Intermittent Late Night Closures of Interstate 84 In The Vicinity of Exit 44 Prospect Avenue Interch

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7456

FOR RELEASE: June 3, 2013

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Intermittent Late Night Closures of Interstate 84 In The Vicinity of Exit 44, Prospect Avenue Interchange in the Town of West Hartford

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing intermittent night time closures of I-84 in both directions at the Oakwood Avenue Bridge located between Exit 43, Park Road, and Exit 44, Prospect Avenue in West Hartford. The closures are scheduled for Tuesday, June 4 through Friday, June 7, 2013, between midnight and 5 a.m.

The intermittent closures are necessary to complete removal of the existing structural steel on the Oakwood Avenue Bridge over I-84. The intermittent closures will occur several times during the hours of midnight and 5 a.m. as each bridge girder is cut and removed to the shoulder of the highway. Routine lane closures will be in effect as early as 7 p.m. on I-84 westbound and 8 p.m. in the eastbound direction.

SPECIAL ADVISORY- Motorists are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid delays. Through traffic should use Route I-91 and Route 9 as a detour.

DOT Project No. 0155-0164 was awarded to Northern Construction Services, LLC of Palmer, Massachusetts on October 24, 2012 at a cost of $3,297,972.50 and is scheduled to be completed in November 2014.

LANE CLOSURE INFO-

Oakwood Avenue

Alternating one way traffic using temporary signals

Interstate 84

Sunday - Thursday

Eastbound: 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Westbound: 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.

Friday - Saturday morning

Eastbound: 9 p.m. Friday to 7 a.m. Saturday

Westbound: 8 p.m. Friday to 10 a.m. Saturday