Early 1940s a sign welcomes motorists to Connecticut on the Merritt Parkway at the New York line in Greenwich. The state Department of Transportation is developing plans to replace signs on the Merritt Parkway from Greenwich to the Stratford/Milford town line. The project - expected to cost $6 million - is now in design phase that will be completed in June. The 38-mile strectch of the parkway where the signs will be replaced starts at the New York/Connecticut border and ends near the Sikorsky Memorial Bridge, where the Merritt becomes the Wilbur Cross Parkway.