24hour Bridge work to begin on Baldwin Bridge carrying I95 over Connecticut River in Old Saybrook an

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456

FOR RELEASE: September 15 , 2009

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24-hour Bridge work to begin on Baldwin Bridge carrying I-95 over Connecticut River in Old Saybrook and Old Lyme

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that 24-hour repairs on the I-95 bridge over Connecticut River (Baldwin Bridge) are scheduled to start Thursday morning September 17, 2009, weather permitting.

Various lanes will be closed in both directions of I-95 during the replacement of the bridge joints on the structure but a minimum of two lanes of traffic will be maintained at all times.

Lane closures are scheduled beginning at 6 am Thursday and running 24-hours a day until 6 am Monday. The northbound direction will be affected 9/17-9/21 and the southbound direction 9/24-9/28. In case of inclement weather the contractor may need to work 10/1-10/5/09.

Normal marine traffic should not be affected by this work.

The contract was awarded to Blakeslee, Arpaia and Chapman, Inc. of Branford, CT on June 12, 2009 at a cost of $2,055,702.00 and is scheduled to be completed by early October.