Connecticut Weigh Stations & Ag Inspection

When Connecticut makes you pull in

Connecticut ties the duty to the sign and to your weight class. When the roadside sign lights and directs trucks into the weighing area, you cross the scale if you run interstate at 10,001 lb or more, intrastate at 18,001 lb or more, placarded hazmat, or a qualifying bus (C.G.S. §14-267a(h), §14-163c(a)). Miss it and a first offense is $250 to $500, then $500 to $1,000 for each one after, and exiting or parking on a limited access highway to dodge an open scale is charged the same way (§14-267a(k)(2)). Scales sit on I-95 at Greenwich and I-84 at Union and Danbury.

Stations, bypass, and inspection

• Who must stop: Over a weight threshold
• Where the stations are: Fixed scales at Greenwich (I-95), Union and Danbury (I-84), Middletown, and others, plus portable enforcement. The DMV posts an OPEN/CLOSED schedule and the roadside signs light when a scale is running.
• Bypass: Both available. PrePass has approved sites and Drivewyze PreClear covers the fixed scales, including Greenwich on I-95 and Union on I-84. Green means stay on the mainline; red or no signal means enter.
• Ag / border inspection: No agricultural inspection stations. Connecticut runs weight and safety enforcement, not produce quarantine.
• Fine for passing an open station: $250 to $500 for a first offense and $500 to $1,000 for each one after, and the same range covers exiting or parking on a limited access highway to dodge an open scale (C.G.S. §14-267a(k)(2)). Refusing an officer's directions after a weighing is separate: $100 to $200 first, $200 to $500 after (§14-267a(k)(1)). The 25% remission cap applies to the overweight fines in subsection (f), not to these.

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