Temporary Road Closure For Emergency Sewer Work In Darien: PD

DARIEN, CT — The Darien Police Department has issued the following Traffic Advisory for Tuesday, May 14:

Darien Police Department

Traffic Advisory-Emergency Sewer Repair Work

Location: Boston Post Rd (US 1) at Birch Road

Date: Tuesday, May 14th, 2019

Projected Time: 6:00 AM- 8:00 PM

Due to a significant breakage issue with the main sanitary sewer line in the area of US 1 and Birch Road, contractors working for the Town of Darien Dept. of Public Works will be performing emergency sewer line replacement on Tuesday, May 14th 2019 starting at approximately 6:00 AM. The work is expected to go until 8:00 PM Tuesday evening. Access into Birch Road from US 1 will not be available for the majority of the day and motorists will be required to detour into the Birch Road area via Richmond Drive or Brookside Road. Some egress exiting Birch Road may be available for some parts of the day. There will be periods during the work day where both ingress or egress into/out of Birch Road will be unavailable. Motorists are requested to avoid the Birch Road area if possible and to consider alternate routes to their destinations.

All Darien Emergency Services will be advised of the roadway restriction and sufficient traffic personnel have been requested for the duration of the project. Both the Darien Police Department and Darien Department of Public Works thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as this emergency repair work is performed.