CT HB06540

Authorizes the Governor and Department of Transportation to establish and administer highway safety programs to reduce highway deaths and injuries, coordinate with federal Highway Safety Act requirements.

Restructures traffic and parking regulations at state facilities (universities, community colleges, mental health facilities, veterans' home) by consolidating authorities into numbered lists subject to State Traffic Commission approval, with specified fine amounts.

Modifies building demolition permit requirements to allow municipalities to impose waiting periods up to 180 days, except for Department of Transportation-required structure removals.

Establishes State Traffic Commission authority over developments that substantially affect state highway traffic, exempting residential-only developments with 100 or fewer units, and requires applicants to fund safety improvements addressing impacts of their development.

Designates multiple roads, bridges, and highway locations as memorials to deceased individuals and organizations (including police officers, military personnel, and civic groups) and directs placement of informational signs for tourist attractions and cultural sites throughout Connecticut.

Requires Department of Transportation to conduct feasibility study for passenger train station in Niantic and report findings by February 15, 2012.