RESURFACING BRIDGE SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS ON CT ROUTE 2 EASTBOUND 6122008

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: June 6, 2008

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
   OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
   TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
   Fax: (860) 594-3066
   Web site:www.ct.gov/dot

The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced today that the Exit 16 off-ramp from Route 2 eastbound will be closed Thursday night, June 12, 2008, between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.

Detour signs will advise eastbound Route 2 motorists to use Exit 17, take a left off the exist to an immediate stop sign and then a left onto South Main Street for approximately two (2) miles.

This work is part of the ongoing project to resurface Route 2 between Exits 12 and 16 in Colchester and Marlborough.

This $22.5 million project is being undertaken by Manafort Brothers, Inc. of Plainville, Connecticut under contract with the Department of Transportation. The project is scheduled to be completed by October 2008.