View of the under-construction busway, facing west, from Broad Street
View of the under-construction busway, facing west, from Broad Street

It is not your imagination. Gridlock has gotten worse in the Capitol Avenue/Broad Street/Farmington Avenue/Asylum Avenue area this week. With Flower Street closed to through-traffic as of December 3rd, commuting patterns have had to shift, with instances of vehicles stopping on the streets intersecting with Flower as motorists, caught unaware, figure out their new routes.