CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546
FOR RELEASE: July 9, 2008	FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:    OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS    TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062    Fax: (860) 594-3066    Web site:www.ct.gov/dot

     The Department of Transportation announced today, that the Exit 13 off and on ramps on the  westbound side of Route 2 will be closed for paving between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. beginning Wednesday evening, July 9, 2008 to Thursday morning, July 10, 2008.

Signs will advise westbound Route 2 motorists to use Exit 15, take a left off the exit onto South Main Street for approximately two (2) miles to Route 66, then a right turn onto Route 66.  The alternate route for the Exit 13 on-ramp to Route 2 westbound will be a detour down North Main Street to the westbound on-ramp at Exit 12.

This work is part of the ongoing project to resurface Route 2 between Exits 12 and 16 in Colchester and Marlborough.

Work on this $22.5 million project is being performed by Manafort Brothers, Inc. of Plainville, Connecticut under contract with the Department of Transportation.  The anticipated completion date for this project is in October 2008.