Suicide deterrents sought for Connecticut bridge

A state Transportation Department spokesman tells the Hartford Courant (http://cour.at/2s4bcks ) the $37 million project on the four-lane Arrigoni Bridge over the Connecticut River between Middletown and Portland is scheduled to start in 2019.

Middletown Mayor Daniel Drew says city officials have met with state officials to ask them to consider fencing and nets to deter suicides.