Connecticut Department of Transportation 2016

From Greenwich to Westport, Highway Lane Closures Day & Night Starting Monday, Dec 5

I-95 Lane Closures and Others in or Near Darien This Week

Darien Officials: Hoyt Street Sidewalk Work Held Up by State Transportation Dept

I-95 Lane Closures from Darien to Westport, and Overnight in Greenwich

Jim Cameron’s Statement at Transportation Dept Fare-Increase Public Hearing

App Coming for New Haven Line Tickets; Bike Racks Now on All Trains

Lane Closures at Night on I-95 Northbound in Stamford, Aug. 1 to 11

Buses Replace Most Friday, Weekend Trains on New Canaan Branch This Friday Through Aug 21

ConnDOT Official: Talmadge Hill Station on ‘Top of List’ for Getting Canopies

ConnDOT Official: Noroton Heights Station Project Will Replace Platforms, Not Expand Them

Nighttime Lane Closures on Merritt Parkway in Westport Thru Sept 2

Interstate 95 Road Work Near Darien Sunday Morning

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Nighttime highway work is already closing lanes on Interstate 95 at various spots between Greenwich and Westport, and for the week starting Monday, Dec. 5 more is on the way for daytime hours, both on I-95 and the Merritt Parkway, state officials have announced. Bottom line: In the area surrounding Darien and well beyond it, if you’re driving after 9 p.m. or before 5 p.m., plan for delays on Interstate 95 through Dec. 16. If you’re driving between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. on either I-95 or the Merritt, expect delays.

Lanes will close on Interstate 95 in Darien on Tuesday and Wednesday, and in Greenwich on Monday — and for about three weeks on South State Street in Stamford, according to announcements from the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Interstate 95 This Week for Bridge Inspection
Expect lane closures at these spots:

In Greenwich — from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Monday, left lanes are expected to be closed between Exits 4 and 5 on both sides of the highway. In Darien — on both Tuesday and Wednesday fromi 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. expect alternating left and right lane closures between Exits 9 and 10 on both sides of the highway. Other Traffic Restrictions
These other projects in the area, but not on Interstate 95, will also restrict traffic:

In Norwalk from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 10 — single lane closures on West Avenue between I-95 Exit 15 on/off ramps.

The project to build new sidewalks along the southern end of Hoyt Street was supposed to be complete before school started and kids were headed into and out of Holmes School, but crews were working on the sidewalk actually in front of Holmes on the first day of school. Students living north of the elementary school had to walk around open pits, orange cones or cross to the other side of the busy street (where there are no sidewalks). Darien Public Works Director Ed Gentile recently said he hoped to get the project completed by early November, possibly this week. The reason: Hoyt Street is state Route 106 which is controlled by the state Department of Transportation, and the project needed to have a “state encroachment permit” approved by that department’s officials, Gentile said. They took months longer to approve the project than Gentile or other Darien officials thought it would take.

Two Connecticut Department of Transportation bridge maintenance projects will close lanes and slow traffic on Interstate 95 this week — a daytime project in Darien, Norwalk and Wesport and a nighttime project in Greenwich. In Darien and Westport on Thursday
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, alternating left and right lanes will be closed in both the northbound and southbound traffic lanes of I-95, both between Exits 17 and 18 in Westport and between Exits 12 and 14 in Darien and Norwalk. Overnight in Greenwich Through Early Friday Morning
A maintenance project on an Interstate 95 bridge in Greenwich, just before the New York state border, is expected to close some traffic lanes between 9 p.m. and 5:30 a.m. Wednesday through Friday nights this week. A Department of Transportation news release did not specify whether the lanes would be on either the northbound-traffic or southbound-traffic sides. The lane closures began on Monday and are expected to end early Friday morning.

Here’s the prepared statement from Darien resident Jim Cameron, head of the Commuter Action Group, gave to state officials at Wednesday night’s public hearing in Stamford on proposed fare increases for Connecticut train riders:

My name is Jim Cameron and I am a resident of Darien and have ridden Metro-North for 25 years. I served 19 years on the CT MN Rail Commuter Council, 4 as its Chairman. I am also the founder of The Commuter Action Group, a rail advocacy organization. First, I would like to commend Gov Malloy and CDOT for yesterday’s announcement of the purchase of 60 additional M8 rail cars to handle our rapidly expanding ridership. This is very good news, if long overdue.

An app to buy train tickets from your phone will soon be available for commuters on the New Haven Line, including branch lines like the New Canaan Branch, state and Metro-North officials announced Thursday. Officials also announced that bike racks are now available on all New Haven Line trains. Here’s the announcement from the governor’s office (and see a video of the news conference, below):

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, the Connecticut Department of Transportation, (CTDOT) and Metro-North Railroad today announced that commuters on the New Haven Line — including the New Canaan, Danbury, and Waterbury branch lines — will soon be able to purchase train tickets utilizing an app on their mobile devices, providing added convenience to commuters. Once on board, commuters will simply need to show the digital ticket on their smartphone device to the conductor. In addition, the Governor today announced that in response to customer demand, bicycle racks have been installed and are now in service on every New Haven Line commuter train.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that a nighttime bridge maintenance project will be performed on I-95 northbound in Stamford beginning Monday, August 1, 2016. The work consists of bridge maintenance on I-91 NB, Bridge #00032 (Metro-North Railroad and local roads) overpass. This project is scheduled to occur from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. Monday, Aug. 1 to the morning of Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016.

Buses will replace most trains for Friday and weekend service on Metro-North’s New Canaan Branch starting this Friday and continuing through Aug. 21 as work is done on railroad crossings, Metro-North and the Connecticut Department of Transportation have announced. Here’s an emailed announcement, followed by images from a flyer distributed by the two organizations:

Substitute busing will be provided between New Canaan and Stamford stations for select trains on Fridays, and for all trains on Saturdays and Sundays, beginning Friday, July 22 through August 21. Note: Buses will operate 15 to 20 minutes earlier than scheduled trains. Please listen for announcements and check local or express bus service to your destination when boarding.

Talmadge Hill Railroad Station, the only station on the New Haven Line without canopies overhead to protect waiting passengers from rain, snow and sleet, is on the “top of my list” for a canopy, said a top official with the state Department of Transportation. John Bernick, assistant rail administrator for the department, said at the Connecticut Rail Commuter Council meeting held at Darien Town Hall on March 18 that he’s got to worry about keeping the line going safely, which includes replacing rails, ties and major bridge repair or even replacement projects. But Bernick sounded hopeful that money might be found for a canopy at the station, which he called “a basic need.” “I’ve got to keep my mind on what’s the state of good repair on the line in general,” he said, but he added, “Certainly Talmadge Hill, you’re top of my list for canopies, so we’ll look into that.” He continued: “We do have some Go CT money [a state transportation financing program] for the New Canaan Line.

When all the Noroton Heights Railroad Station concrete platforms are replaced starting next spring, the state Department of Transportation won’t be expanding the platform, a department official said Wednesday at a meeting in Town Hall. A project to replace the concrete “Double T” platforms that are crumbling at the station will be undertaken in segments until all of them are replaced, the department has already announced. At a meeting of the Connecticut Commuter Rail Council held in Darien Town Hall on Wednesday, council members asked John Bernick, assistant rail administrator for the department, whether or not the station could get the platform lengthened, since future trains may have as many as 12 cars. Right now, the north platform has 10 segments and the south platform has nine, Bernick said. Council members asked First Selectman Jayme Stevenson whether or not she’d prefer a longer platform, and Stevenson said that in talks with ConnDOT, she’d told the state she would want to maximize the number of platforms, ideally to 12 on each side.

Nighttime work has restarted on replacing the North Avenue Bridge over the Merritt Parkway in Westport, resulting in lane closures at night about a mile east of Exit 42, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced. The work on the highway, which is U.S. Route 15, is expected to continue for months, ending by Sept. 2, the Friday before Labor Day. The department also announced that flashing signs on Interstate 95, U.S. Routes 15, 7 and various state roads will be replaced at night starting in April, resulting in other nighttime lane closures. (See the bottom of this article for that announcement.)

Here’s the department’s announcement:

PROJECT UPDATE – Rehabilitation of Bridge Number 00732, North Ave over the Merritt Parkway (Route 15) in Westport

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that night work on the Merritt Parkway for the rehabilitation of the North Avenue Bridge over the Merritt Parkway in Westport has resumed.

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced, at the last minute, road work projects closing lanes on Interstate 95 northbound-traffic lanes at these spots on or near Darien (the one in Darien appears to be over):

Here are three announcements this morning which appear to be overlapping:

— “Road Work on I-95 Northbound between Exits 8 and 10 (3.0 miles) in effect today until 12:00 pm. The left lane is closed. Reported Sunday, February 21 at 8:42 am.” — from a DOT Web page

— The announcement above appears to cover what may be two different projects noted in these Sunday morning tweets. The tweet on the bottom indicates work is over near Exit 10: