WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
Posted on March 26, 2020
Week of March 23, 2020
- Forming for abutment and piers for new Exit 29 bridge (Bridge 6947)
- Excavation for new abutment and forming of piers for the widening of the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000A)
- Pile driving for the widening of the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000A)
- 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)
- Blast cleaning and painting beam ends on Charter Oak Bridge
- Excavation of old Route 15 NB Exit 89 and widening of Route 15 NB embankment
- Continue widening I-91 NB embankment (Airport Road to Exit 29)
- Continue excavation in the I-91 median from Wethersfield Cove to Exit 29
- Installing new drainage in the I-91 median from Wethersfield Cove to Exit 29
- Milling I-91 NB from Exit 25 to the Cove Bridge
- Relocating IMS (Incident Management System) on I-91 NB and Route 15 NB
- Foundation work for widening I-91 NB Bridge over Route 15 (Bridge 813)
- Forming abutments and piers for widening I-91 NB Bridge over Airport Road on ramp (Bridge 1466)
- 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)
- Move temporary barriers in preparation for traffic shift on the Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 SB and Route 5/15 SB
- Traffic shift on the Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 SB and Route 5/15 SB
- Installing foundations for new overhead sign supports
- Excavation for widening of Route 15 NB bridge over Silver Lane in East Hartford
- Soil nail wall construction for widening of Route 15 NB in East Hartford
- Traffic split on Route 5/15 NB continues
Daytime Closures
No Daytime Lane Closures are anticipated this week.
Nighttime Closures
Nighttime Lane Closures from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM, Mon. through Fri.
- Route 5/15 NB (Exit 87 to Exit 90) for bridge parapet demolition
- Route 5/15 SB (Exit 87 to Exit 90) temporary barrier installation
- I-91 NB (Exit 24 to Exit 29) for milling and saw-cutting for concrete repairs
Nighttime Road Closures with Detours
(check for possible changes daily)
- Close on-ramp to I-91 NB from Route 3 NB and SB, – Thursday night, 3/26, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM
- Close Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 SB and Route 5/15 SB– Thursday night, 3/26, from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM
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
No closures are anticipated for Saturday and Sunday, March 28 and 29.