Norwalk ranks 47th in traffic congestion & chokepoints in the US.
What causes congestion? More people and fewer roads.
High Density Crash Areas
- Grist Mill Road at Main Ave. (Spans North to W Rocks Rd all the way down the DMV office. Also East onto Grist Mill Rd where it intersects with Route 7.
- Main St. at Ward Street (Between Broad St and New Canaan Avenue)
- East Avenue (Between Eversley Avenue and Winfield Streets)
- West Avenue/ Dr. MLK Jr. Drive (At North Main)
- Richards Avenue (At Route 1)
- Scribner Avenue ( At Route 1)
For an in depth review of Norwalk’s crash data click the link below.
According to The Hartford, between 1980 and 1999, the number of miles of highway in the US increased by 1.5 percent, but the number of miles driven increased by 76 percent. This imbalance between supply and demand has real consequences -more traffic jams and more car accidents.
Top 10 Routes for Crashes in Norwalk (Snapshot taken 1//1/17 -6/2/20)
| Route | # Crashes |
| Interstate 95 | 1687 |
| Unknown | 863 |
| Route 7 | 701 |
| Route 1 | 1431 |
| Route 15 | 922 |
| Route 123 | 317 |
| Route 136 | 213 |
| Route 719 | 404 |
| East Avenue No 1 in Norwalk | 432 |
| West Ave | 375 |
Town: Norwalk, Date (Year:All or 1/1/2017 to 6/2/2020), Severity: All, Route Class: Unknown, Interstate, US Route and 2 more, Road Number: All, Local Road Name: All, Mile Markers: -1 to 117.36
The Connecticut Crash Data Repository provides detailed and near real time data on the latest crashes around the state including details like: crash severity, time and date of crash, roadway features, contributing factors, harmful events, vehicle type, demographics, vehicle actions, fatalities and injuries, conditions at time of the crash, seat belts and airbags, drivers, pedestrians, motorcycles and work zones.
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