Notwithstanding any provision of title 13b or this title, in all matters in which a formal petition, application or request for a permit is required to be submitted to the Commissioner of Transportation or the Office of the State Traffic Administration, and such petition, application or request is in connection with an economic development project, the commissioner or office shall, not later than sixty days after the date on which the commissioner or office receives a completed petition, application or request, make a final determination whether to approve such completed petition, application or request. The commissioner or office shall notify the petitioner, applicant or requestor of such final determination. In the event that the commissioner or office fails to make a final determination not later than sixty days after the date on which the commissioner or office received such completed petition, application or request, such completed petition, application or request shall be deemed approved.
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 14-311d
( Oct. Sp. Sess. P.A. 11-1, S. 8; P.A. 12-132, S. 39.)