CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456 |
FOR RELEASE: July 11, 2013 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot |
The weekend work is part of a series of traffic shifts as work progresses on the Pearl Harbor Memorial (Q) Bridge, reconstruction of the I-95 / I-91 / Route 34 Interchange and other projects that are part of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing (NHHC) Corridor Improvement Program.
LANE CLOSURE INFO-
I-95 southbound between Woodward Avenue/Lighthouse Point (Exit 50) and Sargent Drive (Exit 46)
Reduced to a single lane during overnight hours listed below. Two lanes will be maintained at all other times.
· 10 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday
· 10 p.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Sunday
· 10 p.m. Sunday to 6 a.m. Monday
I-91 southbound connection to I-95 southbound
Reduced to one lane between 10 p.m. Friday and 6 a.m. Monday.
RAMP CLOSURE INFO-
CLOSED I-95 southbound on-ramp from Woodward Avenue/Lighthouse Point (Exit 50)
8 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Monday. Detour to Forbes Avenue (Route U.S. 1) to I-95 southbound, I-91 northbound or Route 34 westbound.
CLOSED to I-95 southbound traffic only: off-ramp to Sargent Drive (Exit 46)
1 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Monday. Detour to Ella Grasso Boulevard (Exit 45). The off-ramp to Sargent Drive (Exit 46) will be accessible from I-91 southbound.
I-95 southbound off-ramp to I-91 northbound (Exit 48) will remain open but access will be temporarily relocated approximately one mile north from 10 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday.
I-95 southbound off-ramp to Route 34 westbound (Exit 47) will remain open but access will be temporarily relocated approximately one mile north from 10 p.m. Friday to 8 a.m. Saturday. There will also be intermittent 20 minute ramp closures between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. Saturday.
RAIN DATE - In case of cancellation due to weather, work will be rescheduled to the weekend of Friday, August 2, to Monday, August 5, 2013. A reminder notice will be issued.
ADDITIONAL TRAVEL INFO-
For detour maps and alternative routes please visit www.i95newhaven.com
All vehicles including trucks may use Connecticut Routes 25, 8 and 9, I-91, I-691, and I-84 and I- 684 in Connecticut and New York. Permitted oversize/overweight vehicles must follow planned route. Passenger vehicles may also use Route 15 (Merritt and Wilbur Cross Parkways).