[nep321]

I don't know if this has been mentioned already, but I noticed that all the exit numbering on I-395 has been changed to correspond with mileage, as is typically done in other states. So now, instead of going from 76 to 100 it goes from 2 to 53. It's just so weird to see mileage-based exit numbering in CT. I mean, it skips exit numbers, which is weird to see in CT. The exit numbers are as follows: 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13A, 13B, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 32, 35, 37, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 53.

[MrGompers]

I wrote this in a different thread before. I think CT should create a public transportation link between Hartford and Stamford. Maybe by using the fast track bus from Hartford to Waterbury then transfer to Metro north train. If they could make this trip 60-75 minutes I think a lot of people would tolerate that.

It would also open up a lot of job opportunities for people in the Hartford area. Currently, it's not feasible to drive this route especially during rush hours. These two cities are the job centers in the state and I don't think that will change any time soon.

[HumpDay]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

I wrote this in a different thread before. I think CT should create a public transportation link between Hartford and Stamford. Maybe by using the fast track bus from Hartford to Waterbury then transfer to Metro north train. If they could make this trip 60-75 minutes I think a lot of people would tolerate that.

It would also open up a lot of job opportunities for people in the Hartford area. Currently, it's not feasible to drive this route especially during rush hours. These two cities are the job centers in the state and I don't think that will change any time soon.

It pretty much is linked but you'll have to go through other cities to get there. Once the Hartford line is done you'll have the option to take a train from Hartford to New Haven then from New Haven to Stamford.

[BPt111]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

I wrote this in a different thread before. I think CT should create a public transportation link between Hartford and Stamford. Maybe by using the fast track bus from Hartford to Waterbury then transfer to Metro north train. If they could make this trip 60-75 minutes I think a lot of people would tolerate that.

It would also open up a lot of job opportunities for people in the Hartford area. Currently, it's not feasible to drive this route especially during rush hours. These two cities are the job centers in the state and I don't think that will change any time soon.

CT should get tolls at New York Border I-95/I-84 and I-91/I-84 Massachusetts and I-95 Rhode Island Border

$5 dollars but you cant trust CT with money.

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by BPt111

Metro-North Plans To Connect Penn Station And Grand Central - Hartford Courant

This is one of those situations where the headline does not match the story. Penn Station and Grand Central will not actually be connected. Such a project was estimated to cost $400 billion. We just don't have that type of money right now.

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by nep321

I don't know if this has been mentioned already, but I noticed that all the exit numbering on I-395 has been changed to correspond with mileage, as is typically done in other states. So now, instead of going from 76 to 100 it goes from 2 to 53. It's just so weird to see mileage-based exit numbering in CT. I mean, it skips exit numbers, which is weird to see in CT. The exit numbers are as follows: 2, 5, 6, 9, 11, 13A, 13B, 14, 18, 19, 21, 22, 24, 28, 29, 32, 35, 37, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 53.

Exit numbers are not necessary in the age of GPS and Waze. Our roads are full of drivers that are just following their GPS and are not paying attention to exit numbers. They'll exit when the mechanical voice tells them to exit - the exit number doesn't matter.

In fact, I would be willing to bet that half the drivers in the state wouldn't be able to drive to their own jobs or to the local grocery store in the absence of GPS.

[SeaDoo342]

Originally Posted by wtby4000

Exit numbers are not necessary in the age of GPS and Waze. Our roads are full of drivers that are just following their GPS and are not paying attention to exit numbers. They'll exit when the mechanical voice tells them to exit - the exit number doesn't matter.

In fact, I would be willing to bet that half the drivers in the state wouldn't be able to drive to their own jobs or to the local grocery store in the absence of GPS.

What a warped sense of reality this poster has...

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by BPt111

CT should get tolls at New York Border I-95/I-84 and I-91/I-84 Massachusetts and I-95 Rhode Island Border

$5 dollars but you cant trust CT with money.

I'm not against tolls, but there's far too much traffic volume between NY/CT on i-95 or the Merritt and between CT/MA on i-91 to make that feasible. It would add too much travel time and annoy all the commuters.

I'm not that familiar with SW CT, but in the north it would be very easy to bypass a toll on i-91 via RT 75 and RT 20. I'm sure every 18 wheeler would use those routes to bypass a toll. Both routes basically go directly to BDL (Rt 75 being the best option) and I don't think the towns and residents along these routes would accept the increase in traffic.

I wrote it hear before, but if CT was serious about tolls, they would place tolls on all the bridges that cross the CT river, since you can not drive around a bridge. For whatever reason the state didn't even consider this. They had the perfect opportunity when the Q bridge was rebuilt and the Putnam bridge was retrofitted/improved in Wethersfield - Glastonbury.

[MrGompers]

Originally Posted by HumpDay

It pretty much is linked but you'll have to go through other cities to get there. Once the Hartford line is done you'll have the option to take a train from Hartford to New Haven then from New Haven to Stamford.

I'd like to see the travel time, but I don't think they have published any schedules yet. Amtrak from Hartford to New Haven is approx 40-45 Minutes. So given the current schedule I don't think they can keep it under 75 minutes (Hartford to Stamford) Perhaps they will add some express trains in the future.

[wtby4000]

Originally Posted by MrGompers

I'm not against tolls, but there's far too much traffic volume between NY/CT on i-95 or the Merritt and between CT/MA on i-91 to make that feasible. It would add too much travel time and annoy all the commuters.

How would tolls add to travel time? This would be open-road tolling (ORT), so increase in travel time will be zero seconds. Or am I missing something?