Nighttime Lane Closures on I-95 Southbound
Between Exit 51 in East Haven and Exit 46
in New Haven

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT) is announcing that nighttime lane closures are scheduled on I-95 Southbound between Exit 51 in East Haven and Exit 46 in New Haven from 10:00p.m. to 6:00a.m. The work is part of the emergency deck repairs on the existing Pearl Harbor Memorial (Q) Bridge and will occur weather permitting.

Two lanes will be closed on I-95 Southbound between Exit 51 and Exit 46 on Mondays through Thursdays from 10:00p.m to 6:00a.m.

The work is part of the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program and is being performed under a $1.5-million contract awarded to Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc., of Branford, Connecticut. Work is scheduled to be completed in late September 2007.

For information about the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program, visit www.I95newhaven.com. For information about other lanes closures/traffic detours related to the program, call the I-95 Construction Hotline at 1-866-277-9595. For information about other construction projects in the area, call 203-777-INFO or visit www.rideworks.com/construction.htm. To find out about your possible alternatives to driving alone including carpools, vanpooling, Shore Line East trains and regional bus service, call RIDEWORKS at 203-777-RIDE; toll-free 1-800-ALL-RIDE or visit Rideworks’ website at  www.rideworks.com.

To register for free notification of highway and rail incidents from the Connecticut Department of Transportation’s new statewide E-Alert System, go to www.ct.gov/dot and click on “Register to Receive E-Traffic and Rail Alerts.”