Phase 2: Update for the Weeks of September 23 and 30, 2024

NIGHT WORK

For the weeks of September 23 and 30, 2024, expect work from 8:00 PM to 6:00 AM (Sunday through Thursday nights – unless otherwise noted)

Paddock Avenue Nighttime bridge demolition work

  • Read more on our website here.

Lane Closures

  • I-91 NB – Exits 15 to Exit 16 for shoulder excavation and drainage
  • Route 15 NB/SB (Miller Avenue to Paddock Avenue.): for bridge demolition preparation

Road and Ramp Closures and Detours

  • 15-minute Road closures on Route 15 NB and SB from Miller Avenue to Paddock Avenue for bridge demolition.

Links to the detour routes are on the website:

DAY WORK

During weekdays, Monday, September 23 through Friday, October 4, 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
  • Excavate, backfill, and grade the Route 15 NB Exit 68 W bridge to I-691 WB pier and I-91 median
  • Excavate, backfill, and form subgrade for detention basin area and install detention basin envelope.
  • Install temporary earth retaining system at Route 15 NB Exit 67 off-ramp vicinity and at I-91 NB Exit 16 off-ramp
  • Remove pavement and concrete pavement at:
    • Route 15 NB Exit 68 W off-ramp
    • East Main Street on-ramp to Route 15 NB and I-91 NB and I-691 WB
    • Route 15 NB Exit 68 N-E off-ramp
  • Excavate, backfill, and form subbase for  I-91 NB Exit 16
  • Perform wetland creating work; install streambed material
  • Install cofferdam and perform culvert repairs
  • Formwork, form and backfill abutment and wingwall footings for the Route 15 NB bridge to East Main Street
  • Drainage and wetland mitigation work

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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