Pavement Preservation Project on Interstate 84 and portion of Interstate 384 in Manchester East Har

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456

FOR RELEASE: June 6, 2012

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Pavement Preservation Project on Interstate 84 and portion of Interstate 384 in Manchester & East Hartford Scheduled to Start Sunday night, June 10, 2012

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the start of a pavement preservation project on I-84 and a portion of I-384 including ramps and H.O.V. lanes in the towns of Manchester and East Hartford. The work is scheduled to begin Sunday night, June 10, 2012.

The pavement preservation project consists of the milling and resurfacing of the pavement including the bridge decks, ramps and the H.O.V. lanes. The project limits on I-84 are from Exit 57 (Route 5/15) in East Hartford to Exit 60 (Route 6/44) in Manchester, as well as a section on I-384 including ramps from I-84 to Silver Lane/Spencer Street overpass (I-384 Exit 1).

DOT Project No. 0042-0312 was awarded to Tilcon Connecticut Inc. of New Britain, CT on May 4, 2012 at a cost of $9,249,409.75 and is scheduled to be completed in October 2012.

LANE CLOSURE INFO -

The project is currently scheduled to work Sunday through Thursday night with lane closures beginning after evening rush hour. Schedules may change due to weather.

I-84 East: Sunday – Thursday from 7 p.m. or *8 p.m. until 6 a.m.

I-84 West: Sunday – Thursday from 6 p.m. or *7 p.m. until 6 a.m.

I-384 East: Sunday 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Monday – Thursday 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

I-384 West: Sunday 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. and Monday – Thursday 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.

HOV lanes and ramps for I-84 & I-384: 6 p.m. to 6 a.m.

* I-84 later start times in 3 lane section from I-384 interchange to Exit 60 (Route 6/44) in Manchester