Ramp To I-95 Southbound From Myrtle Avenue Re-Opened After Two-Year Closure
May 2, 2002
Bridgeport, Conn- Connecticut Department of Transportation officials have announced
that the ramp to I-95 southbound from Myrtle Avenue re-opened Friday,
May 3,2002 at 4:00 PM, as progress continues on the I-95 Bridgeport
Reconstuction Project.
The
ramp has been closed to traffic since May 12, 2000, in order to
construct a widened portion of I-95 along with the new Rt.8 South
to I-95 South overpass.
The
work also marks the culmination of a successful traffic shift that
took place in April, invloving work on I-95 in the Southbound direction
only. The extent of the traffic shift (or realignment) was from
Exit 27 to Exit 26. Southbound traffic was taken off of the old
Bridge No. 105 (I-95 over Metro North Railroad) and placed on to
the newly widened structure.
Also,
the new Exit 26 South off-ramp to Wordin Avenue was opened to traffic
at the end of this traffic shift.
The
I-95 Bridgeport Corridor project consists of seven (7) Stages: 1A,
1B, 1C, 2A, 2B, 3A, and 3B. The corridor project is now into the
Stage 2B alignment and is over 60% complete.
For
the safety of the public, City of Bridgeport and State Police and
construction workers, motorists are urged to proceed with caution
and to obey reduced work-zone speed limits posted in this construction
area, throughout the I-95 corridor in Bridgeport and at all other
road construction sites.
Additional
information on the I-95 Bridgeport Reconstruction Program is available
on line at www.bridgeportcorridor.com. You may also contact MetroPool to receive future notices and information about this program. Contact MetroPool at 324-6700 or outside the local Stamford calling area at 1-800-FIND-RIDE. |
