The CTfastrak bus route from New Britain to Hartford will expand further to East Hartford and Manchester now that the adopted state budget starting July 1 includes $6.5 million in additional bonding for the project, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Monday.
Rather than building a new dedicated busway – as is the case from Hartford to New Britain – the expanded route east will use I-84 HOV lanes into East Hartford and Manchester.
The expansion is part of Malloy’s five-year ramp-up plan to start modernizing the Connecticut transportation system. His entire plans for the infrastructure overhaul span $30 years and would cost $100 billion if taken to completion.
The CTfastrak route from New Britain to Hartford began in March, averaging 14,500 daily commuters for the entire month of May.
