The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing scheduled nightly closures of Exit 10 on and off-ramps on I-84 westbound in Newtown. The nightly closures will occur from 10 PM to 5 AM beginning Monday, October 7, 2019, and occur each night, ending on Friday October 11, 2019, at 5:00 AM. The closures and detours are necessary to facilitate construction/safety improvement activities.
DETOUR INFO
• Westbound Exit 10 off-ramp: Take exit 9 and follow signs to Route 25 to Route 6 to detour.
• Westbound Exit 10 on-ramp: Follow detour Route 6 to Route 25 to I-84 WB.
About the Project
The project consists of the rehabilitation of bridges on or over I-84 east and westbound (bridges 00897, 00898, 00505, 01206, 01207, 01208, 01210, 01211, 01212, 01213, and 01214) as well as safety improvements on I-84 east and westbound in Newtown. This project will require multiple stages for construction operations.
Project No. 0096-0200 was awarded to Waters Construction Co. Inc. at a cost of $23,737,867.49 on January 3, 2019, and is scheduled to be completed November 2020.