Merritt Parkway Lane Closures 2016

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

Merritt Parkway Lane & Ramp Closures in New Canaan & Stamford Start Monday

Highway Lane Closures Near Darien This Week

Lane Closures on Highways in Stamford, Greenwich on Monday, Tuesday

Here’s What’s Happening to Nearby Highways at Night: All Sorts of Road Work

Merritt Southbound Exit 35 Ramp in Stamford to Close Overnight Tue/Wed

Highway Lane Closures Near Darien Through Thursday, April 21

Construction to Close Lanes on Merritt Parkway From Exits 31 to 37, Greenwich to New Canaan

Nighttime Lane Closures on Merritt Parkway in Westport Thru Sept 2

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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 the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan in both directions between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday for bridge inspection work, the state Department of Transportation has announced. More work on the Merritt Parkway will close exit and entrance ramps at night in Greenwich and Stamford from Exits 31 to 35, the department announced. That work, affecting ramps for traffic going in both directions on the highway, was expected to start Monday night and continue through Thursday night from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. each night. The reason for these closures: repaving the ramps. And finally, more on- and off-ramp repaving on the Merritt is scheduled to take place at Exits 34 and 35 in Stamford on Wednesday, July 27, and the following night, Thursday, July 28, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

On Wednesday, July 20, more bridge inspection work will close lanes further east on the Merritt Parkway, between exits 41 and 40A in Westport and Norwalk, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to the department.

Here’s a partial list of lane closures on highways near Darien on Wednesday and Thursday, as announced by the state Department of Transportation. These lane closures, which can be expected to restrict and slow traffic, are due to bridge inspection work. Other lane closures are often not announced more than hours in advance (on this Web page):
WEDNESDAY
Westport — Merritt Parkway, northbound and southbound — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — alternating right and left lane closures between Exits 40A and 44 (continues Thursday)

Bridgeport — Interstate 95, southbound — 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. — alternating right and left lane closures between Exits 28 and 25
THURSDAY
Westport — Merritt Parkway, northbound and southbound — 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. — alternating right and left lane closures between Exits 40A and 44 (same as Wednesday)

Stamford — Merritt Parkway, northbound, a right lane closure; southbound, a left-lane closure — 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. — between Exits 31 and 34

Know before you go: Bridge inspection work will close a lanes on the Merritt Parkway in Stamford on Monday and on Interstate 95 in Greenwich on Tuesday. The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced the lane closures on Friday, giving these details:

On Monday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., travelers on the Merritt Parkway driving on the southbound-traffic side will find the right lane closed between Exits 31 and 34 in Stamford, and on the northbound-traffic side in the same area at the same time. On Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. lanes will be closed on Interstate 95 in Greenwich between Exit 3 and the New York state border on the southbound-traffic side and from 9 a.m. to noon on the northbound-traffic side. These are in addition to overnight road work conducted on area highways that starts anywhere from 7 p.m to 10 p.m. and doesn’t end until just before 6 a.m. The department doesn’t issue a similar report for that work, but it will post very temporary announcements on this Web page. You can also look at the department’s Twitter account (see below; we also have it on the Home page in the right-hand column) and its traffic-camera feeds for Interstate 95 (Stamford area here; Bridgeport area here).

The Connecticut Department of Transportation doesn’t announce it, usually, in news releases, but the department’s “Traffic Incidents” Web page about highway traffic delays shows how much road work is constricting nighttime traffic near Darien. Here’s a list of eight projects going on Wednesday night to 6 a.m. Thursday, from Greenwich to Bridgeport on either the Merritt Parkway or Interstate 95, and it amounts to a pretty typical weeknight for this area (if it went on at any time during the day, more vehicles would be delayed):

Incident:
Road Work – STAMFORD

Description:
I-95 Northbound is congested between Exits 5 and 7 (1.6 miles) because of Road Work between Exits 7 and 8 (0.5 miles). Road Work in effect today until Thursday, April 28 at 6:00 am. The left and center lanes are closed. Reported Wednesday, April 27 at 9:44 pm.

The Exit 35 ramp from the southbound-traffic side of the Merritt Parkway, Route 15, will be closed leading to High Ridge Road on Tuesday night, April 19. The on-ramp there, leading to the southbound-traffic lanes will also be closed, the Connecticut Department of Transportation announced. The reason: “in preparation for milling and paving.” The closure will start at 7 p.m. Tuesday and last until 6 a.m. Wednesday. Here’s the full announcement from the department:

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the nighttime closure of the Merritt Parkway Exit 35 Southbound On and Off-Ramps on Tuesday, April 19, 2016 in preparation for milling and paving.

It looks like the Merritt Parkway from Norwalk to Fairfield will be a mess, with lane closures in at least two spots in either direction, according to Connecticut Department of Transportation announcements. The department has announced (here and here) road work and bridge-inspection work will close lanes at these spots this week near Darien (we’ve added another report for Stamford on Wednesday that doesn’t involve a lane slowdown):
MONDAY
Greenwich — Single right lane closure on I-684 northbound traffic lanes between Exits 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Westport — Road Work on Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) southbound traffic lanes between Exits 44 and 42 (5.5 miles) in effect today until 3 p.m. The right lane is closed. Norwalk — Road Work on Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) northbound traffic lanes Exit 40B off ramp closed in effect today until 3 p.m.

Fairfield — Right lane closure on Route 15 (Merritt Parkway) northbound traffic lanes between Exits 42 and 44 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Left lane closure on Route 15 southbound traffic lanes between Exits 44 and 42 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
TUESDAY
Greenwich — Single right lane closure on I-684 northbound traffic lanes between Exits 2 and 3 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
WEDNESDAY
Greenwich — Single right lane closure on I-684 southbound traffic lanes between Exits 3 and 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Stamford — No lane closures — Driving van Mounted Survey Unit on Interstate 95 in both northbound-traffic and southbound-traffic lanes between Exits 7 and 9 at reduced speed. THURSDAY
Greenwich — Single right lane closure on I-684 southbound traffic lanes between Exits 3 and 2 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Greenwich — Right lane closures on Steamboat Road between Arch Street and Railroad Avenue

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing the resumption of construction activity on Route 15, the Merritt Parkway, in Stamford and New Canaan from the Greenwich town line just north of Exit 31 (North Street) to the vicinity of Exit 37 (Route 124 / South Avenue). Traffic will be shifted on Route 15 southbound and northbound near the area south of Newfield Avenue Bridge. ___________

— This is an announcement from the Connecticut Department of Transportation. ___________

The project began in August 2013 and consists of 6.5 miles of roadway resurfacing, safety improvements, and landscaping enhancements. The work also includes rehabilitation of five historic bridges that cross over Route 15. The bridges are Bridge 00712, Route 124 (South Avenue); Bridge 00710R, Metro North Railroad; Bridge 00708, Ponus Ridge; Bridge 00702, River Bank Road; Bridge 00700 Guinea Road.

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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.