The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-14
Removal Of East
 Main St. Trolley
 Tracks Opens Way
Baldwin Street Extension Gives Access to East; Platts Mill Bridge to Be New Outlet - Traffic
 Changes Physical Outline of City

and the "bottle neck" at the June. ton 0f Grand and South Main streets which render the thorough fare almost impassnble at certain hours Of the day, create situn- ton which demands first consldera. ton.
 The only way in which relief can be secured ia to divert large portion of the south Main street traffic to less travelled highway and 50 lessen the pressure further up towards the center. The now route must also provide q quicker and safer means of access to Ex. change place. The elimination of the trolley tracks from Hast Main street will do that on one end if the proposed plan Ia carried out.
 New Routes Proposed
 Just below the Conn Light& Pow or Co.'S sub.station the extension of Baldwin street meets the Nanga- tuck state road. At present thiA extension is little used although 1t affords the ideal solution of the traffic diversion problem. There is land available for the construction of a street of adequate dimensions, tho engineering diiineuities arc practically on.exiBtent. and the cost of the work, in view of tho advantages tO be secured in com. parattvciy small.
 IT tho plan Ia carried out it means that there will Do q perfect connecting link via tho Baldwin street boulevard with the vastly improved traffic lhno on East Main aeaaat An nAAtAtanaI TAmtnea ,A,lll be that an excellent route will tho east by way of Hamilton ave- nue, tho state highway through Prospect to Cheshire, Meridon, Middlctown and the Connecticut river towns.
 Plan Calls fOr New Bridge
 A further improvement in traffic routing ls being considered In rela- ton to Hamilton avenue and East Main street. At present the only connecting link between these two highways is by way of Silver street Where there already exists n danger Ous outlet at Proprietora Common. Fly utilising and eniarging tho Harpers Ferry road and erecting . new bridge . apeedier and free approach to the Cheshire and Meri! den roads Ia assured.
 In connection with the develop ment of the Baldwin street boule- ward . further diversion of South Main street traffic lower down on the Naugatuck road will be made possible by tho completion of the platts' Mills bridge now under con. structlon. Dy using this bridge and Highland avenue as q feeder for tho Mtddlebury route cars from the south going west can roach the Dnnbury-New York trunk lines without difficulty. At the same time the utilizing of Riverside street as an outlet to the new Th0maHton avenue road, which it now being built by the state highway depart. ment, will open up tho route to WinHted and points n0rth.T The pay. Ing of Freight street from Riverside street to Meadow has been an im- mense help in relieving traffic from the west into the center of the city as well as furnishing . fne entrance through Chase Parkway to the Middlebury road already mentioned.
 When these plans have been car. ried out with whatever ohangon necessity or advantage may re. quire tt ts felt that not only will trafiia conditions inside the city bo permanently improved but ground work for a round-tho-t0wn route will have been laid which will take care of through trafsic for many years to come,