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: August 10, 2017
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
OFFICE OF COMMUNICATIONS
TELEPHONE: (860) 594-3062
FAX: (860) 594-3065
WEB SITE: www.ct.gov/dot

Route 15 Northbound Exit 65 New On-Ramp Opening
The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that the new Route 15 Exit 65 northbound entrance ramp will be opening on Friday, August 11, 2017, at 10:00am (weather dependent).  The existing on-ramp will be simultaneously taken out of service.
Motorists traveling south on Hall Ave/Route 150 will make a left on the new on-ramp to access Route 15 northbound.  Motorist traveling north on Route 150/Hall Ave will make a right onto the new on-ramp after passing the Community Lake Park entrance.  Motorist traveling east on River Road will come to the Hall Ave/River Road intersection and will take a left followed by a right onto the on-ramp. New Route 15 and 150 direction signs have been installed to assist in navigation.

Local Police and right hand lane closures will be used on Hall Ave, River Rd between 9:00 am and 3:00 pm on August 11, 2017, to channel traffic around operations needed to line stripe and install new signs to open the new ramp.