New Britain to Hartford Busway
The New Britain to Hartford Busway is a bus rapid transit (BRT) line that is planned as a response to current and escalating traffic between the two cities. The Busway will run along 9.5 miles of active and inactive railroad right-of-way from downtown New Britain to downtown Hartford. Over that 9.5 miles will be12 stops located in New Britain, Newington, West Hartford and Hartford.
The projects goals include reducing congestion, increasing mode choice, improving public health and safety, enriching the areas quality of life and encouraging economic and transit-oriented development.
Two key features of BRT are: 1) that it operates on its own dedicated right-of-way, separating buses from the regular flow of traffic, and 2) that a rider can take a trip from various parts of the region and, because a bus can utilize the Busway, could get to downtown Hartford without the need to get off of one bus and transfer to another bus or a rail car.
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