State Routes In Manchester Part Of DOT 'Marking' Project

MANCHESTER, CT — A Connecticut Department of Transportation pavement marking project is set to commence on Sunday on state routes in the Greater Hartford area and roads in Manchester are included.

The project consists of pavement marking grooves and epoxy pavement marking applications on center lines, shoulder lines and "handwork," DOT officials said.

The project is slated to run through Nov. 8.

The work is being conducted by Safety Markings Inc.

No work will be performed the day before or day after all state recognized holidays, DOT officials said.

Traffic control personnel, sign patterns, cones and truck mounted attenuators will guide motorists through work zones, DOT officials said.

The work schedule is from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Sunday through Friday on secondary routes and from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. on expressways, DOT officials said.

The work in Manchester includes:

• Route 44: From Middle Turnpike West to the Bolton line
• Route 534: To the Route 85 intersection
• Route 83: From the Glastonbury line to Route 30
• Route 502: From the East Hartford line to Route 44
• Route 30: From the South Windsor line to Tolland Turnpike