CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456

FOR RELEASE: March 28, 2013

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062 FAX: (860) 594-3065 WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that the project to reconstruct Mount Vernon Road from West Center Street to Roaring Brook Drive in Southington is scheduled to begin Monday, April 1, 2013.

The project consists of full depth reconstruction of Mount Vernon Road for approximately 3900 feet to provide a uniform road width of 30' (with two-11' lanes and two-4' shoulders) from 320 feet south of West Center Street to just north of Roaring Brook Drive.  The work includes replacement of the storm drainage system, upgrades to guide rail system and relocation of utilities.

DOT Project No. 0131-0198 was awarded to King Construction, Inc. of Bloomfield, CT on December 14, 2012, at a cost of $2,063,093.17 and is scheduled to be completed in May 2014.

LANE CLOSURE INFO-

Expect alternating one way traffic Monday-Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Mount Vernon Road and intersecting roadways between West Center Street and Roaring Brook Drive