Welcome!

To the Danbury Branch Phase II Study Website. The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) launched the first phase of this Study in March 2003 to evaluate the feasibility of electrifying the Danbury Branch commuter rail line as well as other possible alternatives to improve rail service on the Branch. Phase I of the Study was completed in 2006 and the results are posted on this website. Phase II of the Study began in November 2007, and includes further refinement of selected improvement alternatives, performance of a detailed Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and selection of a preferred alternative(s). This project website will be actively used as an additional tool to help keep the public informed of all activities in the EIS process.

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07/01/08 - SUCCESSFUL SCOPING MEETINGS HELD IN NEW MILFORD, WILTON AND RIDGEFIELd: A series of three Public Scoping Meetings was held in the Danbury Branch Study corridor June 17-19, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to: 8:30 p.m. in the Towns of Wilton, Ridgefield and New Milford. More>>

The project’s purpose and need, the initial set of alternatives proposed for improving rail service on the Branch and the scope of work for the EIS phase were presented at these meetings. Comments on this scoping process will continue to be accepted by mail or via this website through July 25, 2008.

To provide comments online through the website: click on info@danburybranchstudy.com and provide comments via email. To provide comments by mail: Send comments via a letter to Danbury Branch EIS, c/o URS Corporation, 500 Enterprise Drive, Suite 3B, Rocky Hill, CT 06067 or feel free to print the comment form available on this website by Clicking Here and printing a pdf of the comment form provided at the public scoping meetings (this form cannot be filled out online).

Thank you for your interest in Danbury Branch EIS.

Click Here for the most recent Connecticut Rail Transportation Ownership and Service Map!

Click on Get Involved to learn about public participation components. On this link you can contact the Study Team, join the Study Mailing List and find out about our outreach meetings and planned activities. Your questions and comments are very important to us and we look forward to hearing from you. We encourage you to visit the site often to share your thoughts, stay informed and learn about this important Study.

This website is part of the Public Participation Plan being conducted for the Study and is being facilitated by the ConnDOT. This web site was first launched on August 22, 2003. It will be updated regularly during Phase II.