Editing Mansfield, Connecticut (section)

==Infastructure and Transportation==
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[[U.S. Route 6 in Connecticut|U.S. Route 6]] passes through the southern end of Mansfield as an isolated stretch of divided highway, part of the planned but never realized interstate between [[Hartford, Connecticut|Hartford]] and [[Providence, Rhode Island]]. Construction began midway between the two major cities, far removed from population centers. When opposition arose and complications developed, the project was shelved, with only stranded parts of the highway completed; the freeway portion extends from the nearby town border of [[Columbia, Connecticut|Columbia]] and Willimantic and ends in North Windham.

The community includes the intersection of state roadways [[U.S. Route 44]] and [[Connecticut Route 32]] in [[Mansfield Depot, Connecticut|Mansfield Depot]]. Route 6 has an interchange with Storrs Road ([[Connecticut Route 195]]) on the town border with Willimantic; Storrs Road runs north and intersects with Route 44 at the "four corners", a colloquial name for the intersection, continuing through [[Coventry, Connecticut|Coventry]] and [[Tolland, Connecticut|Tolland]] to meet with [[Connecticut Route 74]].

Willington Hill Road ([[Connecticut Route 320]]) and South Eagleville Road ([[Connecticut Route 275]]) act as major roadways to access the village from the north and south, respectively. Willington Hill Road begins in nearby [[Willington, Connecticut|Willington]] and merges into Storrs Road at the "four corners". South Eagleville Road offers a junction to Storrs Road from Route 32 in Coventry.

===Intermodal services===
The Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center, located on Royce Circle in the "downtown" area, acts as a de-facto hub for intermodal services, with a parking garage and waiting room.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nash-Zimmer Transportation Center |url=https://www.mansfieldct.gov/242/Nash-Zimmer-Transportation-Center |website=Town of Mansfield Departments and Offices |publisher=Mansfield, Connecticut}}</ref>

Local bus service is provided by the [[Windham Region Transit District]] (WRTD), with two routes that connect to local points of interest. Route 674 travels toward Willimantic, including stops at the local Big Y plaza and the East Brook Mall, and route 675 offers stops along Hunting Lodge Road toward Mansfield Depot.<ref>{{cite web |title=674 A-B-C-D-E Storrs-Mansfield to Willimantic |url=https://wrtd.org/storrs-willimantic/ |publisher=[[Windham Region Transit District]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=675-676 Hunting Lodge and Depot Campus |url=https://wrtd.org/675-hunting-lodge-2/ |publisher=Windham Region Transit District}}</ref> WRTD also operates ''HuskyGo'' shuttle service in partnership with the UConn transportation services office, which provides access to on-campus locations and stops along Storrs Road ([[Connecticut Route 195]]) for students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Transportation Services |url=https://transpo.uconn.edu/ |website=University of Connecticut Facilities Operations |publisher=University of Connecticut}}</ref>

Express bus service is provided by [[CT Transit]] as route 913, which travels between Storrs and Hartford. The express route makes limited stops at [[park and ride|commuter lots]] in Tolland, [[Vernon, Connecticut|Vernon]], and [[Manchester, Connecticut|Manchester]] connecting at [[The Shoppes at Buckland Hills]] toward [[Hartford Union Station]]. A number of runs begin and end at the [[Sigourney Street station|Sigourney Street CT Fastrak station]] in Hartford.<ref>{{cite web |title=Express Services |url=https://www.cttransit.com/services/express-services |website=CT Transit Services |publisher=[[CT Transit]]}}</ref>

Limited intercity bus service is provided by [[Peter Pan Bus Lines]], who run extra routes to Hartford Union Station and to Providence, RI.<ref>{{cite web |title=Travel Network Map |url=https://peterpanbus.com/travel-network-map/ |website=Peter Pan Travel Center |publisher=[[Peter Pan Bus Lines]]}}</ref>

===Former and proposed services===
Until 1955 inter-city train service was available nine miles to the south at [[Willimantic station]] on the [[New Haven Railroad]]'s ''[[Nutmeg (train)|Nutmeg]]'' line and on trains between Waterbury, Hartford and Boston.<ref>''Official Guide of the Railways,'' August 1958, New Haven section, Table 7 (p. 154), Table 31 (p. 165)</ref><ref>Karr, Ronald Dale (2017). ''The Rail Lines of Southern New England'' (2 ed.). Branch Line Press. p. 112. {{ISBN|9780942147124}}.</ref> From 1991 to 1995, Willimantic was served by [[Amtrak]]'s ''[[Montrealer (train)|Montrealer]]'' service. Schedules would refer to the stop as "''Willimantic, CT (Storrs)'' {{sic}}", owing to the stop's close proximity to the village and use by students.<ref>{{cite web |title=Willimantic, Connecticut (WIM) |url=http://www.trainweb.org/usarail/willimantic.htm |website=TrainWeb Station Details |publisher=TrainWeb}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amtrak returns to Willimantic |url=https://www.courant.com/1991/11/02/amtrak-returns-to-willimantic/ |publisher=[[The Hartford Courant]] |date=2 November 1991}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Amtrak's decision to derail Montrealer a blow to Willimantic |url=https://www.courant.com/1994/12/19/amtraks-decision-to-derail-montrealer-service-a-blow-to-willimantic/ |publisher=The Hartford Courant |date=19 December 1994}}</ref>

A plan for expanded passenger rail service in eastern Connecticut through to Vermont, the [[Central Corridor Rail Line]], includes reviving service to Willimantic and the construction of a new Storrs stop.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://riarp.org/CCLdocuments/CCLproject.pdf |title=Central Corridor Rail Line |publisher=Rhode Island Association of Rail Passengers |accessdate=February 16, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727215230/http://riarp.org/CCLdocuments/CCLproject.pdf |archivedate=July 27, 2011}}</ref> Other proposals for local and [[High-speed rail in the United States|high-speed]] rail projects in Connecticut have included planned stops in Storrs and in nearby Tolland to service UConn.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Spiegel |first1=Jan Ellen |title=Massive rail plan leaves Connecticut hopeful but mystified |url=https://ctmirror.org/2016/01/04/massive-rail-plan-leaves-connecticut-hopeful-but-mystified/ |publisher=The Connecticut Mirror |date=4 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Ana |first1=Radelat |title=Feds' undisclosed 'preferred route' for rail lines sparks outrage |url=https://ctmirror.org/2016/09/07/feds-undisclosed-preferred-route-for-rail-lines-sparks-outrage/ |publisher=The Connecticut Mirror |date=7 September 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Condon |first1=Tom |title=It has been slow to arrive, but high speed rail could be coming |url=https://ctmirror.org/2021/02/02/it-has-been-slow-to-arrive-but-high-speed-rail-could-be-coming/ |publisher=The Connecticut Mirror |date=2 February 2021}}</ref>