$2.6 Million Bridge Project To Begin In Stamford: Here's What To Know

STAMFORD, CT — With the Cedar Heights bridge replacement complete, work on the Wire Mill Road bridge can begin.

Stamford Public Safety announced on Monday that Wire Mill Road is now closed between Gutzon Borglum Road and Blackwood Lane for construction. Drivers are being asked to use Cedar Heights Road and High Ridge Road; detour signs are being put in place.

The detour route can be viewed here. The bridge will remain closed during construction until Nov. 30, according to the city of Stamford website.

The construction cost for the project is $2.6 million, and it's 100 percent federally funded, the project page says.

The Wire Mill Road bridge was built circa 1957, and has a total structure length of 25 feet, with a span length of 22 feet and a curb-to-curb width of 30 feet.

The overall condition of the bridge was rated to be "Poor" by the Connecticut Department of Transportation inspection and a traffic restriction was implemented with temporary barricades along with a weight limit to drive across the structure.

"The existing bridge will be replaced with a structure spanning approximately 30 feet, comprised of prestressed precast concrete deck units supported on concrete abutments on a concrete footing with micropiles," the project website says. "The deck units will be topped with a cast-in-place concrete slab with a bituminous concrete overlay."