Phase 3: Update for the Weeks of August 10 & 17, 2026

NOTICE: I-91 EMERGENCY TURNAROUND TEMPORARY CLOSURE FROM Monday August 17 through Monday, August 31, 2026: Read more on our website here.

DAYTIME WORK:

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

  • Sawcut, excavated and backfill in the Route 15 SB median and the I-691 EB median
  • Maintain water handling
  • Excavate and stockpile streambed channel material
  • Culvert rehabilitation
  • Sawcut, excavate and backfill in the I-91 SB median from north end of project limits to Exit 17 for the added lane
  • Excavate jacking pits for drilling on I-91 shoulders
  • Rehabilitate various culverts
  • Remove existing rails on various bridges
  • Relocate cable lines over the Murdock Avenue Bridge and install temporary support

NIGHTTIME LANE CLOSURES:

Sunday through Friday nights from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM crews will conduct a variety of work as noted throughout the Project limits:

  • Route 15 SB from the on ramp from I-691 EB to Exit 64A for temporary widening and traffic shift
  • I-91 SB (Exit 18 – 15) for bridge work, boring for overhead sign structures, and sawcutting from Murdock Avenue to the southern project limits

NIGHTTIME WORK – BRIDGE DEMOLITION/CONSTRUCTION:

Sunday through Thursday nights from 7:00 PM to 6:00 AM – Please read information concerning our nighttime noise monitoring efforts here.

NIGHTTIME RAMP/ROAD CLOSURES AND DETOURS:

Closures anticipated from 9:00 PM to 6:00 AM with posted detour routes, weather permitting, as follows:

  • The I-691 EB ramp to Route 15 SB – Monday night, 8/10 for the Route 15 SB traffic shift
  • The Route 15 SB ramp to East Main Street – Monday night, 8/10 for the Route 15 SB traffic shift
Dewatering operations for culvert refurbishing
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