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

FOR RELEASE: March 22, 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 1, 2018, for the replacement of Bridge 03163 and Bridge 03164 carrying Route 160 over I-91 in Rocky Hill.

The project consists of the full replacement of both bridge structures. Both bridges will be replaced with single-span steel girder superstructures on precast concrete abutments. The project will also include the installation of a new water main on West Street and the addition of a fire suppression stand pipe system on each structure. The proposed replacement is necessary because the existing structures are structurally deficient and functionally obsolete.

DOT Project No. 0118-0169 was awarded to MIG Corporation at a cost of $11,436,781.05 on December 29, 2017, and is scheduled to be completed on October 3, 2019.  T

The contractor will be allowed to close one lane of traffic during the daytime Monday through Sunday between the hours of 9 am to 3 pm.  Night time lane closures will be between the hours of 6 pm and 5 am.

The contractor will be allowed to halt traffic for a period not to exceed 10 minutes to facilitate blasting of rock between 10 am and 2 pm Monday through Thursday. 

To accommodate bridge replacement operations, the contractor will be allowed to close one direction of I-91 and detour traffic around the site during a Sunday morning closure for a five-hour period of time starting at 1 am and ending at 6 am. 

To accommodate the transport of SPMT equipment between staging locations, the contractor will be allowed to close one direction of I-91 during a Saturday or Monday morning for a consecutive two hour period between 12 am and 4 am and detour traffic according to plan. 

Route 160: 

The contractor will be allowed to work between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm on Monday through Friday, 6 pm to 10 am Saturday and Sunday.  An 8-week detour of Rte. 160 is schedule for the summer of 2019.

Ramps and Turning Roadways:

The contractor will be allowed to work between the hours of 9 am and 3 pm Monday through Friday.