The Connecticut League of Conservation Voters (“CTLCV”) reported yesterday that United States Senator Chris Dodd and United States Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood made a special appearance at Connecticut’s capital yesterday to discuss the future of a high speed rail corridor connecting New Haven, Hartford and Springfield, Massachusetts. The DOT Secretary advised the press that “Connecticut has its act together. This corridor has its act together. I can’t say that everywhere I go.”
Building a high speed rail line up the New Haven / Hartford / Springfield corridor would serve to reduce traffic congestion on Interstate 91 and assist in making our regional economy more competitive. In addition, a rail line on the Tri-City Corridor would provide residents of central Connecticut with better access to New York City, western Massachusetts, Vermont and eventually Boston.
