by JcPinCT
The timetable for double tracking the Hartford Line in Hartford and deciding on a new downtown station design/location will most certainly be delayed as State of Connecticut leaders announced today (December 13, 2019) the I84 Hartford Viaduct Project has been replaced with a new Greater Hartford Mobility Study.
"The change will take the viaduct project from a highway replacement to a regional plan for improving transportation. The area of study has yet to be determined but it would roughly stretch from Flatbush Avenue in Hartford east to beyond the highway “mixmaster” in East Hartford; north beyond Riverside Park in Hartford and south beyond Hartford’s Coltsville complex."
"The viaduct replacement will now be pushed back, the DOT says, likely frustrating those who saw a solution within reach. Even so, there had been community and elected leaders who were pushing for a more comprehensive approach."
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"The change will take the viaduct project from a highway replacement to a regional plan for improving transportation. The area of study has yet to be determined but it would roughly stretch from Flatbush Avenue in Hartford east to beyond the highway “mixmaster” in East Hartford; north beyond Riverside Park in Hartford and south beyond Hartford’s Coltsville complex."
"The viaduct replacement will now be pushed back, the DOT says, likely frustrating those who saw a solution within reach. Even so, there had been community and elected leaders who were pushing for a more comprehensive approach."
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