an election to fill a vacant House seat. Abolishing county governance placed formerly local property and employees under the direct administration of the eastern capital. This also affected representation of low-population/large-land rural towns which previously relied on their county seat in budgeting of road maintenance funding. Long a haven for small, independent businesses, Western Massachusetts has expressed conflicted feelings towards big box corporations, leading to controversies about zoning changes and variances that would allow companies such as Wal-Mart to build in Western Massachusetts towns. The debate has been particularly strong in northern towns; for example, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. Transportation Interstates U.S. Routes State highways Bridges and tunnels Hoosac Tunnel Airports Great Barrington Airport North Adams Airport Northampton Airport Orange Municipal Airport Pittsfield Municipal Airport Turners Falls Airport Westover Airport Worcester Regional Airport Nearby airports Logan International Airport in Boston, northeast of downtown Boston, New England's largest transportation center Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in Manchester, New Hampshire Albany International Airport, West of the Berkshires in upstate New York Bradley International Airport, South of Springfield in Connecticut Rail and bus Amtrak operates three lines through Western Massachusetts. All three stop at Springfield Union Station. Lake Shore Limited Line: Travels from Chicago, Illinois to Boston: Travels from the capitol in Boston, stops at Springfield-Union, Joseph Scelsi Intermodal Transportation Center (Pittsfield, MA), and service onward to upstate New York towards Buffalo via Albany. Northeast Regional Travels from Springfield to D.C./Virginia, converges at New Haven, CT into the mainline with the separate-branch from Boston. Vermonter Line: Travels from Washington, D.C. to Vermont: Travels through the Knowledge Corridor with four stops in Western Massachusetts including: Union-Springfield, Holyoke station, Union-Northampton, John W. Olver Transit Center (Greenfield, MA). CTRail's Hartford Line started operating to Union Station-Springfield as the northern terminus. Trains operate from New Haven, CT with multiple stops in Connecticut along the way. The New Haven–Springfield Line was upgraded in conjunction with the launch of the Hartford Line service. The project received funding from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the Federal Government, and the State of Connecticut. Amtrak trains on the route between New Haven and Springfield reach speeds of . Central Corridor Rail Line: A proposed line is under review from New London, CT. This line would also have stations in Western Massachusetts at: Union-Palmer (Palmer, MA); Amherst station; and Millers Falls before reaching Vermont. The following regional transit suthorities operate in Western Massachusetts: Berkshire Regional Transit Authority