You’ve undoubtedly heard about the benefits that accrue to a neighborhood when a highway goes through and an exit brings new potential business customers your way. Well, what happens when the exit goes away? There’s an example of this, right in our region, and it involves an exit that no longer exists – exit 12, in Newtown.
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Leaving a Newtown Enclave High and Dry
Exit 12 used to exist on a tiny peninsula on the banks of the Housatonic River, which today still shows the remnants of a bygone time and a once more lively area.