WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
Posted on August 1, 2020
Week of August 3, 2020
Click on the blue links below to see photos of, or announcements about, the work.
Click on the blue links below to see photos of, or announcements about, the work.
- Structural steel beam erection of the Charter Oak Bridge for widened Route 5/15 NB
- Forming for abutment and piers for new Exit 29 bridge (Bridge 6947) and another view of Bridge 6947 and Pier 1
- Excavation for new abutment and forming of piers for the widening of the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000A) and click next for photo of pouring concrete for pier 3
- Reconstructing median for the Route 15 NB Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000A)
- Reconstructing deck joints for the Route 15 NB Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000A)
- Parapet demolition for widening Route 15 NB Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000A)
- Performing steel repairs under the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000A)
- Route 5/15 NB Exit 89 traffic shift milestones continue
- Continue widening I-91 NB embankment (Airport Road to Exit 29)
- Continue excavation in the I-91 median from Wethersfield Cove to Exit 29
- Paving I-91 NB for widening
- Concrete repairs on I-91 SB Exit 27 to Exit 26
- I-91 NB Left Lane Closure between Exit 26 and Exit 27 in Wethersfield
- Overhead sign support installation
- Median barrier installation
- Retaining Wall 103 A construction for support of new I-91 NB Exit 29 on-ramp
- Main Street Bridge work in East Hartford
- Median deck reconstruction at I-91 Bridge over Airport Road (480), I-91 Bridge over Airport Road on-ramp (1466), and I-91 NB Bridge over Route 15 (813).
- Forming abutments and piers for widening I-91 NB Bridge over Airport Road on ramp (Bridge 1466)
- Installing drainage along Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 and Route 5/15 SB
- Parapet demolition for widening I-91 NB Bridge over Airport Road on ramp (Bridge 1466)
- Widening I-91 NB Bridge over Airport Road (Bridge 480) and another view of bridge work for widening
- Replacing bridge bearings for I-91 NB Bridge over Airport Road (Bridge 480)
- Excavation for widening of Route 15 NB bridge over Silver Lane in East Hartford; and construction of abutment 1 footing (Bridge 5796)
- Traffic split on Route 5/15 NB continues
- I-91 NB Left Lane Closure between Exit 26 and Exit 27 in Wethersfield
- I-91 NB Traffic Shift north of Airport Road vicinity
Daytime Closures
No daytime closures are anticipated this week.
Nighttime Closures
Nighttime Lane Closures possible between the hours of 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM, Monday through Friday nights, weather permitting:
- I-91 NB (Exits 25/26 to Exit 27) for concrete saw-cutting, grading the median, and bridge work
- I-91 NB (Great Meadow Road to Exit 29) for traffic shift
- I-91 SB (Whitehead Highway to Exit 25N) for concrete saw-cutting and bridge work
- I-91 SB (Exit 27 to Exit 25N) for median paving
- Route 2 EB (I-84 EB to Charter Oak Bridge) for bridge maintenance work
Nighttime Road Closures with Detours
(Closures are from 6:00 PM to 9:00 AM: check for possible changes daily)
- Close Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 SB and Route 5/15 SB - 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM – Monday, 8/3, Tuesday, 8/4, and Wednesday, 8/5, for concrete saw-cutting, grading the median, and bridge work; and Thursday, 8/6, and Friday, 8/7, for paving and bridge work
- Close Route 5/15 SB Exit 86 Exit on-ramp to I-91 SB - 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM – Monday, 8/3, Tuesday, 8/4, for concrete saw-cutting, grading the median, and bridge work; and Thursday, 8/6, and Friday, 8/7, for paving and bridge work
- Close I-91 NB Great Meadow Rd On-Ramp to I-91 NB - 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, Wednesday, 8/5, for traffic shift
- Close the on-ramp to I-91 NB from Route 3 NB - 10:00 PM to 1:00 AM - Wednesday 8/5, for traffic shift
No closures are anticipated Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9.
Long-term Road Closure and Detours
- Close route 5/15 SB Exit 87 access to I-91 SB - (from 9/30/2019, for two years) - click for announcement and detour route
- Close I-91 Northbound Exit 28 (from 6/3/2019 for two years) - click for announcement and detour map