ROUTE 813 IN NEW FAIRFIELD OVERVIEW
As an eight hundred series state route,
the route number is unmarked. Conn DOT Route 813 extends
from the New York State Line easterly to Route 39 for a total
length of .63 miles. At the New York State Line it becomes
Putnam County's Route 66.
This route runs
upgrade from west to east, with the New York Line at elevation
600 feet and the intersection with Route 39 two thirds mile
distant at 800 feet. The Conn DOT estimated average daily
traffic volume in 2000 was 3,800 and the Conn DOT functional
classification is collector. This route is posted for 25 miles
per hour and has a relatively low design standard for a state
designated roadway.
This route is
important to New Fairfield residents as it serves the relatively
dense residential areas to the west of Ball Pond. It
also serves the Putnam Lake residential community in New York
State.
Proceeding easterly,
for the .06 miles between the New York State Line and New
Fane Road, TASR rates are significant, with 203% for 1995-97,
0% for 1992-94, 123% for 1989-91 and 257% for 1987-89.
As for types
of accidents here, a review of recent Conn DOT accident data
indicates that four accidents occurred in a recent two-year
time period from 1995-96, two fixed object collisions and
two turning collisions. Both turning collisions took
place at the intersection of Route 813 (Fairfield Drive) and
Shoreham Drive, a private road near the New York State Line.
Limited sight
distance resulting from vertical crests in this area and a
relatively narrow travel way may have contributed to these
accidents. Both fixed object collisions were affected by high
travel speeds and adverse roadway surface conditions, specifically
snow. There were no accidents reported for this location from
1993-94 or from 1997-99.
Then from New
Fane Road to Forest Hills Drive, TASR rates are 88% for 1995-97,
99% for 1992-94, 20% for 1989-91 and 50%, not clear evidence
of a problematic accident pattern. The TASR rates for the
intersection of Route 813 at Route 39 are also on the high
side and are discussed in the Route 39 text.
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