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

FOR RELEASE: February 7, 2014

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Replacement of I-95 Bridge over West River between New Haven and West Haven; Work in Initial Phase will be Done at Night

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the start of a major bridge replacement project on Interstate 95 over the West River between Interchange 44 and 45, Kimberly Avenue and Ella T. Grasso Boulevard (Route 10) in the towns of New Haven and West Haven.  The work is scheduled to start on Monday, February 17, 2014, and, for the initial phase, will be done at night and will require lane closures.

      The new structure will be wider to accommodate wider shoulders and median and includes three – 12-foot lanes in each direction with a 14-foot acceleration lane in the southbound direction.   I-95 will also be reconstructed from just east of the Metro-North Railroad overpass to the Long Wharf Extension overpass with a single diamond interchange replacing the current Interchanges 44 and 45 at Kimberly Avenue and Ella T. Grasso Boulevard (Route 10).  Route 10 will be extended to intersect with Kimberly Avenue to provide access to the southern portion of West Haven as part of the interchange reconfiguration.

         DOT Project No. 0092-0522 was awarded on November 12, 2013 to The Middlesex Corporation of Littleton, MA, at a cost of $129,773,454.00 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2018. This is Bridge No. 00163A.

LANE CLOSURE INFO:

I-95 North Exit 42 (Rte 162) to Exit 46 (Long Wharf Drive)

Monday-Thursday 11 pm to 6 am

Friday Midnight to 7 am Saturday

Saturday 11 pm to 9 am Sunday

Sunday 11 pm to 6 am Monday

Southbound I-95 from Exit 45 (Route 10) to Exit 42 (Route 162)

Monday-Wednesday 9 pm to 6 am

Thursday 10 pm to 6 am Friday

Friday 11 pm to 7 am Saturday

Saturday 11 pm to 9 am Sunday

Sunday 11 pm to 6 am Monday

Route 10 (Ella Grasso Blvd), and Kimberly Avenue

Monday – Friday 9 am to 3 pm and 6 pm 6 am

Ramps within Interchanges 44 (Kimberly Avenue) to Interchange 46 (Long Wharf)

Night work from 9 pm to 6 am