The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing the detour of Pinnacle Road in Ellington beginning July 14, 2025, weather permitting. The project consists of increasing the radii of the horizontal curve west of the Pinnacle Road intersection and three horizontal curves east of Hopkins Road, as well as realigning the intersections of Pinnacle Road and Hopkins Road. Improvements to existing drainage and roadside safety systems in addition to reconstructing the deteriorated headwall and endwall of a 48-inch RCP culvert conveying Kimball’s Brook under Route 140 and replacement of an existing 24-inch RCP carrying an unnamed watercourse below Route 140 with a 36-inch RCP and installation of outlet protection.
CTDOT Project No. 0047-0122 was awarded to Baltazar Contractors, Inc. at a cost of $8,295,210.25 on February 13, 2025, and is scheduled to be completed on November 30, 2027. This project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 1 in Rocky Hill.
LANE CLOSURE / DETOUR INFO
The section of Pinnacle Road between Route 140 (Crystal Lake Road) and East Cider Mill Road will be closed from July 14 to September 1, 2025. Northbound Traffic will be detoured onto Cider Mill Road west, then right onto Laurel Road north. Southbound traffic will be detoured onto Route 140 (Crystal Lake Road) west, then left onto Laurel Road south, then left onto Cider Mill Road east.
Motorists should be aware that modifications or extensions to this schedule may become necessary due to weather delays or other unforeseen conditions. Motorists are advised to maintain a safe speed when driving in this area.