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6/15/07-A bill has died that would have required the Interstate 95 weigh station in Greenwich to be open at least 12 hours a day in four-hour shifts Monday through Friday. The facility would have been open eight hours a day in four-hours shifts on weekends.
The Greenwich station now is required to be open 256 hours a month. There are eight, eight-hour shifts per week.
Danbury and Union stations on Interstate 84 also would have been required to be open longer. SB1271 specified the stations operate for eight hours each day in four-hour shifts. On weekends, the facilities would have been staffed four hours a day.
Weigh stations are staffed by state troopers and the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the facilities at Danbury and Greenwich. The DMV oversees the Union station.
The bill would have required the departments to share responsibility for the weigh stations.
Another provision mandated more detailed reporting of the numbers and types of vehicles inspected. Citations issued also would have been noted.
5/31/07-The Appropriations Committee overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require the Interstate 95 weigh station in Greenwich to be open at least 12 hours a day in four-hour shifts Monday through Friday. The facility would be open eight hours a day in four-hours shifts on weekends.
The Greenwich station now is required to be open 256 hours a month. There are eight, eight-hour shifts per week.
Danbury and Union stations on Interstate 84 also would be required to be open longer. The bill specifies the stations be operated for eight hours each day in four-hour shifts. On weekends, the facilities would be staffed four hours a day.
Hours at weigh stations on Interstate 95 in Waterford and Interstate 91 in Middletown are not affected.
Weigh stations are staffed by the state troopers and the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the facilities at Danbury and Greenwich. The DMV oversees the Union station.
The bill would require the departments to share responsibility for the weigh stations.
Another provision would mandate more detailed reporting of the numbers and types of vehicles inspected. Citations issued also would be noted.
With only a handful of days remaining in the session, SB1271 is in the Public Safety Committee awaiting further consideration. If approved there, it would head to the floors of the House and Senate.
For bill status, call (860) 240-0555.
The Greenwich station now is required to be open 256 hours a month. There are eight, eight-hour shifts per week.
Danbury and Union stations on Interstate 84 also would have been required to be open longer. SB1271 specified the stations operate for eight hours each day in four-hour shifts. On weekends, the facilities would have been staffed four hours a day.
Weigh stations are staffed by state troopers and the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the facilities at Danbury and Greenwich. The DMV oversees the Union station.
The bill would have required the departments to share responsibility for the weigh stations.
Another provision mandated more detailed reporting of the numbers and types of vehicles inspected. Citations issued also would have been noted.
5/31/07-The Appropriations Committee overwhelmingly approved a bill that would require the Interstate 95 weigh station in Greenwich to be open at least 12 hours a day in four-hour shifts Monday through Friday. The facility would be open eight hours a day in four-hours shifts on weekends.
The Greenwich station now is required to be open 256 hours a month. There are eight, eight-hour shifts per week.
Danbury and Union stations on Interstate 84 also would be required to be open longer. The bill specifies the stations be operated for eight hours each day in four-hour shifts. On weekends, the facilities would be staffed four hours a day.
Hours at weigh stations on Interstate 95 in Waterford and Interstate 91 in Middletown are not affected.
Weigh stations are staffed by the state troopers and the state Department of Motor Vehicles. The Department of Public Safety is responsible for the facilities at Danbury and Greenwich. The DMV oversees the Union station.
The bill would require the departments to share responsibility for the weigh stations.
Another provision would mandate more detailed reporting of the numbers and types of vehicles inspected. Citations issued also would be noted.
With only a handful of days remaining in the session, SB1271 is in the Public Safety Committee awaiting further consideration. If approved there, it would head to the floors of the House and Senate.
For bill status, call (860) 240-0555.