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

FOR RELEASE: October 23, 2014

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Nighttime Survey Work along I-95 in Stamford; Lane Closures Required

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing nighttime lane closures to perform surveying for a bridge replacement project in Stamford beginning Wednesday, October 28, 2014 -- weather permitting. It is Bridge No. 00037, which carries Route 1 (East Main Street) over I-95 Project #135-325 Route 1 East Main Street over I-95 Bridge #00037 Replacement in the City of Stamford starting on October 28, 2014.

         The project consists of the following work locations:

·         On I-95 Southbound in the vicinity of Exit 9 from the Hamilton Ave. overpass, the right lane will be closed on Tuesday night and traffic will be shifted to the center and left lanes while the pavement and the bridge abutment will be surveyed. The right lane will be reopened at the end of the entrance ramp at the Blachley Ave. overpass. The southbound exit and entrance ramps will be open throughout the operation. On Thursday night the left lane will be closed in the same area to allow survey of the pavement and bridge pier.

·         On I-95 Northbound in the vicinity of Exit 9 from the Blachley Avenue overpass, the right lane will be closed on Tuesday night and traffic will be shifted to the center and left lanes while the pavement and the bridge abutment will be surveyed. The northbound exit ramp will remain open while the northbound entrance ramp will be closed during this operation.  The right lane will be reopened approximately ¼ mile north of the Rte. 1 Bridge at the Hamilton Ave. underpass.  On Thursday night the left lane will be closed in the same area to allow survey of the pavement and bridge pier.  Both northbound exit and entrance ramps will remain open throughout this operation.

LANE CLOSURE INFO-

I-95 Southbound from the Exit 9 off ramp to the Exit 9 entrance ramp, 8:30pm to 2:30am on  Tuesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 30, 2014; and

I-95 Northbound from the Exit 9 exit ramp to the Hamilton Avenue overpass from 9:00pm to 3:00am on Tuesday, November 4 and Thursday, November 6, 2014.

This operation is weather dependent.