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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546 |
| FOR RELEASE: December 23, 2014 |
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot |
Rehabilitation of Bridge No.01615, SR555 (West Main Street over Pan Am Southern Railroad) in New Britain
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the rehabilitation of Bridge No. 01615 in New Britain, with work commencing on January 30, 2015.
The project consists of the rehabilitation
of Bridge No. 01615, which carries State Road (SR) 555 (West Main Street) over
Pan Am Southern Railroad in New Britain. The bridge is located at the
intersection of Burritt Street, approximately 400 feet west of Rte. 72
overpass. The project includes rehabilitating the existing substructure by
removing and reconstructing the deteriorated wingwalls and concrete portions of
the abutments along with new abutments extensions to support a wider
superstructure. New mini-pile supported, reinforced concrete stub abutments
will be constructed on the existing substructure. A precast, pre-compressed,
concrete and steel composite superstructure will be placed on the new stub
abutments and concrete abutment extensions. The proposed vertical clearance
over the railroad will be a minimum of 18 feet. The roadway configuration on
the proposed bridge will remain the same as existing, but an exclusive left
turn lane will be added to the west approach to allow eastbound vehicles to
turn onto Burritt Street from West Main Street.
DOT
Project No. 0088-0166 was awarded to New England Infrastructure Inc. of Hudson,
MA at a cost of $6,989,789.00 on December
16, 2014
and is scheduled to be completed on August 22, 2016.
DETOUR INFO
West
Main Street at Burritt Street: Closed to traffic
between Arthur Street and Lincoln Street from 8 p.m. Friday
through 5 a.m. on Monday for construction operations of removing and installing
structural bridge members. Motorists
will be detoured through Corbin Avenue, Black Rock Avenue, Lincoln Street to
bypass the West Main Street / Burritt Street closure. Motorists should follow
posted signs for the detour route.
LANE CLOSURE INFO
West Main Street and Burritt Street:
Monday through Friday between 9:00am and 3:30pm and between 8pm on Friday
through 5am on Monday for construction operations of removing and installing
structural bridge members. The contractor will be allowed to close Burritt
Street to through traffic and establish a traffic detour according to the construction
plans.