Update for the Weeks of October 5 and 12, 2026
Daytime work will continue (7AM – 3PM, Monday–Friday)
- Both northbound and southbound traffic lanes shifted to the right shoulder to create work areas for median barrier replacement between Exits 12b–15 (former Exits 15–19), Exit 17 (former Exit 21), and between Exit 18 on and off ramps (former Exit 22).
- Median barrier and median drainage replacement are underway.
- Ramp and shoulder drainage repair will continue throughout northbound and southbound from Exits 12B–18 (former Exits 15–22).
Night work will continue (6PM – 6AM, Sunday–Thursday)
- Concrete pavement repair activities will resume Southbound from the Project limits at the North Main Street Bridge in Seymour to Exit 18 and Southbound from Exit 13-Exit 12b.
- Traffic pattern will remain the same (both directions shifted to the right shoulder).
- Bridge joint repair has begun SB between Exit 18 off ramp and 18 On ramp.
- Median barrier and drainage work will continue.
Since Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has used a mobile speed camera to enforce the speed limit near the Route 8 southbound Exit 13A on-ramp. Please obey the orange signs and watch your speed. The speed limit throughout the project area is 55 mph. Read more about work zone safety here.
Night paving will begin on October 18th and continue through November 6th. This paving will occur in both the Northbound and Southbound direction from the Wakelee Avenue Bridge in Ansonia (Exit 15) to the North Main Street Bridge in Seymour (Exit 18).