The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing the scheduled periodic closures and proposed detours of I-95 southbound off and on-ramps at Exit 17 in Westport from Monday, April 29 through Friday, May 10. These closures are necessary for the removal of rocks between the two ramps to improve safety and prevent falling rocks.
CTDOT Project No. 0102-0295 was awarded to Yonkers Contracting Company, Inc at a cost of $103,411,848 on April 30, 2022, and is scheduled to be completed on November 1, 2024. This project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 3 in New Haven.
DETOUR INFO:
I-95 Southbound Off-Ramp at Exit 17
Traffic will be detoured to Exit 18 off-ramp to Sherwood Island Connector from I-95 southbound and then to Route 1 and Riverside Avenue (SR 33).
I-95 Southbound On-Ramp at Exit 17 Detour
Traffic will be detoured via I-95 northbound on-ramp to Exit 18 off-ramp and then on to I-95 southbound on-ramp.