CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION NEWS RELEASE 2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546 NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: October 23, 2014

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062 FAX: (860) 594-3065 WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Installation of Traffic Signals in Eastern Connecticut

      The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that a project for the installation and revisions of traffic signals in 15 eastern Connecticut towns will begin in April 2015.

      The project consists of upgrades to traffic control signals at 17 locations in the towns/cities of Bolton, Deep River, Essex, Griswold, Groton, Mansfield, Marlborough, Middletown, New London, Norwich, Pomfret, Putnam, Waterford, Westbrook and Windham. The project includes an organizational phase – now underway – and a construction phase, which will begin on April 1, 2015. 

      DOT Project No. 172-402/403 was awarded to Electrical Contractors Incorporated of Hartford, Connecticut at a cost of $2,360,981.60 on August 28, 2014 and is scheduled to be completed in April 2016.

      Lane closure information will be provided in March of 2015.