The Connecticut Department of Transportation is researching ways to make travel through the Interstate 95 corridor between Fairfield and Bridgeport easier. At the I-95 Fairfield and Bridgeport Mobility Study open house last month hosted by the CTDOT, experts discussed options and presented ideas to improve safety, mobility, operations and multimodal needs. Some concepts discussed include massive projects, such as a potential tunnel on I-95. “We wanted to leave really no stone unturned when we’re developing concepts like this. And that means exploring really transformational ideas like putting portions of I-95 underground in a tunnel or lowering and covering sections of the highway,” said JJ Samus, executive vice president of transportation at GM2, a construction management company. “Beyond improving transportation, ideas like this can really help reconnect communities. It can help strengthen local roadway networks and also potentially create opportunities for economic development,” Samus added. “But solving these problems and all the challenges on the corridor don’t always need to be transformational to make a huge difference.”
CTDOT looking for ways to improve safety and commuter traffic on I-95. Here’s some options
