Submitted by ruthless_apricot t3_11l9aye in StamfordCT
Just want to vent here... 53 minutes for 7 miles around 5pm yesterday! It was an accident and I think they were all OK, but jeez I've never seen it that bad. Have you seen it worse? Share some I-95 horror stories for us all :)
It was just ranked as the most congested section of road in the entire country — I believe they said 95 between Stamford and Norwalk as the specific area!
No way! Please share your source.
it was top 10 on a top 10 list, i read this article a few months back!
I read that today. Just Google it it’s the most recent one from this year.
Not worst but top 10, still pathetic https://inrix.com/press-releases/us-hotspots/
Really?! I don’t think it’s nearly as bad as the 405 in LA. But then again I usually take the 15 instead of the 95.
Stop with that “the” 405 and “the” 95. You’re on the better coast now. 😂
That explains why the backroads from Greenwich into Stamford were backed up. My wife was complaining about her commute home
This is why more people need to use the metro north. Never any traffic on the tracks!
The Railroad has its issues too. But it’s nowhere near as bad as I-95 rush hour traffic 🤣
Such as? Can’t think of anything outside of crowded trains during peak hours
There was an incident a few weeks ago where someone was on the tracks at Fordham or hit by a train which delayed the AM rush significantly.
Then this past weekend weather related issues on the New Canaan Branch with downed wires.
Again things happen, but I take the railroad 5x a week to NYC and it’s mostly reliable. Also saves me money on gas 🤓
Ah okay well at least those are isolated incidents. You can expect backup on 95 everyday haha
Honestly. Summer Fridays during 5pm rush hour will take you longer. Get yourself a good playlist
Rubber knecking has always been a big problem in CT. Frankly I think it’s actually improved a bit.
The thing that is making me insane is driving between Norwalk and New York people used to speed back up every chance they got. Now, people have just started driving slow between the common spots where it used to slow down, or occasionally stop… it’s maddening, there will be half mile gaps between one chunk of traffic stuck behind a rolling road block of idiots, and the next chunk of traffic stuck behind a wall of morons.
Anyone with a ‘we’ll get there when we get there attitude needs to park their ass in the slow lane and let the rest of us drive.
Took me 5 hours once to drive from Pelham, NY to Stamford a decade or so ago. Wind storm, downed trees caused them to close the Merritt on both sides. A ton of downed trees on side roads only compounded the issue. 😢
95 is always horrible lol. I try to avoid that if I can and take 15
A few weeks ago, I had a Semi + Trailer backing up on the Merritt, maybe around exit 30..... That was a fun traffic jam.
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I understand traffic happens, but what drives me insane is when there is traffic on the opposite side of where the accident happened. Because you know with 100 percent certainty the cause of the traffic was not the accident but a string of people rubbernecking thinking "wow, look at that accident." It seems like a harmless response, but it literally generates thousands of hours lost among the rest of us collectively.
They need to invent some pop-up black screen cops can press a button and hide an accident from sight. I've seen people come to a complete stop and gawk at some person trapped inside an upside down car. It's depraved.