Community Corner
Work Continues On Darien's Old Kings Highway North Bridge: PD
The Darien Police Department has issued an updated advisory for motorists.
DARIEN, CT — The Darien Police Department is advising residents that construction work on the Old Kings Highway North bridge over I-95 is continuing, and drivers should continue to exercise caution while traveling through the area:
The [Connecticut Department of Transportation] contractor should be switching over to start working on the other side of the I-95 overpass bridge within the next week. Although the traffic pattern will remain as one lane only (towards Rowayton, as it has been) for the time being, the fact that all E/B Old Kings Highway North traffic will be back on the right side of the road should be an improvement with the overall traffic flow and sight lines coming from Parklands Drive.
The contractor now expects to have the Old Kings Highway North bridge fully open to two lanes of traffic
by the second or third week of December. The finished sidewalk and permanent road reconstruction will
not be fully completed until spring. That said, there will be a fully serviceable two lane roadway and an
asphalt sidewalk during the winter months. CDOT reports that the contractor does not foresee any need to
go back to a “one way only” traffic pattern when this happens and that occasional alternating lanes during
daytime hours (with appropriate traffic personnel/control) will be sufficient come the spring.
The expected and previously announced overnight complete closures of Old Kings Highway North over the
summer months were not required.
CDOT reports that the contractor has been working seven days a week during recent weeks (both day and
night work) to move this project along. They have a plan in place for colder weather roadway concrete
pouring as long as the temperature is above freezing.
The Darien Police Department, the Darien Department of Public Works and the State of Connecticut DOT
appreciate your continued patience as this project progresses. Questions and concerns on this project can
be directed via email to Capt. Don Anderson at danderson@darienct.gov
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