Opposition Growing to Exit 33 Plans

Former State House Speaker Jim Amann has talked to people who would be affected by the Exit 33 plans and says they are “extremely concerned,” reports the CT Post.

One of the people he talked to was the owner of the McDonald’s on the Post Road at Exit 34. He says that if the plan was to go through as proposed, his business would drop off by 40 percent.

In February, the Greater Bridgeport and Valley Metropolitan Planning Organization unanimously approved funding for the project.

The approval by the metropolitan planning organization (MPO) will provide $24 million in funding for various phases of the project, with construction projected to begin in 2017.

The availability of funding marks a major step in progression for the proposed project that would construct a full interchange at Exit 33.

The proposed I-95 interchange project would result in the construction of two new ramps in Stratford: a northbound on-ramp at Ferry Boulevard; and a southbound off-ramp near Barnum Avenue Cutoff and Veterans Boulevard.

While there are some concerns about the project, there is also support for it as well.

For more, check out CTPost.com.

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