CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456
FOR RELEASE: August 6, 2010
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Lane closures on Route 3 in the North and Southbound direction for Repairs to the William H. Putnam Bridge in the Towns of Wethersfield and Glastonbury
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that daytime lane closures will begin on or about Monday, August 16, 2010 on Route 3 in both directions of the Putnam Bridge in the towns of Wethersfield and Glastonbury.
DOT Project No. 53-183 was awarded to Mohawk Northeast of Plantsville, CT on July 21, 2010 at an estimated cost of $500,000.00 and is scheduled to be completed in October 2010.
The project consists of various structural steel repairs on Bridge No. 0417 that carries Route 3 over the Connecticut River.
The allowable hours of work are:

Monday to Friday

Rt.3 north -  6 a.m. to 3 p.m.*

Rt.3 south – 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.*

*Some work may occur during the night after 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. but a majority of the work will be completed during hours of daylight.