WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW
Posted on January 23, 2022
Week of January 24, 2022
The On-ramp to Route 5/15 southbound (SB) from Silver Lane in East Hartford will close Monday through Friday (1/24 through 1/28) for sound barrier wall deliveries from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
The detour routes will be as follows:
The detour routes will be as follows:
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From Silver Lane, Southbound:
- Continue onto East River Drive Ext.
- Take left onto Route 5/15 SB
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From Silver Lane, Northbound:
- Left onto Roberts Street
- Right onto Simmons Road
- Right onto Silver Lane
- Straight onto East River Drive Ext.
- Take left onto Route 5/15 SB
LONG-TERM ROADWAY CLOSURES AND DETOURS
- Close I-91 Northbound Exit 28
- Route 5/15 SB on-ramp from Main Street in East Hartford (ramp closure) for Route 5/15 widening and bridge work
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)
- Continue widening of Bridge 813 (I-91 over Route 5/15)
- 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 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
- Noise wall (Wall 106) installation in East Hartford at Exit 91 for Route 5/15 widening
- Continue installation of new highway lighting throughout project
- Continue construction of new wall 107 at Silver Lane off ramp in East Hartford
- Foundation work for new sound barrier wall along Route 5/15 SB on-ramp from Silver Lane in East Hartford
- Work for the improvement of I-91 southbound (SB) in Wethersfield began January 3, 2022.
Work will include the following operations - Read more:
