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
NEWS RELEASE
2800 BERLIN TURNPIKE P.O. BOX 317546
NEWINGTON CONNECTICUT, 06131-7546
FOR RELEASE: April 17, 2017
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Nighttime Milling and Resurfacing on Route 72 and I-84 in New Britain and Plainville

 

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that a nighttime milling and resurfacing project will be performed on Route 72 in New Britain and Plainville and I-84 EB in Plainville, beginning Monday, April 17, 2017.

The project consists of milling and resurfacing a 3.89 mile segment of Route 72 in New Britain and Plainville and a .72 mile segment of I-84 EB in Plainville from 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. Monday, April 17, 2017 to the morning of Thursday, June 8, 2017.  The milling segment for this project is scheduled for Monday, April 17, 2017, to Thursday, May 4, 2017 and from Sunday, May 7, 2017 to Thursday, May 18, 2017.  The resurfacing segment of this project is anticipated to be performed on Monday, May 15, 2017, to Monday, May 22, 2017 and from Sunday May 28, 2017 to Thursday, June 8, 2017.

LANE CLOSURE INFO:

Motorists can expect lane closures on Route 72 SB from the northbound beginning overpass of Route 9 SB and Route 9 ramp to the southbound overpass of the Springfield Terminal Railroad and I-84 EB from .04 miles west of the underpass of SR 536 (Crooked St.) to .03 miles west of the eastbound access from SR 536.  Traffic control personnel and signing patterns will be utilized to guide motorists through the work zone.  The regular work schedule for this project is 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m.  The first day of milling will begin at 8:00 p.m.