CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

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

FOR RELEASE: April 24, 2008
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
   OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
   TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
   Fax: (860) 594-3066
   Web site:
www.ct.gov/dot

The Putnam Bridge, which carries  Route 3 over the Connecticut River between Glastonbury and Wethersfield, will be closed in the southbound direction (Glastonbury to Wethersfield) from Friday, April 25 at 8 PM until Monday, April 28 at 6:00 AM.  Directional closures of the bridge are planned for most weekendsthrough spring and early summer.  Please visit www.ct.gov/dot and select "Putnam Bridge Project" for more detailed information, including alternate routes.