Traffic & Transit
CT DOT Announces Westport Bridge Construction Schedule
Residents, commuters and mariners are encouraged to plan accordingly and/or seek alternate routes if necessary.
WESTPORT, CT – The CT Department of Transportation officials have notified town officials of the schedules for rehabilitation/construction projects affecting bridges in Westport as follows, according to a news release.
Cribari Bridge
The DOT intends to commence construction to repair deficiencies on the Cribari Bridge on Monday, Aug. 6, tentatively completing the work within six weeks, weather permitting. The contractor will work at night between the hours of 8 p.m. and 5 a.m., Monday evenings through Friday mornings, closing the bridge, including the sidewalk, to vehicular and pedestrian traffic during that time period. Marine traffic requiring bridge openings may be limited during the work periods. The contractor will post appropriate detours around the bridge work.
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Residents, commuters, and mariners are encouraged to plan accordingly and/or seek alternate routes if necessary.
Clinton Avenue
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The rehabilitation work on the bridge carrying Clinton Avenue over the Merritt Parkway will begin on Aug. 13. The local road over the Parkway will have nightly alternating one-way traffic patterns starting Monday, Aug. 13 at 6 p.m. and will reopen daily at 6 a.m. This traffic pattern will remain in place for eight weeks. Traffic patterns will be restored to the original configuration on Monday, Oct. 8 at 6 a.m. Motorists are advised to anticipate possible delays during the night time hours of 6p.m. to 6 a.m. during the rehabilitation work.
Newtown Turnpike
The bridge carrying Newtown Turnpike over the Merritt Parkway will begin Stage 1 Rehabilitation work starting Aug. 13. The existing two-way traffic lanes will be reduced to 11 foot lane widths with temporary traffic barriers installed to close both shoulders of the roadway. This traffic pattern will be in place until June 2019.
Residents and motorists are advised to anticipate possible delays during construction hours.
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