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

FOR RELEASE: July 14, 2014

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

Weekend Closing of I-84 Eastbound Off Ramp to Asylum Street in Hartford

      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 10:00 p.m. Friday, July 18, to 5:00 a.m. Monday, July 21, 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. Friday, July 18, to 5 a.m. Monday, July 21, 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