CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: April 16, 2018

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 construction activity will begin on April 23, 2018, for the relocation of Edmond Road at Route 6 in Newtown. Work will include
a geosynthetic reinforced soil integrated bridge system to span approximately 60 feet of wetland.

The CT DOT Project 0096-0192 will relocate Edmond Road to become a shared intersection of Commerce Drive at Route 6.  Minor roadway reconstruction will result on a portion of the Route 6 Northbound shoulder.  The project will install new drainage and replace existing traffic signal equipment at Commerce Drive and the I-84 east bound ramp.

DOT Project No. 096-01926 was awarded to Arborio Construction Company of Cromwell, CT at a cost of $2,855,210.80 on March 27, 2018, and is scheduled to be completed November 30, 2018. 

LANE CLOSURE INFO
Route 6: The contractor will be permitted alternate one-way traffic operations, Monday through Friday from 9 am to 3 pm.