I-84 thru CT

Passing thru CT on I-84 north/eastbound next week and just wondering why Mapquest detours me off I-84 onto I-691 SE of Hartford. Is there major construction to avoid in this area? Or is it to just avoid downtown traffic? We hope to be coming thru mid-morning and not in rush hour. Any help or advice will be appreciated!

Thanks, in advance.

-jc

I-84 thru CT

Where are you going?

I dont know about a specific project, others might but in my experience Mapquest is horrible and has often sent me off in directions that have nothing to do with where I am going . Have you tried google maps too?

I-84 thru CT

Headed to Boston from N. Pa.

Hmm, I just did a request for directions on google maps and map quest and they both told me to do the same thing. if you see it on the google maps you can see that if you follow the path they set out it makes what looks like a straighter line but to me, that seems so convoluted, I dont see any real reason to do it.

I looked on the DOT web site for construction notificiations too and didnt see any for hartford on 84 (apart from the ongoing never ending construction :)).

If I were making the trip, i would continue on 84 to the mass pike. Either way it would probably be about the same amount of time.

I think I will stay on 84. Thanks for your help.

-jc

The 691 route is shorter by about 10 miles . The down side is the merge from I-91 To I-84 ca be a pain.

Thanks for the explanation, i was really confused why that would be a %26#39;preferable%26#39; route according to mapquest.