Weekend Closures Scheduled for Bridge Rehabilitation Work on Flyover Ramp from Interstate 84 East to

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456

FOR RELEASE: May 4, 2012

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Weekend Closures Scheduled for Bridge Rehabilitation Work on Flyover Ramp from Interstate 84 East to Interstate 91 North in the City of Hartford

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that motorists can expect weekend closures of the Exit 51 flyover ramp from I-84 East to I-91 North starting May 18, 2012.

The project involves the replacement of four expansion joints on Bridge #05868, known as the flyover from I-84 East (Exit 51) to I-91 north. Additional work will also occur on some of the piers and includes crack repairs and a protective coating system. A section of the bridge deck will also be milled and paved.

DETOUR INFO- Flyover ramp from I-84 East to I-91 North (Exit 51) closed to traffic from 11 p.m. on Friday until 5 a.m. on Monday during the following weekends:

May 18-20, June 1-3, June 8-10, June 15-17, June 22-24. No closure will take place on Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-27).

Detour: I-84 East Exit 52, right hand exit, to I-91 South for approximately 1.8 miles to Exit 27 (Airport Road), go left on Airport Road for about 0.2 miles to entrance ramp on the right for I-91 north.

DOT Project No. 0063-0639 was awarded to Mohawk Northeast, Inc. of Plantsville, CT on December 12, 2012 at a cost of $819,425.00 and is scheduled to be completed on June 28, 2012.