The interchange of the two highways laid waste to part of the central business district.Įast Hartford wasn’t spared its massive “mixmaster” interchange occupies an area the size of downtown Hartford. I-84 isolated the North End from downtown and consumed a large swath of land and many historic buildings, including the majestic Hartford Public High School campus. Now a new plan - a mix of previous efforts along with new ideas - aims to remedy that.ĭecades ago, the construction of I-91 cut Hartford off from the Connecticut River. The interstate highways that were jackhammered through Hartford six decades ago may have increased vehicular mobility, but they did so at great cost to the fabric of the city.
