In association with ongoing rehabilitation activities on the Waterbury Mixmaster, the Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the scheduled opening of the temporary bypass for Route 8 northbound, on Saturday, August 24, 2019.
Motorists traveling to Torrington and points north should utilize the temporary bypass and then continue to the existing Route 8 northbound. Motorists looking to access I-84 eastbound should follow the new bypass, continue to Exit 35, and use the median U-turn back onto Route 8 southbound to access I-84 eastbound. Motorists seeking to access I-84 westbound will continue on the original alignment and follow to Exit 33 to I-84 westbound.
The Waterbury Mixmaster project consists of the rehabilitation of numerous bridges located within the Route 8 and I-84 Interchange and was awarded to Walsh Construction Company at a cost of $152,960,945.27 on April 18, 2018, and is scheduled to be completed September 10, 2022.