The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the scheduled daytime closure and detour of Route 109 in Morris to facilitate the final paving operation related to the replacement of Bridge 01309 which carries Route 109 over the Wigwam Reservoir. The closure and detour will occur on Tuesday, April 28, and Wednesday, April 29,2020. The roadway will be reopened to traffic at the end of each work day.
TRUCKS MUST FOLLOW TRUCK DETOUR ROUTE.
TRUCK DETOUR: Follow posted detour routes on Routes 254, 118,202, and 63.
Passenger Vehicles: Follow posted detour routes along Routes 6 and 63.
The project consists of repairs to the existing box culvert at East Morris Brook and replacement of Bridge No. 01309, which carries Rte. 109 over the Wigwam reservoir. The project also involves roadway reconstruction including excavation and paving in the area of the culvert and bridge and new plantings.
DOT Project No. 0086-0091 was awarded to Black & Warner Construction Co., Inc., of Unionville, CT, at a cost of $2,482,641.60 on October 24,2018, and is scheduled to be completed in May 2020.