State Routes In Middletown Part Of DOT 'Marking' Project

MIDDLETOWN, 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 Middletown 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 Middletown includes:

• Route 66: From a point 350 feet east of the ramps to Route 3
• Route 17: From a point 150 feet north of Talcott Ridge to Route 155
• Route 155: From Randolph Road to the Route 9 ramps
• I-91: From the Meriden line to the Cromwell line, including the Exit 20 ramps