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maxanderson350 t1_iwvj34j wrote

I would love to see CT and NY bring back plans for a bridge or tunnel across LI Sound, particularly one that would connect Bridgeport and Route 8 directly to Long Island. Such an investment would be a boon to both Long Island the Bridgeport area. I know it will never happen - government just doesn't take on such big projects anymore - but it's nice to dream.

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Jenaxu t1_iwwe8pv wrote

Hey if we're dreaming, might as well dream of some high speed rail using that connection as well. It'd probably be the only way for a NYC-Boston line to reasonably hit both New Haven and Hartford, otherwise most routes seem to have to pick one or the other. And maybe it'd be marginally more effective at dodging NIMBYs as opposed to using the existing corridor?

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maxanderson350 t1_iwwjf36 wrote

I actually think that is something Amtrak has considered in recent years, at least on their "wish list"

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Jenaxu t1_iwwkyjj wrote

Yeah, I think the full wish list would be something like two crossing lines, one going NYC-New Haven-Hartford-Boston and the other going NYC-New Haven-Providence-Boston. A fully connected rail network in the northeast would be a dream, I hope there's one day enough political capital to get it done.

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johnsonutah t1_iwx7vhm wrote

I hope the same, it’s an issue that would sway my vote locally and nationally. It’s a realistic project, the best corridor in the country for such infrastructure, and we could def find the funding if we wanted as a nation

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1234nameuser t1_iwvo4oi wrote

I can't even fathom what the toll charges would be to fund it. $60? 100?

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w045 t1_iwx4u9y wrote

I mean a one-way ticket for the Bridgeport Ferry costs $64 for 1 car + driver. +$25 if you have any passengers.

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beanie0911 t1_iwxgwmw wrote

Correct. And gas to drive 90+ miles around plus tolls already costs at least $20-25, never mind the lost time.

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maxanderson350 t1_iwvpgvd wrote

I think all depends on how much the govt is willing to spend vs. borrow vs. payback with tolls.

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Prestigious_Bobcat29 t1_iwvoja9 wrote

The thing with mega projects is most things that would survive a cost/benefit analysis have already been built

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