Unscheduled Opening of the Mystic Rt 1 Bridge to Accommodate the Charles W Morgan Ship Arrival

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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: August 6, 2014

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062

FAX: (860) 594-3065

WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Unscheduled Opening of the Mystic Rt 1 Bridge

To Accommodate the Charles W. Morgan Ship Arrival

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that there will be an unscheduled opening on Wednesday, August 6, 2014 any time between 5p.m. and 5:30 p.m. of the Mystic River Bridge on Rte. 1 in Mystic to allow the Charles W Morgan to return to port.

This is expected to be a longer than normal opening and motorists are advised to seek alternate routes to get across the Mystic River during this time.