The following photos are in order with most recent on the top: Completed drainage work along I-91 SB and wall reconstruction - Wethersfield - 3/21/202203.20.22_noise wall2_cropped and 50pc.jpg265 KB
Completed drainage work along I-91 SB in Wethersfield - 3/14/2022
Sign structure installation - 3/10/2022
Sign structure installation - 3/10/2022
Sign structure installation - 3/10/2022
Former I-91 Exit 29 NB vicinity - I-91 NB widening - 3/4/2022
Drainage work complete for I-91 SB in Wethersfield - 3/4//2022
Facing north, median work on Route 5/15 in East Hartford - 3/2/2022
The last section of the sound barrier wall removed for highway drainage work - 2/28/2022
The last section of the sound barrier wall removed for highway drainage work - 2/28/2022
View of Route 5/15 from the I-91 NB bridge over Route 5/15 - 2/24/2022
Parapet work for the I-91 NB bridge over Route 5/15 - 2/24/2022
Bridge joint work on the Charter Oak Bridge; prep for concrete pour - 2/22/22
Bridge joint work on the Charter Oak Bridge; prep for concrete pour - 2/22/22
Bridge joint work on the Charter Oak Bridge; concrete pour - 2/22/22
Bridge joint work on the Charter Oak Bridge; concrete pour - 2/22/22
Work in the median of Route 5/15 in East Hartford; to the right is the new sound barrier wall under construction along the on-ramp to Route 5/15 SB from Silver Lane -2/22/2022
Work in the median of Route 5/15 in East Hartford; to the right is the new sound barrier wall under construction along the on-ramp to Route 5/15 SB from Silver Lane -2/3/2022
I-91 Southbound drainage work in Wethersfield - 2/2/2022
New sound barrier wall along the on-ramp to Route 5/15 SB from Silver Lane - 2/1/2022
New sound barrier wall along the on-ramp to Route 5/15 SB from Silver Lane - 1/27/2022
Airport Road Bridge parapet modifications - 1/27/2022
Airport Road Bridge parapet modifications - 1/27/2022
Median work, Route 5/15, East Hartford - 1/13/22
Median work, Route 5/15, East Hartford - 1/13/22
Drainage work for I-91 SB in Wethersfield - 1/13/22
Drainage work for I-91 SB in Wethersfield - 1/13/22
Facing south, foundation for the new sound barrier wall along Route 5/15 SB on-ramp - 12/9/2021
Facing north, foundation for the new sound barrier wall along Route 5/15 SB on-ramp - 12/9/2021
Facing north, new sound barrier along Route 5/15 NB, from over Main Street to over Silver Lane, in East Hartford - 12/9/2021
Sound barrier wall installation along Route 5/15 NB south of Exit 91 - 11/16/2021
Sound barrier wall installation along Route 5/15 NB south of Exit 91 - 11/16/2021
I-91 NB widening at new Exit 29 vicinity - 11/11/2021
I-91 NB widening north of Airport Road bridge - 11/11/2021
I-91 NB widening past Airport Road - 11/10/2021
I-91 NB widening past Airport Road - 11/10/2021
Airport Road lowering and widened bridge 11/10/2021
Main Street Bridge with membrane applied; paving next - 11/10/2021
Main Street Bridge with membrane applied - 11/10/2021
Paving on I-91 Southbound at night - 11/2/2021
Route 5/15 NB widening in East Hartford; Wall 107 by Exit 91 to Silver Lane 11/3/2021
Route 5/15 NB widening in East Hartford; parapet 11/3/2021
Route 5/15 NB widening in East Hartford; Main Street on ramp 11/3/2021
Route 5/15 NB widening in East Hartford; Main Street on ramp, facing south 11/3/2021
Route 5/15 NB widening before Exit 91 in East Hartford - Retaining Wall - 10/21/2021
Route 5/15 widening before Exit 91 in East Hartford - 10/21/2021
I-91 NB widening at Exit 27 - 10/21/2021
I-91 NB widening at Exit 27 - 10/21/2021
I-91 NB widening north of Exit 27 - 10/19/2021
I-91 NB widening north of Exit 27 - 10/19/2021
I-91 NB widening north of Exit 27 - 10/19/2021
Hot membrane installation on I-91 NB bridges - 10/19/2021
Hot membrane installation on I-91 NB bridges - 10/19/2021
Sound barrier wall installation on Route 5/15 NB over Silver Lane in East Hartford - 10/15/21
Sound barrier wall installation on Route 5/15 NB over Silver Lane in East Hartford - 10/15/21
Route 5/15 NB widening over Main Street vicinity in East Hartford - 10/07/2021
Route 5/15 NB widening over Main Street vicinity in East Hartford - 10/07/2021
View of Route 5/15 NB bridge widening from Main Street in East Hartford - 10/07/2021
Route 5/15 NB temporary left lane closure - 9/13/2021
Route 5/15 NB temporary left lane closure - 9/13/2021
Median drainage and paving in Wethersfield - 9/1/2021
Paving Airport Road - 9/1/2021
Route 5/15 widening by Exit 90 - 9/1/2021
Route 5/15 NB widening after the Charter Oak Bridge in East Hartford - 8/19/2021
Abutment joint installation on the Charter Oak Bridge - 8/20/2021
Abutment joint installation on the Charter Oak Bridge - 8/20/2021
Widening of Route 5/15 NB over Main Street in East Hartford - 8/16/2021
Widening of Route 5/15 NB over Main Street in East Hartford - 8/16/2021
Demolition of the final pier of the former Exit 29 ramp - 1 of 3 series - 8/13/2021
Demolition of the final pier of the former Exit 29 ramp - 2 of 3 series - 8/13/2021
Demolition of the final pier of the former Exit 29 ramp - 3 of 3 series - 8/13/2021
Nighttime paving on I-91 - 8/5/2021
Nighttime paving on I-91 - 8/5/2021
Work on I-91 NB on the Cove Bridge - 7/12/21
Facing south, I-91 NB widening, including three bridges - 7/12/21
Facing north, new I-91 NB Exit 29 - 7/12/21
New I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge over Route 5/15 SB - 7/12/21
Former I-91 NB Exit 29 demolition - 7/12/21
Route 5/15 NB widening in East Hartford's Main Street vicinity - 7/12/21
Route 5/15 NB widening in East Hartford's Exit 91 and Silver Lane vicinity - 7/12/21
Steel erection on the Charter Oak Bridge - 7/14/21
Steel erection on the Charter Oak Bridge - 7/14/21
Steel erection on the Charter Oak Bridge - top view - 7/14/21
Peregrine Falcon nesting on the Charter Oak Bridge 7/13/2021
Peregrine Falcon nesting on the Charter Oak Bridge 7/13/2021
Former I-91 NB Exit 29 demolition- 7/13/21
Former I-91 NB Exit 29 demolition - 7/13/21
Former I-91 NB Exit 29 - 7/13/21
Retaining wall 107 for Route 5/15 NB widening in Main Street vicinity in East Hartford - 7/8/21
Route 5/15 NB widening over Main Street in East Hartford - 7/8/21
Route 5/15 NB widening over Silver Lane in East Hartford - 7/8/21
Former Exit 29 demolition 7/1/21
Former Exit 29 demolition 7/1/21
Cove Bridge Deck clean-up 6/30/2021
Cove Bridge Deck clean-up 6/30/2021
Route 5/15 widening north of Silver Lane in East Hartford 6/30/21
Wall 106 - Main Street vicinity in East Hartford 6/30/21
Former Exit 29 demolition 6/30/21
Progress on I-91 bridge over Route 5/15 - 6/24/21
Progress on I-91 bridge over Route 5/15 - 6/24/21
I-91 over Airport Rd on-ramp to I-91 SB - 6/24/21
Progress on the Route 5/15 lowering in the Exit 87 vicinity - 6/24/21
Progress on the I-91 bridge over Airport Road - 6/24/21
Former Exit 29 demolition progress - 6/24/21
Former Exit 29 demolition progress - 6/24/21
Former Exit 29 demolition progress - 6/24/21
Former Exit 29 in the process of being demolished - 6/15/21
From street view, former Exit 29 in the process of being demolished - 6/15/21
I-91 NB Bridge over Route 5/15 - 6/4/2021
Facing north toward the Charter Oak Bridge, view from the new I-91 NB Exit 29.
Facing south, the new I-91 NB Exit 29
Widening of Route 5/15 at Silver Lane in East Hartford
Wall 107, for widening of Route 5/15. along Exit 91 to Silver Lane in East Hartford
CTDOT Commissioner Joseph Giulietti addresses gives opening remarks at the I-91 NB Exit 29 Opening Event
CTDOT District 1 District Engineer addresses attendees at the event
Governor Ned Lamont addresses attendees
Project Team with Governor Ned Lamont
Widening and deck construction for I-91 bridge over Airport Road on ramp to I-91 SB - 5/10/21
I-91 NB widening in the vicinity of Exit 28 - 5/10/21
Facing south, paving of the new bridge approach to the Charter Oak Bridge - 5/7/21
New median barrier on Route 5/15 - 5/7/21
New I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge approach - 5/7/21
New I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge approach - 5/7/21
Overhead sign installation 4/28/21
Steel erection on the Route 5/15 bridge over Silver Lane in East Hartford 4/28/21
Setting false work to start building the new concrete girders for the widening of Route 5/15 NB over Main Street in East Hartford - 4/20/21
New steel girders for the I-91 NB widening over Route 5/15 - 4/1/2021
New bridge deck for I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge - 4/1/2021
Retaining wall construction for new on-ramp to Route 5/15 NB - 4/1/2021
Parapet installation on retaining wall - 4/1/2021
Parapet installation on retaining wall - 4/1/2021
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International Women's Day - March 8, 2021
Median barrier work as seen from the I-91 NB bridge widening over Route 5/15. - 3/18/2021
Median barrier work on Route 5/15 under the I-91 NB bridge widening - 3/18/2021
I-91 NB bridge widening over Route 5/15 - 3/18/2021
Median drainage work, Wethersfield - 3/18/2021
Widening of I-91 NB bridge over Route 5/15 - January 2021
Widening of I-91 NB bridge over Airport Road - January 2021
Widening of I-91 bridge over the on ramp to I-91 SB and Route 5/15 SB - January 2021
Facing south, the path for the future I-91 NB Exit 29 - January 2021
Widening of the Route 5/15 bridge over Main Street in East Hartford - January 2021
Widening of the Route 5/15 bridge over Silver Lane in East Hartford - January 2021
The new I-91 NB Exit 29 Bridge seen from I-91 SB ground level.
Charter Oak Bridge joint construction - 2/18/2021
I-91 Bridge over Airport Road widening - 2/18/2021
Facing south, view of wall 104 - the future on-ramp bridge that will merge onto Route 5/15 - 2/18/2021
Facing the Charter Oak Bridge, view from wall 104 and the end of the future on-ramp bridge that will merge onto Route 5/15 - 2/18/2021
Facing the Charter Oak Bridge, view from wall 104 and the end of the future on-ramp bridge that will merge onto Route 5/15 - 2/11/2021
Joint replacement on the Charter Oak Bridge - 2/11/2021
Facing north toward the Charter Oak Bridge, progress on the construction for future I-91 NB Exit 29 ramp to Route 5/15 NB.
Facing north, toward the Charter Oak Bridge, retaining wall construction for future on ramp to Route 5/15 NB
As above, retaining wall construction for future on ramp to Route 5/15 NB - 1/21/2021
Airport Road demolition for widening - 1/21/2021
Main Street Bridge in East Hartford with pile driving for widening completed - 1/21/2021
Main Street Bridge pile driving for widening 1/6/2021
Silver lane Bridge construction for widening 1/6/2021
Route 5/15 NB traffic shifted onto the widened Charter Oak Bridge!! 12/16/2020
Route 5/15 NB traffic shifted onto the widened Charter Oak Bridge!! 12/16/2020
Paving on the Charter Oak Bridge widening - 12/10/2020
Widening of the Charter Oak Bridge - 12/10/2020
Future location of merge from Exit 29 onto Route 5/15 NB - 12/10/2020
Facing south, the future I-91 Exit 29 bridge over Route 5/15 SB - 12/10/2020
Stage construction of Rt 5/15 NB, Exit 89 to 91, and new Exit 29 bridge on left 12/10/2020
Bridge membrane installation and paving on I-91 SB, 12/2/2020
Bridge membrane installation on I-91 SB, 12/2/2020
Steel erection completed for widened I-91 NB over Airport Road - 11/17/2020
Nighttime paving of I-91 SB Exit 28 - 11/17/2020
Pier footing for I-91 bridge over Route 5/15 (bridge 813) - 11/9/2020
Rebar for deck of future I-91 Exit 29 (Charter Oak Bridge is in the distance) - 11/9/2020
Concrete pour for deck of future I-91 Exit 29 - 11/9/2020
Route 5/15 NB widening on the Charter Oak Bridge (Exit 29 is on right) 11/4/2020
Post tensioning of the new piers 10/28/2020
New I-91 Exit 29 bridge deck with rebar reinforcement 10/28/2020
New I-91 Exit 29 bridge deck with rebar reinforcement 10/28/2020
Concrete installation of Charter Oak Bridge new bridge deck 10/23/2020
Concrete installation of Charter Oak Bridge new bridge deck 10/23/2020
Future I-91 Exit 29 bridge deck construction 10/14/2020
Concrete pour in the median 10/14/2020
Concrete pour in the median 10/14/2020
The Route 5/15 SB Exit 87 access ramp to I-91 SB newly paved prior to opening on 10/21.
Bridge deck under construction for widened Route 5/15 NB on the Charter Oak Bridge
Bridge deck under construction for widened Route 5/15 NB on the Charter Oak Bridge
Bridge work on the future I-91 NB Exit 29 off-ramp
Future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge - 10/2/2020
I-91 slope seeding at Airport Road vicinity - 10/2/2020
Setting the last tub girder for future I-91 NB Exit 29 - 10/1/2020
The last tub girder set in place for future I-91 NB Exit 29 - 10/1/2020
Charter Oak Bridge deck widening - 10/2/2020
Tub girders in place for future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge. 9/2020
Tub girder installation for future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge - 9/16/2020
Tub girder installation on the straddle bent over Route 5/15 SB. 9/15/2020
New bridge deck on Charter Oak Bridge, Route 5/15 NB. 9/15/2020
Tub-girder installation on future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge over Route 5/15 SB. 9/9/2020
Tub-girder installation on future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge over Route 5/15 SB. 9/9/2020
Straddle Bend beam over Route 5/15 SB will carry the new Exit 29 Bridge
Straddle Bend beam over Route 5/15 SB placement. 9/4/2020
Straddle Beam over Route 5/15 SB placement. 9/4/2020
Three tub-girders in place on pier for future Exit 29. 9/2/2020
Steel tub-girder erection for the future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge 8-31-2020
Steel tub-girder erection for the future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge 8-31-2020
Steel tub-girder erection for the future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge 8-31-2020
The new steel tub-girders for installation on the new piers for the future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge
New piers for future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge, 8/18/2020
New piers for future I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge, 8/18/2020
Facing south, new portion of Charter Oak Bridge under construction to left of existing bridge
Facing south, new portion of Charter Oak Bridge under construction to left of existing bridge
New construction under I-91 NB bridge over Airport Rd. on-ramp, 8/18/2020
Pile driving for widening of Route 5/15's Main Street bridge in East Hartford, 8/13/2020
Concrete pour on new pier for future I-91 NB Exit 29, 8/7/2020
Two new piers for future I-91 NB Exit 29, 8/6/2020
Retaining wall for future I-91 NB Exit 29 on ramp to Route 5/15, 8/6/2020
Paving in the median on I-91, 7/30/2020
Paving in the median on I-91, 7/30/2020
Milling on I-91 SB, 7/30/2020
Milling on I-91 SB, 7/30/2020
Girder installation over I-91 NB, 7/28/2020
Nighttime girder installation over I-91 NB, 7/24/20
Nighttime girder installation over I-91 NB, 7/24/20
Installation of new girders over I-91 NB, July 24, 2020
View of new beams on Charter Oak Bridge, from Reserve Road 7/22
Soil nail wall for Route 5/15 NB widening in East Hartford
New structural steel beams along Route 5/15 for widening on the Charter Oak Bridge, 7/15/2020
New structural steel beams along Route 5/15 for widening on the Charter Oak Bridge, 7/15/2020
Installation of new structural steel beams along Route 5/15 for widening on the Charter Oak Bridge, 7/15/2020
New beams - steel erection 7/13/2020
The new beams are going up on the Charter Oak Bridge
Sound wall panel removal on Silver Lane Bridge, East Hartford, 7/9/2020
Sound wall panel removal on Silver Lane Bridge, East Hartford, 7/9/2020
Sound wall panel removal on Silver Lane Bridge, East Hartford, 7/9/2020
Overhead sign installation on I-91 NB, 7/8/2020
I-91 Bridge over Route 5/15 median deck reconstruction, 7/7/2020
Main Street Bridge in East Hartford with parapet removed, 7/8/2020
Main Street Bridge in East Hartford with parapet removed, and crane at site in the commuter lot, 7/8/2020
Main Street Bridge in East Hartford with parapet removed, 7/8/2020
I-9I new median in the vicinity of Exit 27, 7/3/2020
New beams have arrived for new I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge!! 7/2/2000
New beams for new I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge, 7/2/2000
Construction of Pier 2, of the new I-91 NB Exit 29 bridge onto Route 15 NB, in the median work zone. Route 15 and the I-91 NB on-ramp are on the right.
Existing Charter Oak Bridge bridge deck and new median reconstruction, 6/30/2020.
Workers over I-91 NB on man-lifts install steel connecting plates on the Charter Oak Bridge. The new steel girders for new bridge will connect to these plates. June 2020
I-91 over Airport Road concrete work, repairing bridge, June 2020
I-91 over Airport Road concrete work, repairing bridge, June 2020
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Night work on the I-91 SB bridge over Airport Road - partial-depth concrete repairs, June 2020
Route 5/15 lowering at I-91 bridge over Route 5/15, Exit 87
Route 5/15 SB lowering at I-91 bridge over Route 5/15
Median barrier installation on I-91, June 2020
Abutment 1 for widening Route 5/15 NB at the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000) May 2020
Abutment 1 for widening Route 5/15 NB at the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000)
Concrete pour for Pier 1 footing for widening Route 5/15 NB at the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000) May 2020
Concrete pour for Pier 1 footing for widening Route 5/15 NB at the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000) May 2020
Concrete pour for Pier 1 footing for widening Route 5/15 NB at the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000) May 2020
Concrete pour for Pier 1 footing for widening Route 5/15 NB at the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000) May 2020
Pier 3 stem footing for widening Route 5/15 NB at the Charter Oak Bridge (Bridge 6000) May 2020
Facing north, construction site of future I-91 NB Exit 29
Facing north, abutment for future I-91 NB Exit 29 (Bridge 6947)
Facing north, Retaining Wall 103 and abutment for future I-91 NB Exit 29 (Bridge 6947)
Retaining Wall 103 construction, for future I-91 NB Exit 29 (Bridge 6947)
New abutments for widened I-91 NB bridge over Airport Road (Bridge 480) May 2020
New abutments and pier for widened I-91 NB bridge over on-ramp to I-91 SB and Route 5/15 SB from Airport Road (Bridge 1466) May 2020
Abutments & pier for widened I-91 NB bridge over Route 5/15 - (Bridge 813) May, 2020
Abutments & pier for widened I-91 NB bridge over Route 5/15 - (Bridge 813) May, 2020
Installing barrier under I-91 NB bridge over Route 5/15 (Bridge 813)
Installation of drainage in the median of I-91 in Wethersfield
Installation of drainage in the median of I-91 in Wethersfield, may 2020
Forming for abutment and piers for new Exit 29 bridge (Bridge 6947)
Forming for abutment and piers for new Exit 29 bridge
I-91 NB paving for widening
Abutment 1 for I-91 NB bridge over Airport Road widening
Stem for retaining wall in vicinity of new I-91 NB Exit 29
Soil nail wall in East Hartford along Route 5/15 NB for roadway widening - April 2020
Charter Oak Bridge steel repairs
Charter Oak Bridge joint repairs
Charter Oak Bridge slab repairs
Charter Oak Bridge Pier 1 casings
Drainage along Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 and Route 5/15 SB
Drainage along Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 and Route 5/15 SB
Drainage along Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 and Route 5/15 SB
Drainage along Airport Road on-ramp to I-91 and Route 5/15 SB
Comparative Construction Photos
Widening of I-91 NB over Route 5/15
Widening of I-91 NB
Site of future I-91 NB Exit 29
Construction Photos March 2020
Charter Oak Bridge new Pier 3 concrete pour today - 3/31/2020
Nighttime bridge deck and wingwall demolition on I-91 NB over Airport Road on-ramp - 3/26/2020
Nighttime bridge deck and wingwall demolition on I-91 NB over Airport Road on-ramp - 3-26-2020
Route 15 NB and Exit 89 prior to new traffic shift
Click for more information on the Route 5/15 NB Exit 89 traffic shift Route 5/15 NB Exit 89 off-ramp; site of upcoming traffic shift to happen week of 3/30/2020
New pier for widened I-91 NB Bridge over Route 5/15 - March 20, 2020
Slopes widened for roadway widening - March 20, 2020
Route 5/15 NB new Exit 89, ready for paving - March 20, 2020
New pier for widened portion of Charter Oak Bridge (pier 2)
Site for new pier for the widened portion of Charter Oak Bridge (pier 1
Soil nail wall in East Hartford along Route 5/15 NB for roadway widening - March 20, 2020
Soil nail wall in East Hartford along Route 5/15 NB for roadway widening - Feb. 2020
Steel repairs on the Charter Oak Bridge, March 2020
5/15 NB with casing installation for widening. Note the parapet has been removed.
5/15 NB Parapet Demolition
Steel casings for steel piles for widening of I-91 at Charter Oak Bridge
I-91 Bridge over Route 5/15 - pier 1 concrete pour for widening of I-91
New I-91 Exit 29 pier and abutment taking shape
Footing for widened I-91 at Charter Oak Bridge
Facing north, Route 5/15 NB Traffic split before Exit 87 - January 2020
Facing southeast, Route 5/15 with traffic split and I-91 bridge demolition - January 2020
Charter Oak Bridge deck reconstruction - January 2020
Pumping concrete into abutment #1 for new I-91 NB Exit 29
Sound barrier wall removal in East Hartford
Pile driving for roadway widening - September 2019