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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].
Friday,
May 21, 2004 (Night)
Branford/East
Haven: I-95 southbound, Exits 51 to 47, left lane closed,
10:00pm to 7:00am.
Sunday,
May 23, 2004 (Night)
Bridgeport/Milford:
I-95 northbound, Exits 26 to 40, right lane closed, 7:00pm
to 5:00am, sweeping.
New Haven/North
Haven: I-91 northbound, Exits 8 to 9, various lanes closed,
7:00pm to 5:00am, paving.
New Haven/Wallingford:
I-91 northbound and southbound, Exits 1 to 15, left lane
closed, 7:00pm to 5:00am, sweeping from I-95 and I-91 split to Meriden town
line.
Monday,
May 24, 2004 (Day)
Greenwich/Norwalk:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 27 to 40,
left lane closed, 9:30am to 3:00pm, mowing.
Trumbull/Stratford:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 46 to 53,
left lane closed, 9:30am to 3:00pm, mowing.
Milford/Orange:
Route 15 northbound, Exits 53 to 58, right lane
closed, 9:30am to 2:00pm, mowing.
Hamden/New
Haven: Route 15 northbound and southbound, right
lane closed, 9:30am to 2:30pm, mowing:
- northbound, Exits 59 to 60
- southbound, Exits 61 to 60
Branford:
Route 142 eastbound and westbound, between Rt. 1 at Short Beach Rd.
to Short Beach Rd. at Brockett Point Rd., various lanes closed, 7:00am to 4:30pm,
paving.
Danbury:
Route 6 eastbound, Mill Plain Rd. vicinity of Driftway Rd., various
lanes closed, 9:00am to 4:00pm, permit job (sanitary sewer installation).
Newtown:
Route 6 westbound, Church Hill Rd. near Conner Rd., various lanes closed,
8:00am to 4:00pm, permit job (pavement remediation).
Waterbury:
Route 8 southbound,
Exits 36 to 31, left lane closed, 9:00am to 3:00pm, concrete repairs on bridge.
Waterbury:
Route 801 eastbound and westbound, between White Crost and Nerliene
St., alternating lanes closed, 8:00am to 4:00pm, milling and paving.
ONGOING
PROJECTS & SITUATIONAL NOTES
- CONNECTICUT -
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound, Exit 27A, scheduled to be closed
Monday night, May 24th, from 10:00pm to 6:00am, for bridge
expansion joint work. Detour:
- take Exit
27 NB, go straight through traffic light and follow detour signs for Route 8/25
NB on South Ave./Warren St.
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound, Exits 23 to 30, bridge maintenance
project involves various lane closures through June
10th. Work takes place, Monday through Thursday evenings, 9:00pm to
5:00am each night, weather permitting.
Bridgeport:
Local road closures, in association with the I-95 Bridgeport Corridor
Reconstruction Project -
Saturday, May 22nd:
- Broad St., between North & South Frontage Rds., closed 7:00am to 4:00pm
- Water St., at Main St., closed 7:00am to 4:00pm
Monday, May 24th to Friday, May 28th:
- Water St., at Main St., closed 7:00am to 3:30pm
- Broad St., between North & South Frontage Rds., closed 7:00am to 4:00pm
(NOT closed Thursday, May 27th for Bluefish matinee game)
- Main St., between North & South Frontage Rds., may be closed (if this
happens, both Water & Broad Sts. will be open)
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.
Greenwich:
Road work on Arch Street, between Railroad Ave. and Horseneck
Lane, is scheduled through end of July, for utility installations,
in association with the Arch Street Construction Project. Digging in various
portions of the roadway Monday through Friday nights, 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.
Darien:
Nighttime lane closures on I-95 northbound and southbound,
two lanes between Exits 10 to 13, continues
through the construction season, for drainage and paving, weather permitting.
Lane closures, Monday through Thursday:
- Northbound - first lane closed 8:00pm to 6:00am; second lane
11:00pm to 6:00am (on Thursday, second lane closure begins at 12:00am).
- Southbound - first lane closed 7:00pm to 6:00am; second lane
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.
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.
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).
- NEW
YORK -
Metro-North
Harlem Line Service: Service changes between Chappaqua and Brewster
stations will take place this weekend, May 22 & 23, for
repairs to a switch in the Goldens Bridge area. For more information, visit
Metro-North's
web site.
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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