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Families, DOT and unions press committee for stronger work-zone protections after two road-worker deaths
Summary
Families of highway workers killed on the job, state DOT officials and union leaders urged the Transportation Committee to approve HB7060, a package of measures intended to reduce roadside worker deaths and near-misses by expanding driver education, increasing penalties and funding for enforcement technologies including work-zone speed cameras.
Family members of two highway workers who died while on duty told the committee they support HB7060 and described personal loss in emotional testimony. Sherry Di Domenico and family members said their son Andrew, a Connecticut Department of Transportation employee, was struck and killed while conducting roadside work on June 28, 2024. They asked lawmakers to pass changes they said would protect other workers doing the same job.
DOT Commissioner Gary Iucolito and labor representatives urged the committee to adopt a suite of measures. DOT testified that the bill would…
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