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Information for this report is courtesy of
the Connecticut Department of Transportation
Visit
ConnDOT's Traffic Cameras Page
If you have
questions about construction,
please contact Paula Sakofs at [email protected].
Thursday,
May 20, 2004 (Night)
Greenwich:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 29 to 31,
left lane closed, 8:00pm to 6:00am.
Greenwich/Stratford:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 34 to 33, 10 to 7, 3 to the NY line, 16, 26 to 28 and 33 to 40, various lanes closed,
7:00pm to 5:00am, sweeping.
Darien:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 13 to 16, various
lanes closed, 7:00pm to 6:00am:
- northbound, center lane closed beginning at 11:00pm
- southbound, center lane closed beginning at 10:00pm
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound, Exits 25 to 30, various lanes closed,
9:00pm to 5:00am, asphaltic plug joint repair.
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 23 to 26, various
lanes closed, 7:00pm to 6:00am:
- northbound, operational lane closed
- southbound, left and center lanes closed
Bridgeport:
I-95 southbound, Exits 28 to 27, shoulder closed, 7:00pm to 6:00am,
demolition.
Bridgeport:
I-95 southbound, Exits 27 to 26, right lane closed, 7:00pm to 6:00am,
expansion joints.
Milford:
I-95 southbound, Exits 41 to 39, alternating lanes closed, 7:00pm to
6:00am.
West Haven:
I-95 southbound, Exits 43 to 41, right lane closed, 7:00pm to 6:00am.
West Haven/East Haven:
I-95 northbound, Exits 43 to 51, various lanes closed, 7:00pm to 5:00am, sweeping.
East Haven/Branford:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 48 to 50, various
lanes closed, 9:00pm to 6:00am:
- northbound, right lane closed
- southbound, left lane closed
Branford:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 51 to 54, left lane
closed, 8:00pm to 6:00am.
New Haven/North Haven:
I-91 northbound, Exits 8 to 9, various lanes closed, 7:00pm to 5:00am, paving.
Waterbury:
I-84 eastbound, Exits 20 to 17, right lane closed, 8:00pm to 6:00am, concrete repair.
Friday,
May 21, 2004 (Day)
West Haven:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 43 to 44, right lane closed, 9:30am to 2:30pm, fence repairs.
Trumbull:
Route 15 northbound, Exits 53 to 49, left lane
closed, 9:30am to 2:30pm, fence repairs.
Milford/Orange:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 54 to 56, right lane
closed, 9:30am to 3:00pm, mowing.
Branford:
Route 142, between Rt. 1 at Short Beach Rd. to Short Beach Rd. at Brockett
Point Rd., various lanes closed, 8:00am to 4:00pm, milling.
Danbury:
Route 6 eastbound, Mill Plain Rd. vicinity of Driftway Rd., various
lanes closed, 9:00am to 4:00pm, permit job (sanitary sewer installation, signs
and police).
Newtown:
Route 6 westbound, Church Hill Rd. near Conner Rd., various lanes closed,
8:00am to 4:00pm, permit job (pavement remediation, signs).
Waterbury:
Route 801 eastbound and westbound, between White Crost and Nerliene St., alternating
lanes closed, 8:00am to 4:00pm, permit job (milling and paving, signs
and police).
Waterbury/Torrington:
Route 8 northbound,
Exits 33 to 45, various lanes closed, 10:00am to 3:00pm, line stripping.
ONGOING
PROJECTS & SITUATIONAL NOTES
- CONNECTICUT -
West
Haven: Nighttime shift to new Exit 42 off-ramp
and on-ramp on I-95
southbound, is scheduled to take place Tuesday, May 18th,
at midnight, weather permitting. Signs will be posted and state police will
be on hand to assist motorists. This work is part of a project that includes
reconstruction of the I-95 bridge over Route 162 (Saw Mill Rd.),
road reconstruction and ramp reconfiguration. Scheduled completion date is April
2006.
Greenwich:
In association with the Arch Street Construction Project, road work on Arch
Street, between Railroad Ave. and Horseneck Lane, is scheduled to begin
on or about Monday, May 17th through end of July, for utility
installations. Work, involving digging various portions of the roadway, will
take place Monday through Friday nights, from 8:00pm to 6:00am each day. Anticipate
alternating one-way traffic patterns; traffic control personnel will be in place
to assist during this time.
Bridgeport:
Ramp and lane closures on I-95 and Route 8/25 continue next week, Monday
through Thursday nights, May 17th - 20th, for line striping
and installation of overhead signs and bridge expansion joints. Lane closures
will take place between Exits 26 to 27A. Ramps to be closed, from
10:00pm to 6:00am each night:
I-95 northbound Exit 27 and Exit 27A - only one ramp will be
closed at a time (will not be closed on May 18th due to Bluefish Home Game Opener).
Detours:
- Exit 27 - take Exit 27A onto Route 8/25 NB. Take Exit 2, Main
St./Golden Hill St., to get to downtown Bridgeport.
- Exit 27A
- take Exit 27 NB, go straight through traffic light and follow detour signs
for Route 8/25 NB on South Ave./Warren St.
Route 8/25 southbound ramps to I-95 northbound and southbound -
only one ramp will be closed at a time. Detours:
- Route 8/25 SB to I-95 NB - take Exit 1 on Route 8/25, go straight on Myrtle
Ave., turn left on South Frontage Rd. and follow signs to I-95 NB. Take entrance
ramp from Lafayette St.
- Route 8/25 SB to I-95 SB - take Exit 1 on Route 8/25, go straight on Myrtle
Ave., after second traffic light turn right onto entrance ramp to I-95 SB.
Bridgeport:
A bridge maintenance project on I-95 northbound will
involve various lane closures between Exits 23 to 30, and is
scheduled to begin on or about May 10th through June 10th.
Work will take place, Monday through Thursday evenings, from 9:00pm to 5:00am
each night, weather permitting.
Bridgeport:
Local road closures, in association with the I-95 Bridgeport Corridor
Reconstruction Project, May 17th to May 21st:
- Main St., between South & North Frontage Rds., closed May 17th & possibly
19th, 7:00am to 6:00pm, structural steel erection.
- Broad St., between North & South Frontage Rds., restricted, as needed.
- Water St., at Main St., may be closed May 20th and/or 21st, as needed.
Bridgeport:
I-95 Bridgeport Corridor Reconstruction Project -
the following closures will remain in place indefinitely, while
the highway is being repaired:
- Northbound Exit 25 on-ramp
- Southbound Exit 26 on-ramp
- Howard Avenue, between Cherry and Pine Streets
**The 45-mph posted speed limit through the Bridgeport construction area, from
Exits 24 to 30, will be strictly enforced.
Branford/Guilford/Clinton:
Work on several Shore Line East Stations is scheduled
to begin May 24th. No service interruptions are anticipated
at any of the stations. For more information visit the I-95 New Haven Harbor
Crossing Corridor Improvement Project web
site and click on "What's New" (press release dated 5/13/04).
Darien:
Nighttime lane closures on I-95 northbound and southbound, involving
two lanes between Exits 10 to 13,
begin on or about Monday, April 12th and continue through the construction season.
Work involves drainage and paving, weather permitting. Lane closures, Monday
through Thursday, as follows:
- Northbound - first lane closure from 8:00pm to 6:00am; second
adjacent lane closure from 11:00pm to 6:00am (on Thursday, second lane closure
begins at 12:00am).
- Southbound - first lane closure from 7:00pm to 6:00am; second
adjacent lane closure from 10:00pm to 5:00am (on Thursday, second lane closure
begins at 11:00pm).
Watertown:
Route 8 northbound, between Exit 37 off-ramp and on-ramp, is restricted
to one lane for bridge rehabilitation. Work will take place, weather permitting,
and is expected to be completed September 2004. Special note:
oversize and overweight vehicles will be required to detour off Rt. 8 NB at
Exit 37, Rt. 262. Follow Frost Bridge Rd. to access Rt. 8 NB entrance ramp.
New
Milford: portion of Route 7, between Dodd Rd. and Picket
District Rd., will be temporarily realigned. Traffic is being laterally shifted
to the west, which will allow permanent northbound Route 7 reconstruction. Two
11 ft. lanes and all residential/commercial driveways will be maintained during
construction.
Norwalk:
I-95 SB, Exits 15 to 14, lane shifts. Traffic traveling in left lane
shifted to left; traffic in center and right lanes shifted to right. Also, the
on-ramp from West Ave. to I-95 SB is closed for bridge reconstruction of the
southbound deck until further notice.
Greenwich:
Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) NB and SB, ongoing work including possible
lane closures and delays through August 2004. Please check daily lane closings,
described above for day and/or night, for specific details when work is scheduled
to take place.
Stamford:
The existing Stamford Transportation Center Parking Garage
reopened on March 1st. Parking spaces are available. For information about obtaining
a monthly parking permit contact Propark at 203-327-7998.
Download
a map of the parking garage (214 KB PDF).
You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view and print this PDF document, download
a free copy of the latest version of Acrobat Reader at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
Greenwich:
Greenwich Railroad Station -
Track 3: construction through August 2004. Access to trains
via eight bridge plates located on the west end of the platform footbridge.
The stairs coming up from Steamboat Rd. are closed until further notice.
Track 4: construction through July 2004. The platform is closed
from the Pedestrian Bridge Overpass eastward. A temporary platform is open.
- NEW
YORK -
Information
across Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, and Putnam: www.hudsonvalleytraveler.com
Elmsford:
For week of May 17th, paving operations continue,
weather permitting, during night shifts on I-87 north and south, as well as
on the I-287 east and westbound Cross Westchester Expressway on
the Interchange 8 Reconstruction Project. Visit the web site for
details: I-287
Interchange 8 project update
TRANSPORTATION
ALTERNATIVES
For
information about train service:
- call Metro-North at 1-800-METRO-INFO
- visit Metro-North's web
site
- Sign up to receive free email notifications from Metro-North:
http://as0.mta.info/mnr/email/home.cfm
For
information about carpooling or vanpooling:
- call MetroPool at 1-800-FIND-RIDE
- find out about ridematching
online
Please Note:
Road projects are weather sensitive; lane closures and other traffic restrictions
may be changed or cancelled, without notice in the event of inclement weather.
Unless otherwise noted, at least one lane in each direction will be open at
all times for maintenance and construction work on major highways. This report
includes the most current information from the Connecticut Department of Transportation
at the time it was prepared. However, it should be considered advisory in nature.
Highway conditions listed may be postponed, cancelled or otherwise changed without
notice; lane closures and other highway conditions that could affect traffic
may occur without being listed in this report. Use of public streets and highways
in Connecticut is at the risk of the owner and/or operator of the vehicle. Neither
the Connecticut Department of Transportation nor MetroPool may be held responsible
in any way for any travel decisions based in whole or in part on information
contained in this report, or for any consequences of such decisions.
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