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What Will Downtown Look Like With Truck Traffic
In Bridgeport on State Street the night roar of two abreast trucks floods the air and heats crosswalks. The piece reflects on how a future turnpike era might ease congestion but remove the night traffic’s color and character from streets like Railroad Fairfield North Stratford Connecticut avenues and John Street. It notes the fascination of trailers bearing Maine weather, New York live poultry and a horse transport, and ends with the view that the rough noisy bustle may be missed despite its disruption.
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State Street
Fairfield
Stratford
Connecticut
John Street
Boston Post
Maine
New England
New York
Connecticut Turnpike