Beam End Repair and Bearing Replacement of Four Bridges on I95 I91 Route 8 and Route 15 in the Towns

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: March 29, 2018

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062

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Beam End Repair and Bearing Replacement of Four Bridges on I-95, I-91, Route 8, and Route 15 in the Towns of Milford, Wallingford and Trumbull

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the start of work on multiple bridge preservation projects in the Towns of Milford, Wallingford, and Trumbull, beginning April 2, 2018.

The project involves jacking existing bridge beams, replace bridge bearings, repair bridge decks, and structural steel repairs. The affected bridges are:

Bridge No. 00136, Milford, I-95 over Ramps 115 & 117

Bridge No. 03125, Wallingford, SR 702 over I-91 Southbound

Bridge No. 05256, Trumbull, Route 15 NB over Route 8 & Route 8 Ramp 143

Bridge No. 05257, Trumbull, Route 15 SB over Route 8 & Route 8 Ramp 143

DOT Project No. 0173-0463 was awarded to PJF Construction Corp., Inc. of West Hartford, CT on October 23, 2017, at a cost of $3,828,221.75 and is scheduled for completion on October 19, 2018.

LANE CLOSURE INFO:

There will be nightly lane closures on I-95, I-91, Rte 8 and Rte 15, at various times.