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Emergency work on Route 8 in Torrington

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that a roadway construction project will begin Phase 1 in Torrington along a section of Route 8 Southbound between Exits 45 and 46. Work will begin Thursday, November 11, 2021.

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11/09/2021

The project will include rehabilitation/replacement of a collapsed catch basin and 84” ACCMP. On the 10th of September 2021 the commissioner declared an emergency condition existed at the above noted location. To facilitate construction activities, Route 8 Southbound High-speed travel lane between Exits 45 and 46 will be closed from mile point 54.0 to mile point 53.6.

Project 0143-0195 was awarded to Guerrera Construction of Oxford, Connecticut on September 24, 2021 at a cost of $983,000.00 and is scheduled to be completed in January 2022. The project is being administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction District 4, Thomaston.

 

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