CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: October 30, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
   OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
   TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
   Fax: (860) 594-3066
   Web site:
www.ct.gov/dot

Construction Work Scheduled to Start at Route 5&15 Southbound off ramp to Brainard Road (Exit 87) in Hartford

The Department of Transportation announced today that construction to replace the bridge carrying the off ramp from Route 5 and 15 southbound to Brainard Road (Exit 87) will begin Monday, November 3, 2008.

The contract was awarded to Arborio Corporation Contractors of Cromwell, CT at a cost of $5.1 million and is scheduled to be completed in August 2010.

Temporary barriers and lane shifts will be required during construction.  Traffic may be reduced to a single lane in each direction on Rte 15, between the hours of 6:00 pm and 6:00 am weeknights and 9:00 am to 3:00 pm week days.

Motorists are urged to obey the posted speed limit and proceed with caution through this and all other construction work zones.