compliance we have seen on our bus and rail systems, and I think that speaks volumes of the shared concern our customers show for their fellow riders and for the crews that operate our trains and buses," said DOT Commissioner Giulietti. "Today's distribution event was meant to build on that momentum and to reinforce the positive direction Connecticut has been moving in as we take on COVID-19. We really need our customers to remain vigilant, and to wear those masks, and I personally appreciate and applaud their continued compliance."
"Connecticut went from a state with one of the highest infection rates to the lowest. This was accomplished by implementing policy that was based on science, data and facts. But we are not out of this yet. It's important that we continue to practice the 'Three W's: Wear a mask; wash your hands; and watch your distance. By providing our riders with face masks, we can continue to stop the spread of the virus," said Lt. Governor Susan Bysiewicz.
In addition to distributing masks to rail passengers, over 125,000 masks were supplied to CTtransit and the other bus transit operators throughout the state to be distributed beginning on July 28, 2020.
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