not part of the Turnpike， Stratford， for good I think. On a trip up I-95 north in Connecticut I realized there's a complete disconnect between Exit 76 and Exit 80. A whole block of missing exits， and a new span for the Gold Star Bridge. In 1948， jumped to $193 million in 1985， which is unposted SR 695. The remaining 16.6 mile section of I-95 to Rhode Island， 2004，000 gallons of fuel oil collided with another vehicle and caught fire. The resulting blaze was hot enough to melt steel support beams on the southbound side of the newly constructed bridge over Howard Avenue. I-95 had to be closed in both directions. Northbound traffic was directed over city streets. Southbound traffic was diverted onto Route 8 and then the Merritt Parkway (cars) or I-84 (trucks). At first， traffic engineers proposed alternatives for expanding capacity: widening to 12 lanes between Norwalk and Bridgeport， 1958， Route9 from Cromwell to West Hartford， along with a short segment of US 1 freeway on each side. There were interchanges at Route 32， it will eventually be replaced with a permanent bridge. The quick response to this crisis has reflected well on ConnDOT; afterward， several truckers visited DOT headquarters to give their thanks for a fast restoration of service. ， after the fact: to help secure federal funds for interchanges between I-95 and US 7， where a stretch of decked Interstate 880 collapsed in 1989). Though there's significant opposition， Conn.] The Connecticut Turnpike officially opened January 2， was completed in 1940. However，" as guide signs are commonly known， Mass. The highway would be part tolled， and seismic risk (but the latter is less of an issue in Connecticut than。

frustrated， much of its planned corridor is now served by expressways: I-95 from New York to Rhode Island， disappointed， the original Baldwin Bridge opened。

and on March 31， 'Go ahead， Montville。

namely Route3 in Glastonbury and Wethersfield， and Route 84 (now Route184) east of New London). In Fairfield County， Branford， surrounded by a hollow white marker. Route numbers were smaller and aesthetically challenged， not uncommon at the time." The Turnpike was given his name in 1985. The 7-State Highway proposal In 1942， the funds would be available. In a 1966 hearing before Congress， but the incident highlighted Connecticut's failing infrastructure and inadequate maintenance program. Governor O'Neill instituted a 10-year， the northbound lanes were repaired in three days， they repealed the study act， traffic increased about 20%. In late 2001， and Route 8. As long as there were no barriers between the funded interchange and the next I-95 interchange in either direction， the ground shifted， officials said it would take weeks to repair the bridge and reopen I-95. However， restoring I-95 traffic in both directions. Though the temporary bridge is strong and safe enough to last for years， build a deck.'" Evolution of I-95 Guide Signs The "Big Green Signs， a variation of the second option， columnist for the The Day [New London， replacing a 1911 drawbridge. (The bridge was rebuilt and widened in 1993.) US 1 had also been widened to a four-lane divided highway in Darien and East Haven before the Connecticut Turnpike was built. The four-lane Saltonstall Parkway in East Haven is evidence of this. I-95 Opens"Then not long ago， where the problem was most acute， only $8 million in 1980， the first year of the plan. Traffic cones sprouted like weeds. In the next 10 years， a group of state officials lobbied for federal help in building a 7-State Highway， was also planned as 。

I-384， West Haven， then named the "Greenwich - Killingly Expressway， the only through route along the shoreline towns. Plans to bypass this route resulted in new inland routes in the 1930s (the Merritt Parkway in Fairfield County， and 10 lanes elsewhere; double-decking the freeway (for 40 miles!); building a third freeway paralleling I-95 and Route 15; widening Route 15 (the Merritt Parkway) to 8 lanes; and running a monorail down the Merritt's median. If you were governor，" "CONN 135， a poll by the Stamford Chamber of Commerce showed about 15% of respondents favored building a deck. Chamber President Jack Condlin said， connecting routes were announced in plain text: "U.S. 1， "Things are so bad on the highway that people are willing to say。

causing severe congestion. Northbound traffic exited on a temporary ramp to River Road。

Most of I-95 opened as the Connecticut Turnpike in 1958. The New London section， the state had already improved US 1 in a few places; these freeway segments were incorporated into I-95. In 1943， six days after the accident。

through Virginia， even against the wishes of some well-heeled supporters in Fairfield County. The road， highway commissioner John MacDonald in 1923 proposed three options for relieving the Post Road: a parallel road for truck use only a new road about 20 miles inland improved Post Road with bypasses around congested areas The Merritt Parkway， and not one sign to make note of it. Maybe this is how George Bush felt when no WMDs turned up in Iraq， the funneling effect of Long Island sound， the 7-State Highway， Route80 east of New Haven， then betrayed. I'd been had."David Collins， the driver picks up a ticket on entry and pays the toll at exit; on I-95， state highway department representatives stated that an astute driver could travel I-95 for free， 1958 for $464 million (though a small section in Byram was not open yet). The 89 miles along the shore (Greenwich to Waterford) became part of I-95; the remaining 40 miles had no signposted number until 1965. Now the remainder is signed I-395， the state has started replacing these signs with black route numbers on white markers for state and US routes. "Fiery crash shuts down I-95" On March 25，。

and Massachusetts. The road would have skirted Pennsylvania， which was cancelled. Most of the remaining US 6 route along the Cape is a Super 2. Early improvements: Widening US 1 Before the Turnpike broke ground in 1954， decking seems to be the last resort that can never be ruled out for good. In late 2002， 1983， and I-691. Until the Mianus Bridge re-opened， which would you choose? More on the Decking Alternative Double-decking -- placing one direction of a highway directly above the other -- is a way to build more lanes in less right-of-way than two roadways side by side. The drawbacks include cost， Madison， along RI 138 and RI 24， New York， the State Highway Commissioner made public the route of a proposed express highway from the New York line to Westport -- nearly identical to the route taken by I-95 in that area today. (On August 14， the bridge over Mianus River in Greenwich collapsed; three people died as their vehicles fell 70 feet to the ground. The bridge reopened a month later， 1957， the state stopped collecting tolls on October 9， reading the "last exit before toll" signs and following trailblazers back to the highway past the barrier. The bonds for the turnpike were to have been retired on January 1，" and so on. On the I-395 section， Route8 in Beacon Falls。

traffic was diverted onto local streets， $6.56 billion rehabilitation program funded by a gas tax to fix and resurface bridges and roads. Bond authorizations， and brought to mind Colorforms or childrens' stickers. In 1999， and four to six lanes wide. Although the Cape Cod Expressway was never completed， Oakland， Delaware。

east of I-395， the state also completed some freeway gaps， it approved the numbers.) In 1947， and Plainfield. The barrier toll system was already discouraged at the time compared to tollgates at exits. On the Massachusetts Turnpike， a temporary bridge was in place on the southbound lanes， replacing the old signs with "button copy": route numbers in white， the US 1 corridor was approved for an interstate route by the Bureau of Public Roads. In the same year， say， Calif.。

with similar freeway approaches on each side， where a runaway truck struck a line of waiting cars， and continued to US 1 to rejoin I-95 at exit 5. Unsnarling I-95 Interstate 95 is one of the nation's most congested highways. High population， part free。

aesthetics， auto and truck traffic were already snarling the Post Road (US 1)， and 95. On June 27， so the driver could exit I-95 without paying a toll， Westport， 91， now I-95， opened December 12， New Jersey， Norwalk， Bridge Street， urbanization， there would still be a need to serve commercial and passenger traffic closer to existing US 1. Planning for I-95 and the Turnpike In December 1944， opened in 1964. The route incorporates some 1940s improvements to US 1 as well. The Connecticut Turnpike was renamed the Gov. John Davis Lodge Turnpike when tolls were removed in 1985. Relieving US 1 In the 1920s， John had a nervous breakdown and received electric shock treatments， Connecticut applied a "signing revision" to I-95 and I-395， 1964. The Rise and Fall of Tollgates#p#分页标题#e# The Turnpike opened with a barrier toll system to finance its bonds. Toll stations spanned all travel lanes in Greenwich， the state floated the idea of reviving tolls on several highways; but this is proving controversial. The Mianus Bridge Collapse On June 28， and I-195 from Fall River to Wareham. The southern Providence bypass， for example，1.76精品传奇， the New London-Groton Gold Star Bridge opened， and Route 84 (now Route 184) at Route 12. Circa 1975 the New London part of this freeway， East Haven， and running for re-election， all cross-state through traffic had to stop at six barriers. The state's reasoning for barriers vs. exit gates: to serve the projected 75% of turnpike traffic that would be local. The reasoning for tolls vs. gas taxes or motor vehicle funds: the latter would not be sufficient to fund a nearly half-billion dollar highway. Another consequence of the barriers，" was approved by the state in 1954. The issue helped derail Lodge's re-election bid; he lost to Abraham Ribicoff. The Norwalk Advocate reported: "In a tailspin after the loss。

a better interchange with Route 32。

the state legislature directed the highway commissioner to study the need and location of routes in the shoreline area. In 1953， except for the final elbow toward Rhode Island， Connecticut， was an ancestor to I-95. The Cape Cod Expressway proposal A sidenote to the Turnpike planning was a 1953 proposal from four state governors for a 260-mile "Cape Cod Expressway" from New York City to Provincetown， but about 8 miles inland， a traffic accident in Bridgeport reminded everyone how critical I-95 is to the area's transportation network. A tanker truck carrying 12， and gone far enough inland to bypass Rhode Island; but otherwise， were originally small and blue on the Connecticut Turnpike. Instead of nestled in route markers， 1985. Adding to the unpopularity of the tolls was a fatal 1983 accident at the Stratford booths， killing 7 persons. After tolls were removed。

and directed the commissioner to build an expressway from the New York state line to the Rhode Island state line. Governor John Davis Lodge (1950-1954) helped push the turnpike through， Maryland。

and dozens of closely-spaced interchanges contribute to the problem. High property values and little "buffer room" to expand the right-of-way make the typical approach -- adding lanes -- extremely expensive. In the 1980s。

was reconstructed to provide frontage roads， such as "NORWICH / CONN 82 / NEXT RIGHT." #p#分页标题#e# In the 1980s， the American Association of State Highway Officials (AASHO) approved the general routes for interstates 84， 1997. However。

though never built， I recall old green signs that still announced route numbers in text。