WATERBURY, Conn. (AP) Gov. Dannel P. Malloy says he will propose speeding up the replacement of Waterbury's knot of highways known locally as the Mixmaster.

It's part of the governor's 30-year master plan for upgrading the state's transportation system. Malloy said Wednesday that the state Department of Transportation is moving on environmental review and design work for replacing the Mixmaster.

The Republican-American reports that Malloy said the Mixmaster needs to be replaced ``relatively soon.''

The Mixmaster project will reconfigure the geometry of the Route 8 and Interstate 84 interchange with its cumbersome left-lane entrance and exit ramps.

Malloy said an initial $1.3 billion estimate will be updated.

Waterbury Mayor Neil O'Leary said he also was encouraged to hear Malloy recommit Wednesday to widening I-84 to three-lanes west to the New York-Connecticut line.