I95 Southbound Bridge Street OnRamp in Groton to be Closed Beginning December 23 2017

To support essential travelers during the COVID-19 public health crisis, CTDOT has launched a temporary program for food trucks to operate at highway Rest Areas in Danbury (I-84), Middletown (I-91), Wallingford (I-91) and North Stonington (I-95). Read more here: Food Trucks Temporarily Permitted at CTDOT Highway Rest Areas

CONNECTICUT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

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I-95 Southbound Bridge Street On-Ramp in Groton to be Closed Beginning December 23, 2017

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that the Bridge Street on-ramp to I-95 southbound in Groton will close beginning December 23, 2017. The closure will allow for improvement to traffic flow and operations in the area as part of the ongoing I-95 southbound Gold Star Bridge rehabilitation project in Groton and New London. The ramp will be closed for an extended duration.

Bridge Street traffic will be detoured to Long Hill Road (SR 12) and then onto the I-95 southbound on-ramp.

North Street traffic will be detoured to Meridian Street, Brandegee Avenue (SR 349), and then to the I-95 southbound on-ramp.

For additional information, please visit the Department’s Gold Star Memorial Bridge website at www.i95goldstar.com.

DOT Project No. 0094-0252 was awarded to Mohawk Northeast, Inc. of Plantsville, Connecticut for a cost of $26 million on December 16, 2016, and is scheduled to be completed November 30, 2018.