Rail, Road Work at Talmadge Hill Station Will Mean Road, Rail Closures

*Editor’s Note: This article originally was published on Aug. 11. Here it is again, in case you missed it.

Metro-North Railroad will begin an upgrade of the Talmadge Hill Road railroad/highway at-grade crossing on the railroad’s New Canaan Branch this weekend.

The upgrading includes the replacement of the existing crossing surface and installation of underground duct banks and will mean a complete road closure of Talmadge Hill Road at the railroad crossing that will last for seven days.

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The road closure will begin at 10 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14 and is expected to remain closed until 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 20. Detour signs have been posted.

There will not be any rail service between New Canaan and Stamford on Saturday, Aug. 15 and Sunday, Aug. 16. Metro-North will be providing bus service during these times (please refer to the MTA website for more information). Train service is expected to resume on schedule on Monday, Aug. 17.

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