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“Many truckers blame their GPS for directing them onto the parkways, so some insurance companies are offering financial incentives for fleet owners that use “smart GPS” designed for commercial drivers which will warn drivers of over-height vehicles to stay away. But if you’re using a regular GPS unit or an app like WAZE, you’re out of luck.” – Jim Cameron Continue Reading →
The Lake Avenue bridge over the Merritt
Parkway has re-opened to traffic after being returned to structural soundness and meticulously restored
to its original Art Deco appearance. Back in June the CT Dept of Transportation announced the project and received permission from the Town of Greenwich during a Selectmen meeting for an 8-1/2 mile detour expected to last 17 weeks. Initially one lane was left open and traffic took turns driving one way. The full closure began the last day of school last June. Since school started this fall, even school buses have had to use the 8+ mile detour. Continue Reading →
Motorist can also expect lane closures on the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) during the construction of the bridge. The allowable work hours for this project on the Merritt Parkway are Monday through Friday Southbound between 7:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., Northbound between 8:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. Saturday and Sunday between 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. excluding statewide holiday lane closure restrictions. Continue Reading →
The DOT said the detour would take drivers from Lake Ave to Lower Cross Road, to North Street, to Clapboard Ridge Rd, to Grahamptom Lane and back to Lake Ave. Continue Reading →
“Drivers who choose to avoid tolls will crowd Route 1, for example, all the way through Fairfield County….Senator Bergstein, please focus on your campaign promises to 1) Lower Taxes on ALL Connecticut Families and 2) Fix the Pension Crisis.” – Elisa Esses, District 36 constituent, Stamford, CT Continue Reading →
The Connecticut Dept. of Transportation is working on a plan to increase “roadway friction” on four curves on Route 15 where it passes through Greenwich. Continue Reading →
In 2000, two Greenwich High School seniors, volunteering for the Red Cross, were killed when their Jaguar coupe slid off the parkway at a curve in the highway into a ditch, striking a tree resulting in their deaths.
Unfortunately, this was not a unique accident, but the culmination of a number of similar nonfatal accidents in that same section of the Merritt. Continue Reading →
Expect congested roads and crowded airports as 39 Million get pumped for Memorial Day travel. Continue Reading →
The $53 million+ DOT project includes paving, safety improvements, enhancements, and bridge improvements on the Merritt Parkway. Continue Reading →