CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546 |
FOR RELEASE: October 17, 2013 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot |
Route 174, East Main Street, in New Britain Road Closure Scheduled for October 23, 24 and 25, 2013.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that the closure of Route 174, East Main Street, between East Street and Dewey Street in New Britain is scheduled to begin Wednesday October 23, 2013. The road will be closed daily from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday, October 25, 2013.
The
roadway reconstruction is part of DOT Project No. 0088-0178 and
0093-0166, also known as Contract C2 in the CTfastrak
Program, and includes
construction of a portion of the busway beginning just north of Cedar
Street in Newington and running south to an end point just west of
Stanley Street in New Britain.
DETOUR
INFO –
Traffic
will be detoured onto East Street, Smalley Street and Dewey Street.
Signs will be posted to help guide motorists. The road will be
re-opened during the evening hours. Motorists are advised to reduce
speed and use caution at night as the driving surfaces may be uneven
and unpaved at times.
The
contract was awarded to E&S Joint Venture II of North Haven,
Connecticut on March 22, 2012 at a cost of $39,427,150 and is
scheduled to be completed in July 2014.
For
more information, visit www.ctfastrak.com
If you have any questions related to construction, please contact us
at info@CTfastrak.com
You can
also connect
via Facebook at www.facebook.com/ctfastrak
or Twitter @ctfastrak.