The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that overnight road closures of Route 82 over the Connecticut River (East Haddam Swing Bridge) will occur nightly from March 13, 2023, to March 17, 2023.
Route 82 over the Connecticut River (East Haddam Swing Bridge) will be closed from 7:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. every night from March 13, 2023, to March 17, 2023, with the possibility of Saturday and Sunday night closures if weekday nights are cancelled due to inclement weather.
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.
DETOUR INFO
There will be full bridge closures to vehicular traffic over the Connecticut River (Route 82) every night starting on March 13, 2023, until March 17, 2023. The road closures all start at 7:00 p.m. and go until 6:00 a.m. the following day.
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.