CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456
FOR RELEASE: May 7, 2009
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Installation of the Middletown Area Incident Management, Variable Message Sign System
The Department of Transportation announced today that  shoulder closures along Route 9 in Middletown, Cromwell, Berlin and Chester can be expected Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm beginning Friday May 8, 2009, as work commences on the incident management system.
In addition, beginning May 8, 2009 traffic on the Middletown and Portland approaches to, and across, the Arrigoni Bridge may be reduced to one lane in each direction Monday through Friday from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.
This $3,250,000.00 project is being performed by A.M.Rizzo Electrical Contractors Inc. of Danbury CT and is scheduled to be completed in August 2010.
Motorists are urged to obey the posted speed limit and to use caution through this and all other construction work zones.