I-95 New Haven Corridor Project Substantially Completed

NEW HAVEN, CT—Gov. Dannel Malloy and transportation officials announced substantial completion of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program.

The project was designed to increase capacity and safety and reduce congestion in the area. It was completed on time and $200 million under budget.

The Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge aka the Q Bridge has 10 lanes and the I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange was completely reconstructed.

“The completion of this major transportation project – one of the biggest our state has ever undertaken – will result in improved commutes for thousands of Connecticut residents in the region who depend on it for their economic well-being as part of their day-to-day lives,” Malloy said. “In order to have a successful economy that attracts businesses and grows jobs, we must have an effective transportation system that efficiently moves workers, as well as goods and services."

More from Malloy's Office:

The new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge is the central component of the 18-year, nearly $2 billion I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program. It is the first extradosed cable-stayed bridge in the United States and its replacement is considered the largest, most comprehensive project ever undertaken by CTDOT.

The bridge now provides four additional lanes and much needed congestion relief in one of the most heavily traveled segments of the northeast corridor between New York and Boston. It accommodates traffic volumes in excess of 140,000 vehicles per day – more than three times the 40,000 vehicles per day its predecessor was designed to carry.

The program also included the reconstruction of the I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange, providing three additional travel lanes on I-95 and safety features, including full shoulders, improved sight lines, illumination, signing and pavement markings, a new Incident Management System (IMS), new drainage systems, and improvements to eighteen local roads.

The project also reconfigures the interchange to eliminate left lane exit and entrance ramps and provides for two-lane interstate to interstate connections, including:

• The I-95 Southbound off-ramp to I-91 Northbound (Exit 48)
• The I-95 Southbound off-ramp to Route 34 Westbound (Exit 47)
• The Route 34 Eastbound on-ramp to I-95 Southbound
• The Route 34 Eastbound on-ramp to I-91 Northbound

As was previously announced, CTDOT was recently honored with the Grand Prize at the 2016 America’s Transportation Awards competition in recognition of the agency’s successful work on creating the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge. The state beat out 84 other project nominees from 39 state transportation departments plus the District of Columbia as part of the national competition.

Image via Gov. Dannel Malloy/Flickr Commons