HARTFORD – The state Department of Transportation last week held an informational meeting about a Route 8 construction project scheduled to start in the spring.
Click the play button to watch the video. Visit this website to learn more about the project and to receive email updates.
Here is a brief overview of the project from the DOT:
The purpose of the project is to provide corridor improvements that bring this section of roadway to current standards. Areas of improvement include roadway pavement, on- and off-ramps, roadway illumination, guiderails, bridge joints and deck repairs, and other minor bridge rehabilitation.
Detour routes will be provided should ramps need to be closed for construction activities.
Right-of-way impacts associated with the proposed project are not anticipated.
Construction is anticipated to begin in spring 2023 based on the availability of funding, acquisition of rights of way, and approval of permit(s). The estimated construction cost for this project is approximately $77.3 million. This project is anticipated to be undertaken with eighty percent (80%) federal and twenty percent (20%) state funds. The project is identified as State Project No. 0036 – 0203.
