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

FOR RELEASE: March 27, 2014

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

Multiple Nighttime I-84 Ramp Closures in Hartford, April 1 – 4

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that the I-84 westbound on ramp from Capitol Avenue will be closed each night starting Tuesday, April 1, to Friday, April 4, 2014, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.  The I-84 eastbound off ramp to Asylum Street (Exit 48A) will also be closed each night on April 1 and April 2, 2014, between the hours of 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.

      The ramp closures are necessary for the safe installation of steel beams for the new CTfastrak bridges being constructed adjacent to the ramps.

DETOUR INFO:

      Detour 1: I-84 Westbound On Ramp from Capitol Avenue closed each night from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. starting Tuesday, April 1, to Friday, April 4, 2014.  Traffic detoured onto Broad Street, Farmington Avenue, and Asylum Street, with connection to the I-84 westbound on ramp from Asylum Street.

      Detour 2: I-84 Eastbound Off Ramp to Asylum Street (Exit 48A) will be closed on April 1 and April 2, 2014, from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.  Traffic to be diverted to the off ramp to Capitol Avenue (Exit 48B), and then detoured to Capitol Avenue, Broad Street, and Farmington Avenue. 

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is working to inform local residents of current and upcoming construction activities through construction bulletins, press notices, travel alerts, as well as the CTfastrak web site.  For more information, please visit www.CTfastrak.com