Press Releases
10/09/2021
Scheduled Lane Closures on Bridge over Lake Saltonstall in East Haven
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing a single lane closure on Interstate 95 Northbound and Southbound over Lake Saltonstall in East Haven beginning October 15.
The project consists of rehabilitating the existing bridge and roadway over Lake Saltonstall. Improvements include bridge deck repair, joint replacement, and repaving both Northbound and Southbound Lanes of I-95 between Exits 52-53. Traffic will be impacted for only a 2-week timeframe instead of an 8-week duration during the summer months.
CTDOT Project No. 0043-0131 was awarded to Rotha Contracting Co. at a cost of $3,557,233.60 on November 16, 2020 and is scheduled to be completed November 21, 2021. This project is administered by the Office of Construction, District 3 in New Haven.
LANE CLOSURE INFO
Starting October 15 at 8:00 P.M. through October 21 at 6:00 A.M., a single lane closure of traffic will be permitted on I-95 Southbound with construction occurring 24 hours a day. There will be two active lanes of traffic instead of the typical three lanes during this period.
Starting October 22 at 8:00 P.M. through October 28 at 6:00 A.M., a single lane closure of traffic will be permitted on I-95 Northbound with construction occurring 24 hours a day. There will be two active lanes of traffic instead of the typical three lanes during this period.
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