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

FOR RELEASE: May 28, 2015

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

MOTORIST ADVISORY - Expect Weekend Traffic Impacts Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31, 2015 as the I-95 Northbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound (Exit 48) is Shifted into a New Alignment

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that activities related to roadway construction are expected to cause delays throughout the I-95 New Haven Corridor during the weekend of Friday, May 29 through Sunday, May 31, 2015.

      Weather permitting, the I-95 Northbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound will be closed and detoured Saturday, May 30, 2015 between the hours of 12 AM and 6 AM. The Route 34 Eastbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound will be closed and detoured between 6 AM Saturday, May 30 and 8 PM Sunday, May 31, 2015. Beginning Saturday, May 30, 2015, motorists should expect a new alignment of the I-95 Northbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound. These construction activities are necessary to facilitate roadway construction as work progresses on the Pearl Harbor Memorial (Q) Bridge, Reconstruction of the I-95 / I-91 / Route 34 Interchange and other projects that are part of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing (NHHC) Corridor Improvement Program.

RAMP/DETOUR INFO – For detour maps please visit www.i95newhaven.com

12 AM – 6 AM Saturday, May 30, 2015

Closure and detour of the I-95 Northbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound

6 AM Saturday, May 30 – 8 PM Sunday, May 31, 2015

Closure and detour of the Route 34 Eastbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound

LANE CLOSURE INFO- Signs will be posted to assist motorists.

10 PM Friday, May 29 – 8 PM Sunday, May 31, 2015

Double left lane closure on Route 34 Eastbound from the College Street on-ramp to the ramp to I-91 Northbound

11 PM Friday, May 29 – 12 AM Saturday, May 30, 2015

Double left lane closure on I-95 Northbound from the off-ramp to Kimberly Avenue (Exit 44) to the I-91 Northbound off-ramp (Exit 48). Two lanes on I-95 Northbound will remain open.

Single right lane closure on the I-95 Northbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound

Double right lane closure on I-91 Northbound from the I-95 Northbound on-ramp to the off-ramp to Trumbull Street (Exit 3)

12 AM – 6 AM Saturday, May 30, 2015

Triple left lane closure on I-95 Northbound from the off-ramp to Kimberly Avenue (Exit 44) to the I-91 Northbound off-ramp (Exit 48). One lane on I-95 Northbound will remain open.

Single left lane closure on I-95 Northbound from the off-ramp to I-91 Northbound (Exit 48) to the merge with traffic from Route 34 Eastbound

6 AM Saturday, May 30, 2015 – 8 PM Sunday, May 31, 2015

Left lane closure on I-95 Northbound from the off-ramp to Kimberly Avenue (Exit 44) to the I-91 Northbound off-ramp (Exit 48).

Left lane closure on the I-95 Northbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound continuing on I-91 Northbound (Exit 48) to the Hamilton Street on-ramp

CONTINGENCY DATE-

In the event of inclement weather, the weekend work will be rescheduled to the weekend of Friday, June 5 through Sunday, June 7, 2015.

ADDITIONAL TRAVEL INFO-

For detour maps, please visit www.i95newhaven.com

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is working to inform local residents of current and upcoming construction activities through announcements such as this, as well as the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program website (www.I95NewHaven.com).

If you have any questions about the program, please call us at 1-203-752-1996 or send an email to info@I95NewHaven.com