Phase 2: Update for the Weeks of March 30 and April 6, 2026

NOTE: No construction is anticipated on Friday, April 3, 2026

DAY WORK:

During weekdays, (with the exception of Friday, 4/3) Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 3:30 PM crews will conduct a variety of work as noted throughout the I-91, I-691, Route 15 Interchange Phase 2 Project limits:

  • Maintenance and protection of traffic with lane and shoulder closures on I-91, I-691, and Route 15, and some local roads, as required.
  • Maintain stockpile locations, sweeping, dust control, as required.
  • Install permanent barrier and excavate, formation of subgrade, place process aggregate base, In the I-91 median at the East Main Street bridge vicinity.
  • Excavate, formation of subgrade, place process aggregate base, and install temporary earth retaining system at multiple retaining walls.
  • Prepare to excavate and backfill for headwall at I-691 WB Exit 2A slope.
  • Excavate, formation of subgrade, place process aggregate base, and install temporary earth retaining system on Route 15 NB from Miller Avenue to Paddock Avenue.
  • Form and pour leveling pads for multiple retaining walls.
  • Set and strip formwork for multiple moment slabs.
  • Set and strip formwork for Paddock Avenue Bridge overhead and under decking.
  • Set and strip formwork for the wall on the Route 15 NB Exit 65B Bridge to I-691 WB.
  • Prepare for concrete pour, cure, patch locations as required.
  • Install rebar on multiple bridge decks and parapets.
  • Install illumination at multiple retaining walls.
  • Install overhead sign foundations at various locations throughout the project limits.
  • Install metal beam rails and anchors on Route 15 NB and I-91 NB in various locations.
  • Onsite/offsite trucking.

NIGHT WORK:

Sunday through Thursday nights from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM crews will conduct a variety of work as noted throughout the I-91, I-691, Route 15 Interchange Phase 2 Project limits:

  • Ramp and lane closures on Route 15, I-91, and I-691.
  • Relocation of sign structures in various locations.
  • Install permanent drainage at Route 15 NB at paddock Avenue vicinity.
  • Structural steel erection on I-691 WB bridge over Gravel Street.
  • Install jacking at the abutments on the East Main Street Bridge.
  • Excavate, formation of subgrade, place process aggregate base, and install temporary earth retaining system on Route 15 NB at Miller Avenue vicinity.
  • Maintenance and protection of traffic with lane and shoulder closures on I-91, I-691, and Route 15, and some local roads.

LONG-TERM CLOSURES/TRAFFIC PATTERNS:

The On-ramp to Route 15 NB, I-91 NB and I-691 EB from East Main Street is closed temporarily for roadway construction and safety. Read more and see detour map.

Paddock Avenue: one-way alternating traffic controlled by a temporary traffic signal, and nighttime closure/detour on Paddock Avenue over Route 15 between Barr Road and Overlook Road. Read more.

SAFETY ALERT!

ONE WAY; DO NOT ENTER: Learn more about not using the off-ramps at East Main Street to enter highways.

Photo of concrete pour on the deck of the Paddock Avenue Bridge 3/24/2026
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