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

FOR RELEASE: September 15, 2014

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

Nighttime Closure of I-84 Eastbound Off Ramp, Exit 48A, to Asylum Street in Hartford on Thursday, September 18, 2014

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that the I-84 eastbound off ramp to Asylum Street in Hartford (Exit 48A) will be closed from 10 p.m. Thursday, September 18, to 5 a.m. Friday, September 19, 2014. 

      The ramp closure is required for the construction of the new CTfastrak ramp to Asylum Street in Hartford.

DETOUR INFO:

      I-84 Eastbound off ramp to Asylum Street (Exit 48A) closed from 10 p.m. Thursday, September 18, to 5 a.m. Friday, September 19, 2014.  Traffic detoured onto Capitol Avenue (Exit 48B) to Broad Street, and to 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.