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Lane Closures on Merritt Parkway This Weekend, Nighttime Work on Looooooong Stretch of I-95

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If you’re driving on Interstate 95 late at night between Norwalk and Stratford (Exits 16 to 31) you may be facing several lane closures from Sunday night through early Friday morning. Also, anyone driving this Saturday or Sunday morning in either direction on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich can expect lane closures between Exits 27 (for Route 120A) and 31 (North Street). The long stretch of I-95 will have various lane closures (on either the left or right lanes)  due to the state Department of Transportations ongoing bridge repair and maintenance work, ConnDOT announced on Friday. Work is expected to start at 11 p.m. and end by 5 a.m., according to the announcement. Daytime Project on Route 7
Separately, on U.S. Route 7 in Norwalk, between Exits 2 and 3, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec.

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Highway Lane Closures This Week Near Darien

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A nighttime bridge maintenance project between Exits 6 and 7 on Interstate 95 in Stamford will close lanes on both sides of the highway, from Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Nov. 2, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced. The maintenance work will be performed from 8 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday evenings during the two-week period on the highway bridge over Greenwich Avenue in Stamford. The department also announced these other lane closures for nearby highway projects:

—In Norwalk, between Exits 13 and 16 on both sides of the highway alternating right and left lane closures will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through  Thursday.

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Interstate 95 Lane Closures for Various Projects in and Near Darien from Monday to Friday

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One of the lanes on Exit 11 from the northbound-traffic side of Interstate 95 will be closed sometime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 11, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced. The lane closure is one of several in the area happening next week on and around I-95 in and around Darien for bridge inspections and maintenance, according to the announcement. Here are the others:

Westport — Monday through Thursday: Alternating right and left lane closures on I-95, on both northbound-traffic and southbound-traffic sides, between Exits 18 and 19 (on Monday and Tuesday) and between Exits 17 and 18 (Wednesday and Thursday). All work is scheduled to be done sometime between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. on each day.

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Night Construction on Both Highways in Norwalk Starting Monday

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It’s a late night in late September and you’re late. You figure you’ll hurry on the highway through Norwalk. At least you’ve missed rush-hours traffic, you think. Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha! You can’t get there from here, at least not without facing a lane closure on either the Merritt Parkway or Interstate 95, with projects on both highways starting this coming Monday, Sept.

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Nighttime Work on Interstate 95 From Darien to Greenwich, Tuesday to Thursday, Sept 4 to 6

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Lanes will be closed at spots in Greenwich, Stamford and Darien on Interstate 95 for three nights this week, Tuesday through Thursday, for bridge inspections and maintenance work, the state Department of Transportation announced. Daytime work on the highway is also scheduled for stretches in Greenwich and Norwalk this week. The work starts at 11 p.m. each night and is scheduled to conclude at 6 a.m. the next morning, starting Tuesday, Sept. 4 and ending early Friday morning. In Darien, the work will be on stretches of the highway from Stamford to Exit 12, the announcement said.

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Major, Multi-Year Interstate 95 Reconstruction in NY Along the Mile Closest to CT

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The so-called “last mile” of Interstate 95 in Westchester County nearest to Connecticut will undergo a massive “reconstruction” including road-widening, bridge replacements and other changes that can slow traffic into 2021, New York state officials have announced. The project, which officially started this week, is expected to result in more than just lane closures, according to a news release from the New York State Thruway Authority. Expect more than just lane closures, according to the announcement: “During construction, motorists should expect traffic shifts, detours and temporary traffic stops. Motorists are urged to be alert and follow the posted work zone speed limits.” The budget for the entire project is $135 million.

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Two Projects to Close Highway Lanes on I-95, Route 7 in Norwalk

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Two construction projects will result in highway lane closures in Norwalk — one long-term bridge rehabilitation project closing lanes on Interstate 95 through November 2019; the other, a paving project just begun on Route 7 — the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced. Work on the I-95 bridge is expected to last 15 months, starting Aug. 16. The paving project on Route 7 is expected to last about a month. Interstate 95, Between Exits 15 and 16
Rehabilitation work on the Yankee Doodle Bridge carrying I-95 over the Norwalk River between Exits 15 and 16 will begin on or about Aug.

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I-95 Lane Closures Daytime in Darien This Week, Nighttime in Fairfield County This Month

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This week you can expect a slower Interstate 95, with lane closures at certain areas in and near Darien, and on Tuesday on the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan, according to the Connecticut Department of Transportation. The bridge maintenance and inspection work won’t take place during the heaviest traffic of rush hour, or in the early evening, but the daytime work will stretch from Greenwich to Darien, and the nighttime work will be from Greenwich through to Stratford, with multiple bridges getting work done for the entire month. On I-95 in Darien, Stamford and Greenwich, some lanes in both directions will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday through Thursday, June 4 to 7. At night, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. through July 3, Mondays through Thursdays, on I-95 from Greenwich all the way to Stratford and in both directions, various bridges will get maintenance work, and lanes will be closed, slowing traffic, according to a separate announcement by the department. (The department did not announce any nighttime work on the Merritt Parkway overnight, at least not this week.)

One nighttime bridge project on the highway will be in Norwalk between Exit 16 and 17, according to a third announcement from the department.