It’s official. As of 1:15 this morning, after 50 years of debate and planning and one extra day of snow, the first segment of the InterCounty Connector opened for business. Thus ends the last of the Eisenhower-era highway battles.

The ICC isn’t exactly my neck of the woods these days, but I do want to try it out. The state won’t start charging tolls until March 6, so watch for a few pictures sometime before then.

In the mean time, happy motoring everyone! If you pretend it’s still the 1950s you won’t have to think about any of the ICC’s negative effects.