Westporters Who Travel at Night to SoNo or Near Exit 14 Will Soon Have a Longer Trip

If you travel at night on Interstate 95 after 9 p.m. and use Exit 14, you’ll have to find some other route for two weeks, starting Monday: A construction project will close the ramp from that time to 3 a.m., so find another route.

Here are two other projects that will affect nighttime highway traffic in the area:

• Farther down the highway, expect a nighttime slowdown in Stamford, where one lane will close in both directions in the area of Exit 9 on various nights starting at 8:30 p.m.
• If you’re traveling northbound on the Merritt Parkway at night, expect lane closures just after you cross into Fairfield.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced the projects in separate news releases earlier this week. Daytime and even early morning travel is not supposed to be changed.

Here are the announcements:

Norwalk: I-95 Southbound Exit 14 Ramp

Here’s the announcement:

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the nighttime closure of the I-95 southbound Exit 14 off-ramp in Norwalk for two weeks from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., beginning Monday, Nov. 3, 2014.

These closures are required to allow construction crews access to the ramp for pavement reconstruction. The traveling public will be detoured to Exit 13 onto U.S. Route 1 where they will be directed north.

Motorists should be aware that modifications or extensions to this schedule may become necessary due to weather delays or other unforeseen conditions. For more information, please visit the project website at www.i95norwalk.com.

Stamford: I-95 Lane Closures Near Exit 9

For the following news release, sections in italics refer to changes already in the past that you can feel free to ignore:

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing nighttime lane closures to perform surveying for a bridge replacement project in Stamford beginning Wednesday, October 28, 2014 -- weather permitting. It is Bridge No. 00037, which carries Route 1 (East Main Street) over I-95 Project #135-325 Route 1 East Main Street over I-95 Bridge #00037 Replacement in the City of Stamford starting on October 28, 2014.

The project consists of the following work locations:

· On I-95 Southbound in the vicinity of Exit 9 from the Hamilton Ave. overpass, the right lane will be closed on Tuesday night and traffic will be shifted to the center and left lanes while the pavement and the bridge abutment will be surveyed. The right lane will be reopened at the end of the entrance ramp at the Blachley Ave. overpass. The southbound exit and entrance ramps will be open throughout the operation. On Thursday night the left lane will be closed in the same area to allow survey of the pavement and bridge pier.

· On I-95 Northbound in the vicinity of Exit 9 from the Blachley Avenue overpass, the right lane will be closed on Tuesday night and traffic will be shifted to the center and left lanes while the pavement and the bridge abutment will be surveyed. The northbound exit ramp will remain open while the northbound entrance ramp will be closed during this operation. The right lane will be reopened approximately ¼ mile north of the Rte. 1 Bridge at the Hamilton Ave. underpass. On Thursday night the left lane will be closed in the same area to allow survey of the pavement and bridge pier. Both northbound exit and entrance ramps will remain open throughout this operation.

LANE CLOSURE INFO-

I-95 Southbound from the Exit 9 off ramp to the Exit 9 entrance ramp, 8:30 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. on Tuesday, October 28 and Thursday, October 30, 2014; and

I-95 Northbound from the Exit 9 exit ramp to the Hamilton Avenue overpass from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. on Tuesday, November 4 and Thursday, November 6, 2014.

This operation is weather dependent.

Merritt Parkway Northbound Lanes in Fairfield

The announcement:

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that a tree removal operation will be performed on Route 15 Northbound in Fairfield, October 27 through November 7, 2014.

Motorists can expect lane closures on Route 15 Northbound between the Westport/Fairfield Town Line and Exit 44 (Route 58, Black Rock Turnpike) in Fairfield. Traffic control personnel and signing patterns will be utilized to guide motorists through the work zone. The regular work schedule for this project is from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. (Monday – Friday).

Motorists should be aware that modifications or extensions to this schedule may become necessary due to weather delays or other unforeseen conditions. Motorists are advised to maintain a safe speed when driving in this vicinity.