🌱 Patch AM: I-291 Traffic Pattern Changing Wednesday At Bissell Bridge

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• New I-291 lane shift affects South Windsor drivers at Bissell Bridge

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📰 News we're reading

• I-291 Traffic Pattern Changing Wednesday At Bissell Bridge (patch.com) — Drivers in South Windsor who use I-291 westbound over the Bissell Bridge will see the work zone shift Wednesday as the right lane closes and traffic moves into a single 11-foot-wide left lane. The lane change is part of a multi-year, $16.9 million rehabilitation project that includes paving, safety upgrades and structural repairs, with schedules subject to weather and other conditions.
   

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Friday September 11
• $4000 Cash Bingo - St Joseph Church Vernon CT →
  St. Joseph Catholic Church, 33 West St, Vernon
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Saturday September 19
• Finex Credit Union to Host Free Public Shred Day in Vernon on September 19 →
  Finex Credit Union, 60 Hyde Ave, Vernon
  9:00 am
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Thursday September 10
• Conard at South Windsor →
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  First Congregational Church, 993 Main St, South Windsor
  6:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Friday "Knights" Bingo →
  St. Margaret Mary Church, 80 Hayes Rd, South Windsor
  5:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• St. Junipero Serra Golf Tournament →
  East Hartford Golf Club, 130 Long Hill St, East Hartford
  8:00 am
• Nowashe Open House →
  Nowashe Village, 787 Main St, South Windsor
  10:00 am
Monday September 14
• Storytelling Mondays: Tales at the Wood →
  Wood Memorial Library & Museum, 783 Main St, South Windsor
  11:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• American Legion Post meeting →
  150 Nevers Rd, South Windsor
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 17
• Veterans coffee hour →
  150 Nevers Rd, South Windsor
  9:00 am
Friday September 18
• Everyday Herbalism →
  Connecticut Valley Brewing Company, 765 Sullivan Ave, South Windsor
  6:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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East Hartford

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