CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: October 15, 2013

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062 FAX: (860) 594-3065 WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Intermittent Late Night Closures of Interstate 84 in the Vicinity of Exit 44 in West Hartford

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing intermittent nighttime closures of I-84 in both directions at the Oakwood Avenue Bridge located between Exit 43, Park Road, and Exit 44, Prospect Avenue in West Hartford.  The closures are scheduled for Tuesday, October 22 through Friday, October 25, 2013 between midnight and 5 a.m. 

      The intermittent closures are necessary to install the new structural steel on the Oakwood Avenue Bridge over I-84.  The intermittent closures will occur several times during the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. as each bridge girder is put in place and bolted together. Routine lane closures will be in effect as early as 7 p.m. on I-84 westbound and 8 p.m. in the eastbound direction.

SPECIAL ADVISORY- Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays. Through traffic should use Route I-91 and Route 9 as a detour.

LANE CLOSURE INFO-

Oakwood Avenue

Alternating one way traffic using temporary signals effective 4/22/13

Interstate 84

Sunday - Thursday 

Eastbound: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.    

Westbound: 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Friday - Saturday morning

Eastbound: 9 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday

Westbound: 8 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday

DOT Project No. 0155-0164 was awarded to Northern Construction Services, LLC of Palmer, Massachusetts on October 24, 2012 at a cost of $3,297,972.50 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2014.