The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that the current overnight road closures of Route 82 over the Connecticut River (East Haddam Swing Bridge) will continue every night from January 20, 2023 to February 3, 2023.
Route 82 over the Connecticut River will be closed from 7 p.m. until 6 a.m. every night from January 20, 2023 until February 3, 2023 to reconstruct the abutment at the western approach of the East Haddam Swing Bridge.
DOT Project No. 0041-0141 was awarded to American Bridge Company at a cost of $55,255,000 on June 7, 2022. It is scheduled to be completed February 25, 2025. This project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 2 in Norwich.
LANE CLOSURE INFO
There will be full bridge closures to vehicular traffic over the Connecticut River (Route 82) every night from January 20, 202 until February 3, 2023. The road closures all start at 7 p.m. and go until 6 a.m. the following day.
DETOUR INFO
Route 82 Eastbound
From Route 82 East, traffic will be detoured onto Route 9 South to I-95 North to Route 156 North to Route 82 West.
Route 82 Westbound
From Route 82 West, traffic will be detoured onto Route 156 South to I-95 South (across the Baldwin Bridge) to Route 9 North to Route 82 East.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is working to inform residents of current and upcoming construction activities through announcements such as this, as well as the project website. For more information, visit easthaddamswingbridgeproject.com.
If you have any questions related to construction, please email dotproject40-141@ct.gov