MOTORIST ADVISORY Expect Weekend Traffic Impacts Friday October 3 through the morning of Monday Oct

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: September 29, 2014

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062

FAX: (860) 594-3065

WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

MOTORIST ADVISORY - Expect Weekend Traffic Impacts Friday, October 3 through the morning of Monday, October 6, 2014 on the I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound and the Wooster Street on-ramp to I-95 Northbound

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that construction activities related to bridge construction are expected to cause delays throughout the I-95 New Haven corridor the weekend of Friday, October 3 through the morning of Monday, October 6, 2014. Please plan ahead and consider alternate routes to get to your destination.

The I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound will be closed and detoured for long periods over the weekend of Friday, October 3 – Sunday, October 5, 2014. The Wooster Street on-ramp to I-95 Northbound will be closed and detoured for the entire weekend of Friday, October 3 – Sunday, October 5, 2014. For detour information and alternate routes, please visit www.i95newhaven.com. CTDOT encourages safe driving throughout the I-95 New Haven Corridor and asks motorists to follow posted speed limits to maintain safe and efficient traffic flow as construction continues.

These construction activities are necessary to facilitate bridge construction as work progresses on the Pearl Harbor Memorial (Q) Bridge, Reconstruction of the I-95 / I-91 / Route 34 Interchange, and other projects that are part of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing (NHHC) Corridor Improvement Program.

RAMP/DETOUR INFO – Friday, October 3 – Sunday, October 5, 2014

10 PM Friday, October 3, 2014 – 10 AM Saturday, October 4, 2014

Closure and detour of the I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound

10 PM Friday, October 3, 2014 – 5 AM Monday, October 6, 2014

Closure and detour of the Wooster Street on-ramp to I-95 Northbound

6 PM Saturday, October 4, 2014 – 10 AM Sunday, October 5, 2014

Closure and detour of the I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound

6 PM Sunday, October 5, 2014 – 5 AM Monday, October 6, 2014

Closure and detour of the I-91 Southbound off-ramp to I-95 Northbound

If you have any questions about the program, please call us at 1-203-752-1996 or send an email to info@I95NewHaven.com.