Fairfield, CT
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Connecticut Highways Rank Among Worst In Nation, Report Says Connecticut Highways Rank Among Worst In Nation, Report Says
Connecticut Highways Rank Among Worst In Nation, Report Says Connecticut ranks among the bottom five states in the country in overall performance and cost-effectiveness, according to this new report released by a libertarian think tank.  The Reason Foundation published its 23rd Annual Highway Report on Thursday, Feb. 8. It ranked Connecticut among the bottom 10 states in five of eleven categories used to determine the overall rankings, including urban interstate pavement conditions, total disbursements per mile and bridge deficiency.  If misery loves company, Connecticut's neighboring states did not fare much better in the study: Massachusetts ranke…

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by Jon Craig
Shelton, CT
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3 Hellish Fairfield County Bottlenecks Among 100 Worst In America 3 Hellish Fairfield County Bottlenecks Among 100 Worst In America
3 Hellish Fairfield County Bottlenecks Among 100 Worst In America Three Fairfield County cities made the list of 100 worst bottlenecks in the U.S.  All are on I-95. No. 67: Stamford No. 82: Norwalk No. 89: Bridgeport I-95 at RT 8 Other Connecticut bottlenecks on the list include  I-95 at I-91 in New Haven (No. 44) and Waterbury (No. 81) I-84 at SR 8. The data comes from GPS systems on trucks that ATRI converts for an ongoing analysis used to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne freight at 300 specific locations. On a state and local level, this research can inform local investment decisions that can directly improve supply chain eff…

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by Cecilia Levine
Fort Lee, NJ
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Hellish Route 4 Bottleneck Is 2nd Worst In The U.S. Hellish Route 4 Bottleneck Is 2nd Worst In The U.S.
Hellish Route 4 Bottleneck Is 2nd Worst In The U.S. FORT LEE, N.J. — We've all been there: coming off of the George Washington Bridge ready to "get home already." Traffic had other plans in store for us, though. The bottleneck intersection of Route 4 and I-95 was named the second-worst bottleneck in the U.S. by the American Transportation Research Institute. The worst bottleneck in the country is in Atlanta, G.A. The data comes from GPS systems on trucks that ATRI converts for an ongoing analysis used to quantify the impact of traffic congestion on truck-borne freight at 300 specific locations. On a state and local level, this r…

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by Cecilia Levine