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Under this alternative, the busway would be located along two rights-of-way in Manchester and East Hartford:

1. The Connecticut Southern Rail Line between Depot Square in Manchester and the Connecticut River.
2. The old Manchester Spur, including a short extension to Hartford Road.

Between East Hartford and Hartford, the busway would cross the Connecticut River.  The busway would then continue next to the rail line to Moody Street with busway connection to the vicinity of Main Street and Albany Avenue just north of downtown Hartford.

There would also be a direct connection to the busway from I-84 so that express bus routes from the east could use the busway to Hartford.  Local bus services would be revised to take advantage of the busway, and I-84 express services would operate in the busway between a new station at the intersection of I-84 and the rail corridor and downtown Hartford.  The bus service would be as shown in the attached figures.

There would be 16 busway stations, 13 of which would be served by most trips or “full service” stations, and three would be limited service stations, which would be served by only selected local routes:

Full Service Stations:

§        Cheney Station, which would be the terminal station on an short extension of the Manchester Industrial Spur at Hartford Road.

§        Center Station, on the Manchester Industrial Spur at Center Street.

§        Middle Station, on the Manchester Industrial Spur at Middle Turnpike.

§        Woodland Station, on the Manchester Industrial Spur at Woodland Street.

§        Depot Square Station, on the CSO rail line at Deport Square in Manchester.

§        Electric Street Station, on the CSO rail line south of Main Street and north of Electric Street in Manchester.

§        Margaret Station, on the CSO Rail Line north of Margaret Rd.

§        Adams Station, on the CSO Rail Line in the vicinity of Buckland Road and Adams Street

§        I-84 Station, at the intersection of the CSO Line and I-84.

§        Long Hill Station, on the CSO Rail Line in East Hartford at Long Hill Road.

§        School Street, on the CSO Rail Line in East Hartford at School Street.

§        Burnside Station, on the CSO Rail Line north of the intersection of Tolland Turnpike and Burnside Road.

§        Main Station, on the CSO Rail Line in East Hartford, at Main Street.

Limited Service Stations:

§        Chapel Station, on the CSO Rail Line at Chapel Street near the Buckland Industrial Park.  This would be a limited service station that would allow Route Z to be routed on the busway and still provide local service in East Hartford.

§        Fern Station, on the CSO Rail Line in East Hartford north of the intersection of Tolland Avenue and Fern Street.  This would be a limited service station that would allow Routes X and Z to be routed on the busway and still provide local service in East Hartford.

§        Columbus Station, on the CSO Rail Line in East Hartford south of the intersection of Park Avenue and Columbus Circle. This would be a limited service station that would allow Routes YS and Z to be routed on the busway and still provide local service in East Hartford.

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