WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
Posted on September 24, 2021
Week of September 19, 2021
No closures are scheduled for Friday and Saturday, 9/24 and 9/25.
Week of September 26, 2021
ROAD/LANE CLOSURES
Daytime Lane Closures
Daytime lane closures are possible 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Daytime lane closures are possible 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
Route 5/15 NB (Exit 85 – Exit 87) – Monday, 9/27 for bridge work
I-91 NB (Exit 25/26 to Exit 27) – Tuesday, 9/28 for bridge work
Nighttime Lane Closures
Nighttime Highway Lane Closures possible Sunday through Friday, 9/26 through 10/1, between the hours of 8:00 PM and 6:00 AM, weather permitting:
- I-91 NB (Exit 24 to Exit 29) for roadway work including median work and concrete pavement repair
- I-91 SB (Exit 28 to on-ramp from Route 3SB) for shimming and drainage
- I-84 WB (Exit 57) for traffic shift
- Route 5/15 SB (I-84 WB to Exit 91) for temporary barrier work and traffic shift
- Route 5/15 NB (Exit 85 – Exit 87) Tuesday 9/28, for bridge work
Weekend Lane closure - (From 8:00 PM 10/1 thru 6:00 AM 10/4):
- Route 5/15 SB Exit 91 to Exit 86 – (double left-lane closure) for bridge work
Nighttime Highway Closures and Detours
Nighttime Highway Closures and Detours are possible from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM, weather permitting on the following dates:
- Close I-91 SB on-ramp from Great Meadow Road (ramp closure) Sunday through Thursday nights (9/26 through 9/30) for shimming and drainage work
- Close I-91 SB Exit 25N (ramp closure) Sunday through Thursday nights (9/26 through 9/30) for shimming and drainage work
- Close I-91 SB Exit 25S (ramp closure) Sunday through Thursday nights (9/26 through 9/30) for shimming and drainage work
- Close the on-ramp to I-91 SB from Route 3 SB (ramp closure) Sunday through Thursday nights (9/26 through 9/30) for shimming and drainage work
- Route 5/15 closure at Exit 87 (road closure) Sunday and Monday nights (9/26 and 9/27) for shimming and drainage work
Weekend Ramp Closure - (From 8:00 PM 10/1 thru 6:00 AM 10/4):
UPCOMING LONG-TERM CLOSURES:
Ramp closure from October 3 through November 21 as follows:
- Route 5/15 SB on-ramp from Main Street in East Hartford (ramp closure) for Route 5/15 widening and bridge work
LONG-TERM ROADWAY CLOSURE AND DETOUR
- Close I-91 Northbound Exit 28 - click for announcement and detour map
What's Happening Now
Click on the links to see photos of the operations described below.
- Completing bridge joints on Charter Oak Bridge (bridge 6000) and more
- Constructing new approach roadway for new Exit 29 alignment (I-91 median/Wall 103/Bridge 6947 Abutment 1)
- Continue widening of Bridge 813 (I-91 over Route 15)
- Continue widening of Bridge 1466 (I-91 over Airport Road on ramp to I-91 SB)
- Continue widening of Bridge 480 (I-91 over Airport Road)
- Continue lowering of Route 15 roadway under I-91 (Bridge 813)
- Continue reconstruction of Route 15 median under I-91 NB bridge
- Continue reconstruction of I-91 median in Wethersfield
- Continue widening of Route 15 NB bridge over Main Street in East Hartford
- Continue widening of Route 15 NB bridge over Silver Lane in East Hartford
- Continue removal of sound wall (wall 106) in East Hartford at Exit 91 for Route 5/15 widening
- Continue installation of new sign foundations
- Continue installation of new highway lighting throughout project
- Continue construction of new wall 107 at Silver Lane off ramp in East Hartford
- Continue roadway and bridge deck repairs on I-91 NB and SB at night
