DAY WORK:
During weekdays, 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.
- Excavate, backfill, form subgrade and place process aggregate base along Route 15 NB from south of Paddock Avenue to the new off ramp to East Main Street vicinity, at the Route 15 NB Exit 65A off-ramp, and at the Route 15 NB East Main Street on-ramp to I-91 NB.
- Backfill for the I-691 Bridge over Gravel Street abutment 2.
- Excavate, backfill, form subgrade, place process aggregate base, and install temporary earth retaining system on Route 15 NB Exit 67 off-ramp.
- Install underpinnings for the Route 15 NB Exit 67 bridge to I-691 WB.
- Install precast concrete modules for multiple retaining walls.
- Form and pour leveling pads for multiple retaining walls.
- Set and strip formwork for moment slabs for multiple retaining walls.
- Set and strip formwork for abutment 2, footing and stem for the I-691 Bridge over Gravel Street.
- Pour parapets for multiple retaining walls.
- Set and strip formwork for the I-691 WB bridge over Route 15
- Winter conditions: heating, ground thaw, blankets, maintenance, etc., as needed.
- Install rebar on multiple bridge decks.
- Install overhead sign foundations at various locations throughout the project limits.
- Onsite/offsite trucking.
NIGHT WORK:
Closures are possible Sunday through Thursday nights from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM as follows:
- Ramp and lane closures and stoppages on Route 15, I-91, and I-691
- Steel erection on the Paddock Avenue bridge
- Relocation of sign structures at various locations
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 here.
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.
SAFETY ALERT!
ONE WAY; DO NOT ENTER: Do not use the off-ramps at East Main Street as an attempt to enter the highway. Read more here.
