WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
Posted on October 15, 2020
Week of October 19, 2020
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 (Exit 27 to Exit 29) for bridge work
- I-91 SB (On ramp from Route 5/15 Exit 86 to Exit25N) for paving patches
- Route 5/15 NB (Exit 87 to Exit 90) for bridge work
- Route 5/15 NB (Exit 89) for bridge work
Nighttime Road Closures with Detours
- I-91 SB Exit 28 off-ramp Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights, 10/19 through 10/22, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM for concrete repairs
- Close Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 SB and Route 5/15 SB– Monday and Tuesday nights, 10/19 and 10/20, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM to pave for the traffic shift
- CT 15 NB Brianard Road on-ramp to Route 15 NB Monday and Thursday nights, 10/19 and 10/22, from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM to pave the ramp
- Close I-91 SB Exit 26, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights, 10/20 and 10/21 from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM to pave patches
- Close I-91 SB on-ramp from Great Meadow Road, Wednesday night, 10/21 from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM to pave patches
- I-91 NB: intermittent traffic stoppages Friday night, 10/23, from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM for bridge work. Click for alternate route to I-91 NB information.
- Route 5/15 NB at Exit 89: intermittent traffic stoppages Friday night, 10/23, from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM for bridge work
No closures are anticipated Saturday and Sunday nights, 10/24 and 10/25.
Click on the blue links below to see photos of, or announcements about, the work.
- Bridge deck work on the Charter Oak Bridge for widened Route 5/15 NB
- Structural steel work for new I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge (Bridge 6947)
- 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)
- 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
- Retaining Wall 103 A construction for support of new I-91 NB Exit 29 on-ramp
- 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)
- Replacing bridge bearings for I-91 NB Bridge over Airport Road (Bridge 480)
- 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
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