THE BRIDGEPORT CITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES NEW ORDINANCE TO REGULATE PARKING OF TRACTOR TRAILERS & LARGE COMMERCIAL VEHICLES ON PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY

[Legislative.Services]

City Council President Jeanette Herron

Bridgeport, CT

 

For Immediate Release July 27th, 2026

For More Information: Legislativ...@bridgeportct.gov

 

-Media Advisory-

The Bridgeport City Council Announces New Ordinance to Regulate Parking of Tractor Trailers & Large Commercial Vehicles on Public Rights-of-Way

 

WHO:             City Council Members Maria Pereira & Eneida Martinez, alongside City Council President Jeanette Herron and fellow City Council Members; Mayor Joseph P. Ganim; Police Commission Members; Police Department Representatives; and community members

 

WHAT:           The City of Bridgeport announces an update to the Code of Ordinances Chapter 10.12, Stopping, Standing and Parking Generally, to establish new restrictions on the parking of tractor-trailers, commercial vehicles, utility and tow-dolly trailers, and pick-up trucks with make-shift walls on public rights-of-way.

 

WHEN:          Monday, August 3^rd, 2026, 10:00 AM

 

WHERE:       West End Park, on the Corner of Fairfield Avenue & State Street

1755 Fairfield Avenue,

                        Bridgeport, CT 06604

 

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