Transportation Planning Process

ConnDOT assesses existing transportation facilities biennially and starting in 2010 must develop a master transportation plan every five years. ConnDOT uses a structured planning process that requires the participation of regional entities and provides opportunities for public input.

Legislative Role in Transportation Planning

State statute provides guidelines for the planning process, including conditions for approving projects. The General Assembly also passes legislation identifying specific projects or programs for ConnDOT to implement (see Conn. Gen. Stat. Ann. §13b-57h). In 2001, the General Assembly created a Transportation Strategy Board that includes legislatively appointed members, which proposes a transportation strategy for legislative approval every four years. The General Assembly also approves the five-year State Plan of Conservation and Development, which includes a transportation component.