south in the mountainous areas east of the Taconic State Parkway and into Putnam County. At Brewster, where I-684 heads south toward New York City, the road resumes its eastern course into Connecticut, closely paralleled by US 6 and US 202. The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) began the process of converting exits in spring 2019 from sequential to mile-based numbering as part of a sign replacement project that now is expected to be completed in 2020. Connecticut The Interstate's first exit is at the state line, where it enters the city of Danbury. Here, it is designated the Yankee Expressway. to the east, where US 7 comes in from the south near Danbury Fair to join I-84, it turns to the north. At the next exit, US 6 and US 202 join the highway. The four-way concurrency ends after , when US 7 and US 202 split off north toward New Milford. US 6 leaves the Interstate at the next exit, and I-84 continues east across the countryside. At exit 11, it turns to the northeast and descends to cross the Housatonic River on the Rochambeau Bridge, into New Haven County. It then climbs onto higher ground to the city of Waterbury, which it passes on an elevated viaduct with the eastbound and westbound lanes on different levels. Here, the Route 8 expressway intersects. The eastern heading continues past Waterbury to Milldale, where I-691 splits off to the east. This section has many left-hand exits and entrances and sharp curves, which were built for a planned network of freeways. I-84 heads northeast toward New Britain and Hartford, the state capital and the largest community along its eastern length. After intersecting I-91, the road crosses the Connecticut River on the Bulkeley Bridge, the oldest on the Interstate System, then becomes the Wilbur Cross Highway and continues toward the northeast. I-84 services the greater student body commuting to the University of Connecticut through exit 68 located in rural Tolland. The last exit in Connecticut is exit 74, an exit for Route 171. I-84 crosses the Massachusetts border in the town of Union. Massachusetts The Wilbur Cross Highway continues on I-84 after the highway crosses the state line. For a short distance (approximately eastbound and westbound), the Interstate passes through the town of Holland in Hampden County before crossing into Sturbridge in Worcester County for the remainder of its length.