Gov. Ned Lamont (D-CT) has announced that he has directed that CTtransit busses be free on weekends this summer to help communities recover economically from the pandemic.
“To help support our economic recovery from the pandemic,” Gov. Lamont said, “I want to make Connecticut’s many attractions and businesses reachable by as many of our residents as possible, and implementing free weekend bus service this summer – the busiest time of tourism season – will help facilitate that.”
Gov. Lamont’s office noted that approximately 20 percent of New Britain residents, “do not own cars and rely on transit, among other transportation options, for mobility.”
The Governor, Lamont’s office said, noted, ” that offering free bus service during the weekends will encourage people in Connecticut to visit locally owned, small businesses and help support the economy in those communities that have been most heavily impacted by the pandemic, particularly within the state’s largest cities.”
The free bus service is to be available on and Saturdays and Sundays, from Memorial Day weekend to Labor Day weekend, 2021. Gov. Lamont’s office also said that the free service will be available on, the Memorial Day and Labor Day, themselves and on, “the observed Independence Day holiday on Monday, July 5, 2021.”
The Governor’s office noted that, “up to $3 million that the state received from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act – also known as the CARES Act,” will be used to fund this free bus transit service.
“I thank Connecticut’s Congressional delegation,” Gov. Lamont noted, “for advocating on behalf of our state to ensure that we receive the resources needed to help recover from this pandemic.”
