CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546
FOR RELEASE: January 22, 2015
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Interstate 84 Rest Areas in Willington To Be Closed for Repairs
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that renovation work will be performed at the rest areas in Willington along Interstate 84 in both directions.    The rest areas will be closed beginning the first week of March 2015 and are expected to reopen in late October 2015.
The project consists of the renovation of the Eastbound and Westbound Willington Rest Areas located on I-84 in Willington, Connecticut.
The renovation of two rest area structures includes interior and exterior improvements with a majority of the work being completed in the restrooms. The work includes installation of a new septic system, drainage structures and pavement, and installation of a standby generator.  
DOT Contract # 0160-0143 was awarded to Mattern Construction Inc. at a cost of $ 2,985,774.50 on January 9, 2015. The project will start on February 23, 2015 and is scheduled to be completed by October 25, 2015.  The work is being administered by the Office of Construction, District 1 in Rocky Hill.
CLOSURE INFO
Willington Rest Areas Closed from Sunday, March 01, 2015 to late October 2015
- Eastbound past exit 69
- Westbound past exit 70 (Recreational Vehicle Dump Site)  

The RV Dump site is not being replaced.  Alternate locations for Dump sites are:

Interstate 84

Danbury, Eastbound past exit 2

Southington, Eastbound past exit 28

Interstate I-91

Wallingford, Southbound Past Exit 15

Middletown, Northbound past exit 19