Replacement of Highway Signs and Sign Supports on Limited Access Portions of Routes 2, 3, 11, and 17, Including Revisions to Mileage-Based Exit Numbering

The Department of Transportation (Department) is developing plans to replace signs and sign supports along Route 2, Route 3, Route 11, Route 17, including associated on-ramps and off-ramps, including revisions to mileage-based exit numbering.  The new signs and sign supports will be installed in accordance with the latest federal and state standards and guidelines.  The types of signs that will be replaced include, but are not limited to, large overhead and side mounted Guide signs and smaller signs such as Mile Markers, Exit Gore signs, Speed Limit signs, Merge signs, and Route Confirmation signs. 

 

The existing signs have exceeded their useful service life and are in need of replacement.  The scope of the project involves the replacement of only those signs that have exceeded their useful service life, have less than adequate retroreflectivity, have evidence of damage, or are no longer in compliance with Federal and State standards and guidelines.  Excluded from this project are signs that have been recently replaced or are scheduled to be replaced by other various construction projects. 

 

To be in conformance with federal standards, the exit numbers are required to be revised from the existing sequential numbering to mileage-based numbering.  An “Old Exit” number will be posted adjacent to the signs for a minimum of two years while drivers become familiar with the new numbers.

 

The following locations are included:

 

Route number	Towns	Work Description
Route 2	Hartford, East Hartford,Glastonbury, Marlborough, Colchester, Lebanon, Bozrah, Norwich	Replacement of signs and sign supports. Exit number revisions to mileage-based numbering.
Route 3	Glastonbury, Wethersfield	Replacement of signs and sign supports. Addition of mileage-basedExit numbers.
Route 11	Colchester, Salem	Replacement of signs and sign supports. Exit number revisions to mileage-based numbering.
Route 17	Glastonbury	Replacement of signs and sign supports. Addition of mileage-based Exit numbers.

 

The following are the tentative exit number revisions for each route:

 

CT-2
Exit to:	Existing number:		Future number:
	Eastbound	Westbound	Eastbound	Westbound
Darlin St	3	3	1A	1A
I-84 EB	2	2E	1B	1B
I-84 WB		2W		1C
Governor St		-		1D
East River Dr		4		1E
Willow St	5		2
High St	5A	5A	3A	3
Sutton Ave	5B		3B
Maple St	5C		4A
CT-3	5D	5D	4B	4
Griswold St	6		4C
CT-17	7		5A
CT-94	8	8	5B	5
Neipsic Rd	9		7
CT-83	10	10	10	10
Thompson St		11		11
West Rd	12		13
CT-66	13	13	15	15
S Main St		15		18
CT-149	16	16	20	20
Colchester	17		22
CT-16	18	18	24A	24
CT-11	19		24B
CT-354 to CT-85		20		25
Chestnut Hill Rd	21	21	26	26
Lebanon	22	22	31	31
CT-163	23	23	33	33
Fitchville		24		35
CT-32		25		36A
CT-32	27		36
Yantic		27		36B
I-395 SB	28S	28S	37A	37
I-395 NB	28N		37B
Norwichtown	29	29	38	38

 

CT-3
Exit to:	Existing number:		Future number:
	Northbound	Southbound	Northbound	Southbound
I-91 SB		-		11A
I-91 NB	-	-	11	11B
Glastonbury	-	-	13	13
CT-2 EB	-		14A
CT-2 WB	-		14B

 

CT-11
Exit to:	Existing number:		Future number:
	Northbound	Southbound	Northbound	Southbound
CT-82		4		-
Witch Meadow Rd	5	5	13	13
Lake Hayward Rd	6	6	17	17

 

CT-17
Exit to:	Existing number:		Future number:
	Northbound	Southbound	Northbound	Southbound
Hubbard St		-		35
Glastonbury Center	-	-	36	36A
New London Tpke		-		36B

It is the Department’s policy to keep the public informed and involved when such projects are undertaken.   It is important that the community share its concerns with us to assist in the project’s development. At this time, it is not anticipated that an informational meeting or formal public hearing will be necessary. 

The design plans for the project are expected to be completed in May 2021 with a tentative advertising date for construction in August 2021.
 
Anyone interested in requesting information on this project may do so by contacting Barry Schilling, Supervising Engineer, Barry.Schilling@ct.gov.  Please make reference to Project Number 0172-0490.