By Shannon Hicks
Updated: October 01, 2026 3:17 pm
Governor Ned Lamont is directing US and state flags on all Connecticut state government buildings and properties lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Friday, October 2, 2026, in honor of the Connecticut Department of Transportation employee who was struck and killed by a motor vehicle last week while on the job doing road maintenance work on Interstate 95 in Fairfield.