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The Weekly Gazette
East Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
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State highway officials, led by Commissioner John A. Macdonald, are concerned about the narrow, curvy road from Station 35 to East Hartford after nearby Portland-Glastonbury roadway completion. Widening seen as too costly due to property damages, with expected traffic increase and no relief from trolley removal.
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Now that the new concrete roadway from the Portland line to Glastonbury center is coming along, with prospect of completion before many moons, the condition of the highway from Station 35 to East Hartford is giving state highway officials some concern. At present this roadway is quite narrow and there are a good many curves that need to be straightened. Commissioner John A. Macdonald has had a group of surveyors at work recently measuring the standard width of the Glastonbury-East Hartford highway and upon their figures he bases the opinion that widening and straightening that highway will prove very costly. It is expected that when the new highway south of Station 35 is completed there will be a noticeable increase in the traffic over it and that will make the shortcomings of the northerly stretch of road more noticeable.
Even with the removal of the trolley tracks from Glastonbury to East Hartford, Mr. Macdonald can see no promise of relief from the possible congestion. He estimates that the damages to abutting property owners by widening or straightening the highway would be incommensurate with the improvements effected.
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Glastonbury East Hartford
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widening and straightening the highway expected to be very costly due to damages to abutting property owners, deemed incommensurate with improvements; anticipated increase in traffic after completion of southern stretch; removal of trolley tracks provides no relief from possible congestion.
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The new concrete roadway from the Portland line to Glastonbury center nears completion. The highway from Station 35 to East Hartford is narrow with curves needing straightening. Commissioner John A. Macdonald's surveyors measured the standard width, leading to opinion that widening and straightening will prove very costly. Increased traffic expected over the northerly stretch after southern completion, making shortcomings more noticeable.