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Connecticut has 6 of the 100 worst traffic bottlenecks in the country. We’ll take you through them.

October 29, 2019

The Mixmaster in Waterbury. The Hartford viaduct. I-95 in Stamford. Anyone who frequently drives on Connecticut highways knows these spots as the stuff of traffic nightmares.

A 2019 study by the American Transportation Research Institute shows six Connecticut “chokepoints” ranking among the 100 worst in the entire country. How does Gov. Ned Lamont plan to address them?

Courant Capitol bureau chief (and resident traffic expert) Chris Keating talks bottlenecks and chokepoints on the latest Capitol Watch podcast.