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

FOR RELEASE: October 23, 2014

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

MOTORIST ADVISORY - Expect Weekend Traffic Impacts Friday, October 24 through the evening of Sunday, October 26, 2014 on the I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound and the Wooster Street on-ramp to I-95 Northbound to facilitate bridge work

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that activities related to bridge construction are expected to cause delays throughout the I-95 New Haven Corridor the weekend of Friday, October 24 through the evening of Sunday, October 26, 2014. Please plan ahead and consider alternate routes to get to your destination.

      The I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound will be closed and detoured for long periods over the weekend of Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26, 2014.  The Wooster Street on-ramp to I-95 Northbound will be closed and detoured for the entire weekend of Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26, 2014. For detour information and alternate routes, please visit www.i95newhaven.com. CTDOT encourages safe driving throughout the I-95 New Haven Corridor and asks motorists to follow posted speed limits to maintain safe and efficient traffic flow as construction continues.

      These construction activities are necessary to facilitate bridge construction 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.

Friday, October 24 – Sunday, October 26, 2014

RAMP/DETOUR INFO – For detour maps please visit www.i95newhaven.com

10 PM Friday, October 24, 2014 – 10 AM Saturday, October 25, 2014

Closure and detour of the I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound

10 PM Friday, October 24, 2014 – 6 PM Sunday, October 26, 2014

Closure and detour of the Wooster Street on-ramp to I-95 Northbound

6 PM Saturday, October 25, 2014 – 10 AM Sunday, October 26, 2014

Closure and detour of the I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound

ADDITIONAL TRAVEL INFO-

For detour maps, please visit www.i95newhaven.com

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is working to inform local residents of current and upcoming construction activities through announcements such as this, as well as the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program website (www.I95NewHaven.com).

If you have any questions about the program, please call us at 1-203-752-1996 or send an email to info@I95NewHaven.com