Information for this report is courtesy of
the Connecticut Department of Transportation
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If you have
questions about construction,
please contact Paula Sakofs at [email protected].
Wednesday,
April 21, 2004 (Night)
Greenwich:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 29 to 33,
left lane closed, 8:00pm to 6:00am.
Darien/Norwalk:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 13 to 15, right
lane closed, 10:00pm to 6:00am (NB) and 9:00pm to 6:00am (SB),
electrical conduit.
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 23 to 26, right
lane closed (NB) and alternating lanes closed (SB), 9:00pm to 6:00am.
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 25 to 26, shoulder
closed, 12:00pm to midnight. Other closures:
- Exit 25 Fairfield Ave. on-ramp (I-95 NB)
- Exit 26 Wordin Ave. on-ramp (I-95 SB)
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound, Exits 26 to 27A, left and center lanes
closed, 9:00pm to 6:00am, installation of expansion joints.
Milford:
I-95 southbound, Exit 40, various lanes closed, 7:00pm to 6:00am,
remove temporary barrier curb.
Wallingford:
I-91 northbound, Exit 15, right and center lanes closed, 8:00pm to
6:00am. Traffic diverted off Exit 15 across Route 68 and back
on via the entrance ramp.
Thursday,
April 22, 2004 (Day)
Norwalk/Fairfield:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 33 to 40,
various lanes closed, 9:00am to 3:00pm, patching.
Westport/Fairfield:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 42 to 46,
left lane closed, 9:30am to 3:00pm, maintenance.
Trumbull:
Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 51 to 53,
left lane closed, 9:30am to 3:00pm, maintenance.
Darien:
I-95 southbound, Exit 13, right lane closed, 9:30am
to noon, pole installations (luminars).
Bridgeport:
I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 25 to 26, shoulder
closed, 12:00pm to midnight. Other closures:
- Exit 25 Fairfield Ave. on-ramp (I-95 NB)
- Exit 26 Wordin Ave. on-ramp (I-95 SB)
New
Haven: I-95 southbound, Exits 46 to 45, left lane closed,
9:00am to 3:00pm, maintenance.
North
Haven: I-91 northbound and southbound, Exits 1 to 15,
various lanes closed, 9:00am to 3:00pm, patching.
Danbury:
Route 805 northbound, Federal Rd. 600 ft. south of Nabby
Rd., right lane closed, 9:00am to 4:00pm, monitoring wells.
Newtown:
Route 6 westbound, Church Hill Rd. near Conner Rd., various lanes
closed, 8:00am to 4:00pm, permit job (pavement remediation, signs).
New
Fairfield: Route 37 northbound, at intersection of Route 39, various
lanes closed, 8:00am to 4:00pm, permit job (drainage installation).
ONGOING
PROJECTS & SITUATIONAL NOTES
- CONNECTICUT -
Bridgeport:
Local road closures, in association with the I-95 Bridgeport Corridor
Reconstruction Project, April 19th through 23rd:
- April 19th to 22nd - Water St., at Main St., closed 7:00am
to 12:00am for pier installation (coordinated with Arena events)
- April 23rd - Main St., between North & South Frontage
Rds., 7:00am to 4:00pm for steel erection
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 23 to 30, will be strictly enforced.
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).
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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:
Paving operations continue the week of April 19th, weather
permitting, along with ramp reconfiguration scheduled for mid-late week, in
association with the Interchange 8 Reconstruction Project. Visit
the web site for details: I-287
Interchange 8 project update
New York
State Thruway Authority's Winter Traveler Advisory Web Page:
www.thruway.state.ny.us/wtas/netdata/
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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