through the northwest part of the town. The main north–south artery is Connecticut Route 10, a difficult passage that is busy, sometimes congested, and includes many stoplights. There are two east–west routes: Route 42 and Route 68/Route 70. Route 10 is by far the busiest road in Cheshire, with the worst Route 10 traffic occurring between Routes 68/70 and Route 42 every weekday during the morning commute, evening commute, and after the high school gets out at 2 pm. West Main Street and Main Street, Route 68/70 between Route 10 and Waterbury Road, is the next busiest road in town. The intersection of Route 10 and Route 68/70 is the busiest intersection in town. The second busiest intersection is the Cheshire High School and Route 10 intersection right before school starts and right after school ends. The 229 line of Connecticut Transit New Haven which runs from Waterbury to New Haven travels through Cheshire on Routes 70 and 10. A commuter express bus also runs from the commuter lot near Interstate 84 to Hartford. Prison system Cheshire is home to two large state prison facilities located in the northern section of town. The larger of these facilities is the Cheshire Correctional Institution, which opened in 1913. In 1982, the Manson Youth Institution opened adjacent to the CCI. These prisons explain the city's skewed male/female ratios. The larger of these prisons is located across the street from Chapman Elementary School, separated by Route 10. Notable people Amos Bronson Alcott (1799–1888), schoolmaster Brad Ausmus, professional baseball player and MLB manager Harvey C. Barnum, Jr., Medal of Honor recipient Henry Washington Benham (1813–1884), Union army general Chris Berman, ESPN sportscaster Jay Bontatibus, actor Albert E. Burke (1919–1999), professor and pioneer of educational television Sabrina Cass, Olympic skier John Chamberlain (1903–1995), journalist Michael Chasen, co-founder and CEO of ClassEDU and co-founder of Blackboard Inc. Sean Clements, podcaster, producer. Famous for "Santaman" character Martha Coolidge, film director Amos Doolittle (1754–1832), engraver of Battle of Concord scenes Eliakim Doolittle (1772–1850), composer George Henry Durrie, painter Elizabeth Esty, U.S. Congresswoman Samuel A. Foot (1780–1846), 28th Governor of Connecticut, United States Representative and United States Senator Seabury Ford (1801–1855), 20th Governor of Ohio Matt Generous, ice hockey defenseman James J. Greco, businessman, lived in town from 1992 to 2011 Sunil Gulati, President of the United States Soccer Federation Peter Hitchcock (1781–1854), judge John Holmstrom, cartoonist, writer John Frederick