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Overnight I-95 Ramp Closures in Darien, Norwalk Through November

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The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that I-95 Exits 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 and 15 on and off ramps will be closed on various dates between Nov. 13 and 30, to allow for ramps milling and paving operations. _________

— An announcement from the Connecticut Department of Transportation

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This work is part of the pavement preservation project along I-95.  The project begins at Exit 10 (Norton Avenue) and ends at Exit 15 (U.S. Route 7) in both the northbound and southbound directions. The project consists of micro milling 2.5 inches of the wearing surface and replacing it with 3 inches of polymer modified asphalt. Also, replacement of the top 2 inches of the wearing surface on all ramps within the project limits. CTDOT Project No.

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Should I-95 Be Widened Throughout CT? Gov Malloy Says ‘Yes’

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Gov. Dannel Malloy, citing a new study, says widening state highways, including Interstate 95 in Darien, would cost billions but help the state’s economy. Interstate 95, frequently congested in lower Fairfield County, could be widened from the New York to the Rhode Island borders at a cost of $10.7 billion and take a decade to complete, Malloy said, citing the study. “According to the CTDOT [state Department of Transportation], adding a lane in each direction on I-95 across southern Connecticut will produce $15.5 billion in new business sales, add $9 billion to Connecticut’s gross state product, and add $6.3 billion in new wage income to workers,” Malloy’s office said in a news release. “The widening itself will cost $10.7 billion, according to CTDOT’s estimates, and support between 11,000 and 19,000 construction jobs over a 10-year ramp-up period.” On Wednesday, a 3 p.m. accident at Exit 14 on I-95, only a couple of miles from Darien, slowed the southbound-traffic lanes of the highway dramatically for hours — all three lanes of the highway weren’t back in operation until 9 p.m.

One side or the other of the highway is generally congested in this area during morning commuting times, nearly all afternoon each weekday and for long periods on weekends as well.

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After 2 Highway Deaths Near Darien, More Traffic Law Enforcement Requested

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More state police may be enforcing traffic law soon on Interstate 95 in Fairfield County and on U.S. Route 7 after the deaths of a Darien woman on Tuesday, a bus driver on Wednesday and recent accidents that have left I-95 backed up for hours. A 3 p.m. accident Wednesday close by Exit 14 on the southbound-traffic side of Interstate 95 sent a bus driver and 18 injured passengers to Norwalk and Stamford hospital, according to a report in the Hour of Norwalk. The accident involved a large truck and a bus killed the bus driver, a 32-year-old New Jersey man. On Tuesday, Selma Spector, 85, of Darien died after a multi-car accident on U.S. Route 7. “Two serious accidents in as many days on our highways in Norwalk is too much,” state Sen. Bob Duff said in a statement Wednesday night on Instagram.

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Nighttime Ramp Closures in Darien and Norwalk Begin 8 PM, Oct 1

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The ongoing repaving project on Interstate 95 in Darien and Norwalk will result in ramp closures from Exit 10 to Exit 15, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday through Friday, starting Oct. 1 (today). The closures will take place at ramps on both the northbound and southbound sides of the highway (which, in Connecticut, are actually eastbound and westbound). The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CDOT) announced the ramp closures. Here’s the announcement:

Nighttime ramp closures will be required along I-95 in Darien and Norwalk to accommodate a roadway resurfacing project beginning Thursday, October 1, 2015.

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Lane Closures Monday on I-95 in Darien and Norwalk

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The left lanes on both the northbound- and southbound-traffic sides of Interstate 95 in Darien will be closed Monday for stretches between Exits 11 and 14 in Darien and Norwalk, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced. The lane closures are for bridge inspections, according to the announcement from the department. They’re scheduled to take place between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m.

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Overnight I-95 Lane Closures in Norwalk Tuesday-Wednesday

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Expect delays if you’re traveling on Interstate 95 in Norwalk overnight Tuesday to Wednesday, the Connecticut Department of Transportation warns. Lane closures — sometimes one lane, sometimes two — will be in effect at times from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. for traffic going in both directions, the department said in an announcement. For “northbound” (actually, eastbound) traffic the lane closures will take place between Exits 13 and 15. For “southbound” (westbound) traffic, lanes will be closed between Exit 17 in Westport and Exit 14 in Norwalk. The reason: “bridge inspections.”

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Lane Closures I-95 North & South in Norwalk, 9 AM to 2 PM, Monday and Tuesday

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Expect lane closures Monday and Tuesday on both the northbound-traffic lanes and southbound-traffic lanes of Interstate 95 in Norwalk between Exits 13 and 17, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Connecticut Department of Transportation says. The closures in the northbound lanes will take place between Exits 13 and 15; in the southbound lanes, between Exits 14 and 17, the department said in an announcement. “Alternating left-lane closures” can be expected as a result of bridge inspections on the highway, according to the announcement.

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I-95 Paving Project Means Detours at Darien, Norwalk Ramps at Night

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Road crews paving Interstate 95 from Exit 10 to Exit 15 (a project already started further west on the highway) will be providing detour lanes at exit and entrance ramps in Darien and Norwalk at night, state officials announced. The project starts in August and is expected to be completed in November, according to the announcement. Here’s the announcement from the Connecticut Department of Transportation:

The Connecticut Department of Transportation [“CTDOT”] is announcing the following 1-95 ramp closures to allow for milling and paving operations: I-95 Southbound Exits 15, 14, 13, 12, 11 & 10 On and Off ramps in Norwalk and Darien during the month of August from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m., Monday through Friday. This work is part of the pavement preservation project along 1-95.  The project begins at mile 10.67 (Exit 10) and ends at log mile 15.91 (Exit 15) in both the northbound and southbound directions. The project consists of micro milling 2.5 inches of the travel surface and replacing it with 3 inches of polymer modified asphalt; and also the replacement of the top 2 inches of the travel surface on all ramps within the project limits.