By Frederick A. Hesketh Connecticut Explored Inc. SPRING 2008 Subscribe/Buy the Issue! Close observation as you drive the highways in and around Hartford, particularly while sitting in rush-hour traffic on I-84 or I-91, will undoubtedly raise questions about why the highways are configured the way they are.  Most puzzling perhaps are Farmington’s stacks of highway … Continue reading Traveling Hartford-Area Turnpikes—Then, Now, or Never? Plans for a beltway around Hartford hit a dead end.