Fourth Weekend Detour Scheduled for Route 7 in Ridgefield for Ongoing Bridge Construction Activities

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CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

NEWS RELEASE

2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546

NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546

FOR RELEASE: August 23, 2017

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:

OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS

TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062

FAX: (860) 594-3065

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Fourth Weekend Detour Scheduled for Route 7 in Ridgefield for Ongoing Bridge Construction Activities

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the fourth of five scheduled weekend closures of Route 7 in Ridgefield to facilitate ongoing bridge construction activities. The closure will begin on Friday, August 25, 2017, at 8:00 PM and end on Monday, August 28, 2017, at 6:00 AM. Traffic will be detoured via Route 35 and Route 102.

The project consists of the replacement of bridge 02029, route 7 over the Norwalk River. DOT Project No. 0117-0157 was awarded to New England Infrastructure, Inc. at a cost of $3,489,712.00 on March 3, 2016 and is scheduled to be completed by September 18, 2017.