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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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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 Merritt Parkway Paving/Safety Project to Resume Monday, Aug 6 in Stamford, New Canaan

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A nighttime paving and safety-improvement project is scheduled to restart on the Merritt Parkway on Monday, Aug. 6 from the Greenwich-Stamford border near Exit 31 to Exit 37 in New Canaan (just north of where Mansfield Avenue becomes New Canaan’s South Avenue). The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced the resumption of the project, which had originally started in August 2013. It consists of 6.5 miles of roadway resurfacing, safety improvements, and landscaping enhancements.  The work also includes rehabilitation of five historic bridges over Route 15. The department announcement doesn’t say so, but lane closures are inevitable with repaving work.

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Lane Closures on Merritt Parkway in Stamford (Monday) and New Canaan (Tuesday, Wednesday)

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Alternating right and left lane closures will face drivers on the Merritt Parkway driving in either direction early this week in Stamford or New Canaan, the state Department of Transportation has announced. Bridge inspections are the reason, according to the Thursday, July 27 announcement. Lanes will be closed from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at these days and locations on the Merritt, U.S. Route 15:

Monday in Stamford between Exit 33 (Den Road) and Exit 34 (Long Ridge Road)
Tuesday and Wednesday in New Canaan between Exit 36 (Old Stamford Road, near Talmadge Hill Railroad Station) and Exit 37 (South Avenue, which becomes Mansfield Avenue in Darien)

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Lane Closures on Merritt Parkway in New Canaan, Norwalk and Westport This Week

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Bridge inspection work will result in lane closures on the Merritt Parkway between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. in New Canaan on Monday and Tuesday and in Norwalk and Westport on Tuesday through Thursday, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced. One of the two lanes on each side of the highway, for both northbound and southbound traffic will be closed at various times between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day. On Monday and Tuesday, alternating right and left lane closures will take place on the highway, also known as Route 15 between Exits 37 (Route 124 in New Canaan, just north of Mansfield Avenue) and Exit 38 in Norwalk (New Canaan Avenue, Route 123 in Silvermine). On Wednesday and Thursday, alternating right and left lane closures will take place from Exit 40 in Norwalk (Main Avenue, the old Route 7) and Exit 41 in Westport (Wilton Road, Route 33).

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Four-Month, Nighttime Project Along Merritt Parkway in Greenwich to Result in Closed Lanes

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Somewhere on the Merritt Parkway in Greenwich, lanes are being closed for a project to reduce slipping by vehicles on the highway, the state Department of Transportation says. The project is expected to last until Oct. 24, about four months away. The good news is that the lanes will only be closed at night. Lane closures are only expected to occur overnight: between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. on the southbound-traffic lanes and between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. on the northbound side.

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Nighttime Lane Closures on Merritt Parkway in Norwalk From Now to 2019 for Bridge Project

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Lane closures could take place on the Merritt Parkway in Norwalk overnight starting as early as 7 or 8 p.m. in a project already begun to demolish and replace the West Rocks Road Bridge over the parkway. Work started April 25 and could go on for more than a year. Lanes will be closed on the Merritt Parkway southbound and northbound between Interchanges 40 and 41 in order to re-stripe for stage construction. — an announcement from the state Department of Transportation

The contractor is permitted to close one lane of the parkway from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. on Route 15 northbound and from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Route 15 southbound.  The allowable lane closure hours vary depending on the weeknight traffic volumes. The project was awarded to New England Road, Inc. at a cost of $4,117,827 on Dec.

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Expect Lane Closures on Merritt in Greenwich and Stamford Through April 4

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A tree work and tree removal project on the Merritt Parkway between Exit 31 in Greenwich and Exit 33 in Stamford is expected to close traffic lanes for cars headed in either direction from now through April 4, the state Department of Transportation has announced. Work won’t be done during heavy commuting times; instead it will take place Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the northbound-traffic side  and from  9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on the southbound-traffic side. The project was scheduled to start Monday, March 12, and there will be a break on Easter weekend, Holy Thursday through Easter Sunday. “Motorists should be aware that modifications or extensions to this schedule may become necessary due to weather delays or other unforeseen conditions,” the ConnDOT announcement said.