Friday, September 5, 2008 (Night)
Darien: I-95 southbound, Exits 13 to 11, left lane closed, 11:00pm to 7:00am.
Saturday, September 6, 2008 (Day)
East Haven/Branford: I-95 northbound, Exits 52 to 53, right shoulder closed, 8:00am to 12:00pm.
Monday, September 8, 2008 (Day)
Fairfield: I-95 northbound and southbound, Exits 22 to 24, alternating right lane closed, 9:00am to 2:00pm.
Trumbull: Route 15 northbound and southbound, Exits 46 to 48, alternating lanes closed:
- northbound, 9:00am to 12:00pm
- southbound, 10:00am to 1:00pm
ONGOING PROJECTS & SITUATIONAL NOTES
- CONNECTICUT -
Stamford: Stamford Urban Transitway (SUT) Construction activities over the next month will be occurring in the following locations:
• Atlantic Street between the Railroad Bridge and Henry Street
• John Street between Dock Street and the old Manhattan Street
• Dock Street
• Jefferson Street (side opposite the railroad yard) between the east branch canal and Canal Street
• Garden Street in the area of the SUT construction
• Pacific Street beginning with the SUT construction north to Manhattan Street
For more information visit www.cityofStamford.org (click on Construction Alert - September 2, 2008)
Bridgeport to Norwalk: Connecticut Light and Power Co. is resuming installation of underground transmission lines between Bridgeport and Norwalk after the winter construction moratorium on state roads. This project is part of the Middletown/Norwalk project being undertaken with the United Illuminating Co. For up-to-date information on the location of construction sites, visit the project web site at www.middletown-norwalk.com.
NY/NJ/CT Metropolitan Region Launches Multi-Modal, Multi-Agency Traveler Assistance System: Travelers in NY, NJ and CT now have access to a traveler information system providing them with transportation and trip planning assistance. With funding from the U.S. DOT, Trips 123 was developed as a public-private partnership by the NYSDOT, TRANSCOM, and NEC Joint Venture. The Trips 123 system currently offers two free services to provide traffic and transit information to the public - Traveler Information Center and TransitAdvisor. For more information, visit the web site at www.trips123.com
- NEW YORK -
Information across Westchester, Rockland, Orange, Dutchess, Putnam and Ulster Counties: www.hudsonvalleytraveler.com
Web Site offers real-time look at roadways. Provided by the state Transportation Federation, the site offers an interactive map of state highways where you can see where traffic is tangled due to accidents, construction or bad weather. NY State's Travel Information Gateway is located at www.travelinfony.com
TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVES
For information about New Haven/Harlem/Hudson Lines:
- call Metro-North at 1-800-METRO-INFO
- visit Metro-North's web site (www.mta.info)
- Sign up to receive free email notifications from Metro-North: http://as0.mta.info/mnr/email/home.cfm
New Haven Line customers departing from New Haven:
FREE Shuttle between Union Station and Parking. The free Union Station Parking Shuttle departs the Temple Street Garage and parking lot (former Coliseum site) every fifteen minutes from 6:30am to 9:45am in the morning and from 3:00pm to 10:00pm in the afternoon/evening. For more information visit www.cttransit.com.
For information about Shore Line East train service:
- Governor Rell announces weekend Shore Line East Rail Service Starting on the 4th of July. For more information visit the Shore Line East website.
- call Shore Line East at 1-800-ALL-RIDE
- visit Shore Line East at www.ShoreLineEast.com
For information about bus service:
- in Stamford and New Haven visit CTTRANSIT's web site www.cttransit.com
- in Norwalk and Westport visit Norwalk Transit District's web site www.norwalktransit.com
- in Bridgeport visit Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority's web site www.gbtabus.com
- in Danbury visit Housatonic Area Regional Transit's web site www.hartct.org
- express bus (I-BUS) between Stamford (CT) and White Plains (NY) visit www.ibusexpress.com
For information about carpooling or vanpooling:
- in Fairfield County call 1-800-FIND-RIDE
- in Greater New Haven & Waterbury call 1-800-ALL-RIDE
- in Greater Hartford & New London call 1-800-972-EASY
- NuRide online ridematching network (www.nuride.com)
- Easy Street Vanpools (www.easystreet.org)
For information about the Bridgeport-Port Jefferson Ferry visit www.bpjferry.com
For information about telecommuting visit www.telcommuteCT.com
Please Note: Road projects are weather sensitive; lane closures and other traffic restrictions may be changed or cancelled, without notice in the event of inclement weather. Unless otherwise noted, at least one lane in each direction will be open at all times for maintenance and construction work on major highways. This report includes the most current information from the Connecticut Department of Transportation at the time it was prepared. However, it should be considered advisory in nature. Highway conditions listed may be postponed, cancelled or otherwise changed without notice; lane closures and other highway conditions that could affect traffic may occur without being listed in this report. Use of public streets and highways in Connecticut is at the risk of the owner and/or operator of the vehicle. Neither the Connecticut Department of Transportation nor MetroPool may be held responsible in any way for any travel decisions based in whole or in part on information contained in this report, or for any consequences of such decisions.
