The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that the Route 8 northbound Exit 27 Off-Ramp in Naugatuck will be closed to traffic beginning on August 26, 2024 to install a new sign support structure. CTDOT Project 15-381 involves the signing replacement and exit renumbering on Route 8. The existing highway signs have exceeded their useful service life. The existing signs have less than adequate retro reflectivity, are in poor condition, and do not meet the current standards. 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. Additionally, mileage-based exit number signs will be added on Route 8.
CTDOT Project No. 15-381 was awarded to The Quaker Corporation at a cost of $9,946,298.50 on October 8, 2022 and is scheduled to be completed November 26, 2024. This project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 3 in New Haven.
LANE CLOSURE/DETOUR INFO
There may be lane closures on Route 8, Monday through Sunday at various times depending on the conditions on Route 8. The Route 8 northbound Exit 27 off-ramp in Naugatuck will be closed to traffic from August 26 to September 3, 2024 from 7:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m, Monday through Friday. Traffic will be detoured north to Exit 28 right to North Main Street, which will lead them back to Route 8 northbound Exit 27 off-ramp.