Route 9 in Middletown has had a high number of crashes compared to other areas in the state, with the Route 17 on-ramp and the stop lights on Route 9 representing crash hot spots. Learn more about the debate over how and whether the current highway redesign projects and proposals will reduce crashes and congestion in Middletown.
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Rt 9 Traffic/Safety Issues and Documents:
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Middletown Rt. 9: History and Traffic Information
History overview Image of Connecticut’s Route 9 Route 9 was originally commissioned in 1932, and its path was taken from the old New England interstate (NE-10) which existed from 1922 to 1931. The planning for Route 9 began in 1931 and was going to be named Route 17, running through New Haven, Middletown, East Hartford,…
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Safety/Traffic Issues: Quotes from Stakeholders
“Grade separation has massive safety implications. It reduces the ability for wrong-way entry, reduces conflict at intersections, reduces que-related crashes–somebody stopped at a stoplight, somebody’s not paying attention to them. You grade separate, you eliminate that.” – Howard Weissberg, Deputy Director Middletown Public Works “The Route 9 – Route 17 connector in a ramp is…
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Rt. 9 Crash Data
The Connecticut Crash Data Repository, compiled by UCONN (https://www.ctcrash.uconn.edu) provides regularly updated data on crash reports across the state. We were able to use this resource to investigate the frequency of Route 9 crashes in Middletown as well as the types of crashes that occur on Route 9. This will provide some limited insight into…
Related Cases/Stories:
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US DOT Report about Highway Removal Projects
A 2013 study hosted at the US Department of Transportation’s Repository and Open Access Portal that discusses the process and outcome of nine highway removal projects from around the world. Cases covered in the study include: San Francisco, Milwaukee, Chattanooga, Portland, New York City, Seoul, Toronto, Boston, Paris.
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Syracuse I-81: Highway Removal
The Interstate-81 Viaduct Project in Syracuse is one of the largest and most ambitious construction projects ever undertaken by New York State, in partnership with the federal government. Overseen by the State Department of Transportation, the project will create a Community Grid to reconnect downtown neighborhoods severed by the I-81 viaduct’s construction and correct an…
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Chattanooga Waterfront: Highway Removal
In the highway-building frenzy of the 1960s, Chattanooga, Tennessee, constructed the Riverfront Parkway to serve as vital freight route to move industrial truck traffic along the scenic Tennessee River. However, what was once a solution to facilitate trade and transportation quickly evolved into a physical barrier that isolated the city from its riverfront. The four-lane,…
