NIGHT WORK

For the week of October 27, 2024, expect work from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM (Sunday 10/27 through Thursday 10/31 nights).

Lane Closures

  • I-91 NB – Exits 15 to Exit 16 for median widening
  • Route 15 NB/SB (Miller Avenue to Paddock Avenue.): Route 15 NB widening
  • I-691 WB (Exit 1A to 2A) for bridge demolition work

Ramp Closures and Detours

Link to the detour route is on the website:

Sunday through Thursday nights – October 27 through 31, for bridge demolition work:

DAY WORK

During weekdays, Monday, October 28 through Friday, October 25, from 6:00 AM to 3:30 PM crews will conduct a variety of work as noted below 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
  • Formation of Subgrade/Process Aggregate Base/Fine Grade:
    • Route 15 NB Exit 68 N-E off ramp
    • I-91 NB Exit 16 off ramp to Route 15 NB, and the I-91 NB ramp to Route 15 NB and begin paving operations
    • East Main Street on-ramp to Route 15 NB and I-91 NB and I-691 WB
  • Install temporary earth retaining system at Gravel Street for I-691 bridge widening.
  • Excavate and backfill for retaining wall for new Route 15 Exit 67 bridge to East Main Street, cofferdam and temporary earth retaining system.
  • Bridge repair work at the I-691 bridges over N. Wall Street.
  • Bridge back wall and wing wall form work and concrete pour at the Route 15 NB Exit 67 off-ramp bridge vicinity.
  • Install access for the Route 15 bridge over 91.
  • Install new illumination elements.
  • Install permanent drainage at I-91 NB Exit 16 off ramp.
  • Install micropiles at Paddock Ave. bridge abutments.
  • Drill, prep, and test verification pile at the Paddock Avenue bridge over Route 15.

LONG-TERM CLOSURES/TRAFFIC PATTERNS

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 here.

I-91 NB/SB turn-around: Temporary traffic barriers have been installed across the I-91 NB/SB emergency turn-around located just south of the Murdock Avenue overpass. This closure will be I effect until approximately the end of October 2024. Read the alert on our website here.

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