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Bridge inspection work will result in lane closures on the Merritt Parkway between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in New Canaan on Monday and Tuesday and in Norwalk and Westport on Tuesday through Thursday, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced. (more…) Continue Reading →
Is it hot enough for ya? Even if you don’t believe it’s caused by humans, there is no doubt our planet is heating up. And as global warming increases, so will our travel problems. (more…) Continue Reading →
How did Americans develop their love affair with driving? Visit the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington and the transportation exhibit “America on the Move” will sell you on the commonly held theory that when Henry Ford made cars affordable, Americans loved them and demanded more and more highways. (more…) Continue Reading →
Right lanes for both north-bound and south-bound traffic will be closed at times from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday, July 9 on Route 106, just over the New Canaan border, the state Department of Transportation announced. (more…) Continue Reading →
Beginning Tuesday, look for busy roadways in New England when 86 percent of the region’s estimated 2.4 million travelers drive 50 miles or more this Independence Day, says AAA Northeast. Tuesday will also be the worst travel day of the holiday nationwide, according to AAA. (more…) Continue Reading →
Declare your independence from traffic and tolls this July 4th holiday by taking Metro-North to celebrate our nation’s birthday. (more…) Continue Reading →
True confession (as if you didn’t know): I am a rail fan. But don’t call me a “foamer!” People who love trains come in all shapes and sizes, but “foamer” is a term they universally hate. (more…) Continue Reading →
The Darien Department of Public Works on Friday released this schedule of street paving for the summer of 2018. The town typically paves about four miles of streets per year, DPW officials have said. (more…) Continue Reading →
The extensive New Haven Line delays you experienced during yesterday’s p.m. rush were the result of a quick-moving summer storm with a lightning strike that damaged signal equipment between Green’s Farms and Southport. (more…) Continue Reading →
From Sunday, July 1 through Nov. 15, if you drive at night on Interstate 95 in Greenwich or as far east as Exit 7 in Stamford, you may find a lane closed for “pavement condition evaluation and roadway inspections,” the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced. And some shoulders will be closed at various times during the day and night. (more…) Continue Reading →
Somewhere on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich, lanes are being closed for a project to reduce slipping by vehicles on the highway, the state Department of Transportation says. The project is expected to last until Oct. 24, about four months away. The good news is that the lanes will only be closed at night. (more…) Continue Reading →
First impressions count. Arrive at any airport or train station, and you immediately start forming opinions of your destination. Is it clean and modern, warm and welcoming? How does the place make me feel? Are the locals proud of themselves? Continue Reading →
The Route 1 bridge over Interstate 95 by Exit 9, about a third of a mile from Darien, will be shut down for two weekends in either June or July of next summer, state transportation officials told Stamford and Darien officials last week. (more…) Continue Reading →
Effective June 20, 2018, Two Quiet Cars remain available on every PEAK weekday train thanks to the “Quiet CALMmute” program. (more…) Continue Reading →
A planned project to replace the Noroton River Bridge, already discussed for years, now has state and federal financing, a contractor and a plan for three years of work, from November of this year to November 2021. (more…) Continue Reading →