Summer and Holiday Lane Closure Restrictions

 2007

Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations

The lane closure restrictions shown below must be adhered to beginning on the Friday before Memorial Day through Labor Day.  Weekend lane closures will be allowed from 11 PM – 6 AM on major interstates on a case by case basis. The lane closure restrictions will be conformed to except in the event of an emergency.

Non-Holiday Weekends:

• Lane closure(s) will not be allowed on Fridays at any time on the following routes: I-95, I -91, I-84 and Route 15 (Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkway)

• Lane closure(s) will be allowed for half-day mornings only on Fridays on all other limited-access highways.  However, if a significant backup occurs, the sign pattern must be removed immediately and the lane(s) reopened.

• Lane closures will not be allowed on Saturdays and Sundays on the following routes: I-95, I-91, I-84, and Route 15 (Merritt/Wilbur Cross Parkway)

Holiday Weekends:

·         Memorial Day   Monday May 28^th, 2007  

·         Fourth of July    Wednesday July 4^th, 2007    

·         Labor Day          Monday September 3^rd, 2007

Lane closure(s) will not be allowed on limited access highways at any time on the day before thru the day after each holiday, as follows: 

• Memorial Day         Friday May 25^th, 2007 - Tuesday May 29^th, 2007
• Fourth of July         Tuesday July 3^rd, 2007    - Thursday July 5^th, 2007
• Labor Day               Friday August 31^st, 2007 – Tuesday September 4^th, 2007

Contingent on staff approval, lane closure(s) may be allowed on non-limited access highways on the day before thru the day after the holiday or on the holiday weekend.  This may also apply to limited access highways that are not major interstates or heavily congested roads.