The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that construction activities for the replacement of Bridge No. 03692R, Metro-North Railroad Bridge over Strawberry Hill Avenue in Norwalk, will begin on April 7, 2025. The construction work consists of superstructure demolition in advance of significant upgrades to the bridge later this year.
Construction to replace the north side of the bridge is getting underway, and construction of the south side of the bridge is anticipated to start in 2026. The project includes a new superstructure and rehabilitation of the substructure and is expected to be completed in the fall of 2026. This project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 5 in New Haven.
Built in 1890, the Strawberry Hill Avenue Railroad Bridge supports four tracks of the New Haven Line (NHL). The bridge improvement project falls under the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s Track Improvement Mobility Enhancement (TIME) program, which is being performing along the NHL to reduce commuter travel times.
The superstructure replacement will be built in halves during the construction of the WALK Bridge, allowing work to be performed during planned two-track outages for the WALK Bridge replacement. This project is coordinated with the other TIME-2 railroad improvement projects at East Avenue, Fort Point Street, and Osborne Avenue in East Norwalk.
For more information, please visit walkbridgect.com.
LANE CLOSURE/DETOUR INFO
Strawberry Hill Avenue, under the railroad bridge, will be closed, in both directions, between Fitch Street and Winfield Street from April 7 to October 2025. Traffic to points south of the bridge will be detoured via Fitch Street to East Avenue; traffic to points north of the bridge will be detoured via Winfield Street to East Avenue.
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.
This information was updated on March 28 to reflect a change in the schedule, with work now beginning April 7, 2025