Phase 2: Update for the Weeks of September 21 & 28, 2026

DAYTIME WORK:

Monday through Friday from 6:00 AM to 3:30 PM crews will conduct a variety of work as noted throughout the Phase 2 Project limits:

  • Excavate, backfill, formation of subgrade, place aggregate on Route 15 NB, from the Route 15 NB ramp to I-91 NB to the Route 15 NB ramp to I-691 WB.
  • Permanent paving on I-691 WB Exit 2A, and on I-91 NB and Route 15 NB.
  • Excavate, backfill, formation of subgrade, and form grade on I-691 WB to Exit 2A.
  • Prep, pour, cure, patch at various locations.
  • Set and strip formwork for abutment 1 & 2 footing, wing wall back wall, pedestals, columns, cap, and stem for the Route 15 NB Bridge over I-91 south of East Main Street.
  • Form and install rebar on multiple bridges.
  • Install drainage on the Route 15 NB ramp to I-691 WB and in the I-91 and Route 15 medians.
  • Install underground signal devices on East Main Street.
  • Install metal beam rail at various locations on Route 15 NB.
  • Install permanent fencing at various bridges.
  • Set and strip formwork on multiple bridge decks.

NIGHTTIME WORK:

Sunday through Thursday nights from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM crews will conduct a variety of work as noted. Please read information concerning our night time noise and construction work here.

  • Lane closures on I-91 and Route 15, as detailed below.
  • Bridge work including containment painting on multiple bridges.

NIGHT WORK – ROAD CLOSURES: from 12:00 AM to 5:00 AM

  • There will be 15-minute road closures on Route I-91 NB and SB Sunday through Thursday nights for steel installation on bridges.

*NIGHT WORK—LANE CLOSURES:  

Sunday through Thursday nights from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM crews will conduct a variety of work as noted with the following anticipated closures:

  • I-91 NB and SB (Exit 16 to Exit 18) for bridge work: steel installation, bridge blast and clean, overhang and decking installation, and drainage trench patching.
  • Route 15 NB – (Miller Avenue to Exit 65A) for lane shifts, bridge work, and drainage trench patching.

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 by clicking this link.

SAFETY ALERT!

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

*Subject to change due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. Check our website for changes or updates to this schedule.

Facing north, Route 15 NB with new left Exit 64A lane to I-91 NB
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