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Old 01-15-2018, 04:45 PM
 
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The Latest, $55 Billion Solution to Long Island Sound Crossing: Underwater Tunnel - Hartford Courant

This could make a huge impact in NY and CT (New Haven especially). Any thoughts on this?
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Old 01-15-2018, 05:26 PM
 
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Meh.. won't happen. I will say... this made me laugh:

“I don’t think there’s a single person in New Haven who wouldn’t want another 4 million people just 18 minutes away,” Nemerson added. “We suffer in Connecticut, really, of having too little congestion.”

CT is one of the most congested states in the country... is this dude serious!?!?
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Old 01-15-2018, 05:43 PM
 
Location: Northern Fairfield Co.
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Who in the hell would want to travel 32 miles in a tunnel? I’m generally not a claustrophobic person, but that seriously would send me over the edge.
I would never. Ever.
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:06 PM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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Who in the hell would want to travel 32 miles in a tunnel? I’m generally not a claustrophobic person, but that seriously would send me over the edge.
I would never. Ever.
Very common in Europe. I just did a trip to the Alps and went through some tunnels that felt like they’d never end. Not a big deal.
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:12 PM
 
Location: Northern Fairfield Co.
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Very common in Europe. I just did a trip to the Alps and went through some tunnels that felt like they’d never end. Not a big deal.
For me it would be. That’s pretty much the mileage I do from NF to Stamford everyday. Could not ever imagine doing it all underground in a tunnel. Not to mention the the traffic produced by 4 million Long Islanders and 3 million Nutmeggers. No thank you

A bridge west of NH, where the sound is narrower, would make sense. But I can’t imagine either will ever happen, not in our lifetimes at least.
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:15 PM
 
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For me it would be. That’s pretty much the mileage I do from NF to Stamford everyday. Could not ever imagine doing it all underground in a tunnel. Not to mention the the traffic produced by 4 million Long Islanders and 3 million Nutmeggers. No thank you
That’s what I was thinking too. 4 million people on each side of the tunnel. CT residents would pile into it to take advantage of LI Beaches for the day. LI residents would pile into it to take advantage of job opportunities that are scarce on eastern LI. If it’s not 5 lanes in each direction, it’ll be a 30 mile underground parking lot.

I do see this happening, just not in my lifetime.
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:16 PM
 
Location: Coastal Connecticut
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This would mostly benefit Long Island IMO. And would certainly up the necessity of CT implementing tolls.

It would be nice to have an hour drive to the south shore though.
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:17 PM
 
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Yes Please!! I need a big project to work on. Can’t sink my teeth into these little jobs. That would be so much fun.

I’m in! Show me to the barge!
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:21 PM
 
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This would mostly benefit Long Island IMO. And would certainly up the necessity of CT implementing tolls.

It would be nice to have an hour drive to the south shore though.
It would definitely benefit LI in the short term but in the long term, central CT would BOOM. The New Haven area would probably become one of the more desirable metros on the east coast IMO.. think about it, the north shore of LI would be considered part of the greater New Haven area and lots of people would commute in, and eventually move in. The only negative is home prices in New Haven would soar..
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Old 01-15-2018, 06:24 PM
 
Location: Northern Fairfield Co.
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This would mostly benefit Long Island IMO. And would certainly up the necessity of CT implementing tolls.

It would be nice to have an hour drive to the south shore though.
this part I’m on board with = )
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