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

FOR RELEASE: February 25, 2014

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

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that the overnight closure for the I-84 westbound on-ramp from Capitol Avenue in Hartford is being rescheduled to Thursday, February 27, and Friday, February 28, 2014, from 10:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. The closure and detour are expected to be in place for two nights and are subject to cancelation due to weather.

The closure is required for the safe removal of an existing railroad bridge over the on-ramp, in connection with the construction of CTfastrak.

DETOUR INFO –

I-84 Westbound On-Ramp from Capitol Avenue closed 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Thursday, February 27, and Friday, February 28, 2014.  Traffic detoured onto Broad Street, Farmington Avenue, and Asylum Street, with connection to the I-84 westbound on ramp from Asylum Street. 

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.