NFT: Route 95 in Connecticut

Connetishit for a reason. I95 114 miles of horror!!

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I'm pretty sure the entire length of 95 in CT was not reduced to one lane. I generally have stayed east of New Haven and haven't seen any lane closures.

And lastly, you bastard Cape Codders piss me off on Saturday Mornings and Sunday Evenings.

closures went on and off in 20 mile breaks starting in Stamford... then Norwalk.. New Haven.. Lyme.. New London..

Seemed like a 95 project because it continued into RI and MA... took 9 hours to make the trip.

Was just cones up so could have been a short term project...

Thanks Again!

Take the Hutch to the Merritt, then get on 95 around exit 38 (I think). You'll get crushed in traffic around Cape Cod unless you go on an "off" time.

Do yourself a favor and stop in New Haven (2 miles off I-95) and grab Pepe's pizza for a pit stop.

every summer for vacation and I think only once have I had a decent trip. This year, I took 684-84-90-495 on the way back (only reversed) and hit hardly any traffic. It adds about 26 miles to the trip, but it is so much more pleasant to move the whole time.

isn't much better... They're working on the Merritt from Greenwich to Stamford on both sides. Last week I left a softball game in Trumbull at 7:45, and didn't get back to Greenwich until almost 9:30. That's typically a 45 minute ride.

there is work going on with the Merrit, and it is a mess with dividers, cones, etc.

I would give the 684-84-90-495-25-6 route a try.

people who live there and are able to endure that hell every day. I do it once a year when we drive from Virginia to New Hampshire in the summer and every year it's a nighmare and I swear I'll never do it again. My head would explode if I had to deal with that day after day!

One does simply not get to avoid traffic on I-95, that highway along with I-84 are complete nightmares and totally unpredictable.

To make matters worse, there really isn't any better alternate route for you. I used to have to work all over the State, and it's common to sit in an hour or more of traffic. He'll I just went to RI a few weeks ago from Albany, the only traffic I hit the entire time was in Waterbury on 84 ( an hour to get through Waterbury), and all of 95 on my way back to Rt.9 ( another hour or more of traffic) and that was leaving in the afternoon.

All I can say is good luck, and just prepare for hitting traffic in your travel through hell, I mean CT. If you get through it no problem than count it as bonus.

in the last year I've discovered a great route to work using only back roads. It's a beautiful ride, and takes a little less than an hour (will be even shorter once I get into our new house mid-September). The only downside is during deer mating season, it's not uncommon to have one dart out in front of your car right after dusk.

get to the cape :)

So am I a Bastard Cape Codder or a Douchebag from Philly? ;-)

In comment 11816764 steve_in_philly said:

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So am I a Bastard Cape Codder or a Douchebag from Philly? ;-)

Depends on which direction you're going thru my state...

Just make sure you don't hit the Danbury area until after 6:30-7pm at least. Especially on a Thur or Fri. Earlier in the week it's a bit better. And weekends aren't too much of an issue. But anytime during the Rush these days 84 basically becomes a parking lot from just after Exit 8 as you leave Danbury until just before you get into Southbury, where the State Troopers barracks are. I make that trip frequently at the wrong time of day because I have no other choice, and it turns what used to be an easy 10 minute drive into 30-45 minutes of being stuck in slow moving traffic now.

The highways in this little state just can't handle the number of cars on them anymore.

last Friday. Hell on Earth. Avoided all traffic in Jersey and the City too only to get stuck in bumper to bumper traffic in freaking CT. This was around Stamford area.

go 684 to 84, sure there is a chance for backup or accident on 684 or 84, and they're just 2 lanes for a lot of them, but I cannot almost say with certainty you will get there faster than 95 to 91 to 84.

NOTHING

the Q Bridge DOESN'T have traffic. Maybe at 4 am on a Sunday?

This past Sunday at 11 am we took 95 to Stamford, then Norwalk and hit traffic. Then, on the way home, I took the Merritt thinking I should stay away from 95. I hit traffic in Stamford. You can't win.

In comment 11816608 adevin25 said:

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Connetishit for a reason. I95 114 miles of horror!!

Sez the guy from Jerksey.

In comment 11816643 Ross said:

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Take the Hutch to the Merritt, then get on 95 around exit 38 (I think). You'll get crushed in traffic around Cape Cod unless you go on an "off" time. Do yourself a favor and stop in New Haven (2 miles off I-95) and grab Pepe's pizza for a pit stop.

There's also a Pepe's in Fairfield and it's just two blocks off of I-95.

get real apizza, Sally's, Bar or Modern. Non of that chain food pizza Pepe's.

Or if you decide to go the 84- 684 route you can stop at exit 5 (I believe)off 684 and go to Ted's. Get yourself on of the best burgers you'll ever have.

Waze on your phone and let it guide you around the mess.
Used it a few weeks ago coming back from Mass and it's great.

In comment 11817152 beatrixkiddo said:

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get real apizza, Sally's, Bar or Modern. Non of that chain food pizza Pepe's. Or if you decide to go the 84- 684 route you can stop at exit 5 (I believe)off 684 and go to Ted's. Get yourself on of the best burgers you'll ever have.

I second Modern. Sally's has good pies, but nasty, rude staff.

Left Annapolis at 350 am on a Sunday and was in Northern Truro on the Cape at 1pm. Including an screwing around at Liberty State Park and Carlos Bakery in Hoboken 500 miles. No traffic to speak of at all. 95 the whole way.

Leave when the rest of the fucking Cape Cordero leave and you can sit in traffic with them.