Traffic Change for Oakwood Avenue over Interstate 84 in the Town of West Hartford

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456

FOR RELEASE: April 16, 2013

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062

FAX: (860) 594-3065

WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Traffic Change for Oakwood Avenue over Interstate 84 in the Town of West Hartford

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that temporary signals will be operational on Oakwood Avenue beginning Monday, April 22, 2013. An alternating one way traffic pattern will be in effect to allow for stage construction during rehabilitation of Bridge No. 01757 carrying Oakwood Avenue over Interstate 84 in the Town of West Hartford.

The Project consists of the total replacement of the structural steel beams and girders, bridge deck and parapets. The bridge height will be raised to add clearance over I-84, which in the past has been problematic with trucks hitting the bridge structure.

DOT Project No. 0155-0164 was awarded to Northern Construction Services, LLC of Palmer, MA on October 24, 2012, at a cost of $3,297,972.50 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2014.

LANE CLOSURE INFO-

Oakwood Avenue

Alternating one way traffic using temporary signals effective 4/22/13

Interstate 84

Sunday night-Friday morning:

I-84 EB: 8 pm to 6 am

I-84 WB: 7 pm to 6 am

Friday night-Saturday morning:

I-84 EB: 9 pm to 7 am

I-84 WB: 6 pm to 10 am