The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing the scheduled closure and detour of I-95 southbound off and on-ramp at Exit 17 in Westport on Thursday night, May 23, between the hours of 8:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. These closures are necessary for the milling of pavement on the two ramps to repair and repave the roadway. 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:
The proposed closure and detour are as follows:
I-95 Southbound Off-Ramp at Exit 17 Detour
The traffic will be detoured to the 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
The traffic will be detoured via the I-95 northbound on-ramp at Exit 17 to I-95 northbound to Exit 18 off-ramp and then back on to I-95 southbound via the Exit 18 on-ramp