Highway construction scheduled to begin

Acting State Transportation Commissioner James F. Byrnes recently announced the award of Contract D, the first phase of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program intended to improve I-95 roadway conditions between New Haven and Branford. Contract D encompasses the reconstruction of I-95 between the Lake Saltonstall Bridge and Exit 54 in Branford.

Contract D, valued at $35.7 million, was awarded by the Connecticut Department of Transportation to the Middlesex Corp. of Bristol, Connecticut.

Construction is scheduled to begin in July 2002 and will take approximately 1½ years to complete. Work includes the following:

• Construction of a third travel lane in each direction, including wider shoulders and new median barriers on I-95.

• Replacement of the Todds Hill Road Bridge over I-95.

• Rehabilitation of the Cherry Hill Road Bridge over I-95.

• Widening of I-95 over the southbound onramp at Exit 53 (Branford Connector).

• Relocation of the Exit 54 commuter parking lot to Exit 55 (across from Hoyts Cinema on Route 1).

• Widening of Cedar Street to accommodate turning lanes.

Information about the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week at a new project hotline (1-866-277-9595). In addition to hearing updated details about each phase of the program, callers can access information on lane closures/traffic detours related to the program as well as other area construction projects and can leave messages that will be answered by program staff. (The hotline is linked to Rideworks Areawide Construction Hotline at 203-777-INFO.)

I-95 Overview Brochure available in Spanish

The Overview Brochure outlining the purpose and phases of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program is now available in Spanish. Copies will be distributed to select locations in the New Haven and Shoreline areas. Organizations and individuals interested in receiving copies of the Spanish version of the brochure can contact Kelly Leisten at Rideworks, (203) 777-7433, kleisten@rideworks.com

Rideworks Review, Summer 2002 - Front Page