Construction Update: I-91 Bridge Replacement at Exit 8
TRAFFIC IMPACT:
Motorists will encounter a lane reduction and a lane shift in the Northbound and Southbound lanes of the interstate. A crossover traffic pattern has been installed and traffic has been reduced to one lane of travel in each direction within the construction zone. This pattern will remain in place throughout the construction season into the Fall.
Width restrictions are in place on both the Northbound and Southbound lanes of travel. Lane width in each direction is 14 feet maximum. There are no width restrictions for the on and off ramps at Exit 8.
A speed reduction of 55 mph is in place, and fines are doubled for speeding within the construction zone.
A two-way lane shift is in effect on Route 131 under the bridge.
CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES, WEEK OF 9/6/22:
Paving has been completed on Bridge 30N (I-91 Northbound). Guardrail approaches have been placed as well. The contractor will be grinding the deck of Bridge 30N, as per plan, and all shoulder work will be addressed for Bridge 30N. This will have no effect on traffic.
The contractor has begun painting of the south end of the bridges. Traffic has been switched on VT 131. The eastbound lane of VT 131 will be closed and travel lanes will be shifted to the north. This lane shift will consist of two 10-foot lanes, one in each direction. This lane shift will be in place until October.
Please note that there will be trucks and equipment entering and leaving the closed work area on I-91. Motorists should not follow construction vehicles into closed off areas.
Holiday: In observance of the Labor Day holiday, crews will be off of the roadway by noon on Friday, 9/2 and will not be working Saturday, 9/3 through Monday, 9/5. Work will resume on Tuesday, 9/6 at 7:00 a.m.
Paving of Bridge 30N has been completed.
LOCATION: Bridges 30N and 30S over the Exit 8 interchange on I-91. They span VT Route 131 in Weathersfield.
PROJECTED COMPLETION: October 2022
Construction Update: Route 11 Roadway Project
TRAFFIC IMPACT:
Traffic impacts along Route 11 (including the Minor Arterial portion of the project) will be minimal throughout the week of 9/6.
Route 11 Minor Arterial/Route 11 (Chester to Springfield):
The contractor will be onsite intermittently next week working on project-wide clean up activities. Alternating one-way traffic may be required in the vicinity of this work.
Holiday: In observance of the Labor Day holiday, crews will be off of the roadway by noon on Friday, 9/2 and will not be working Saturday, 9/3 through Monday, 9/5. Work will resume on Tuesday, 9/6 at 7:00 a.m.
LOCATION:
Route 11 paving limits begin at the intersection of VT Route 11 and VT Route 103 (Pleasant Street) in Chester, and continues for 6.6 miles to the intersection of VT 11 and VT 106 in Springfield.
Route 11 minor arterial: The project begins again at the eastern Class 1 Town Highway limit, east of the VT-11 and Seavers Brook Road intersection, and continues easterly along VT-11 to its intersecting with US-5 South in Springfield.
PROJECTED COMPLETION: Summer 2022
Contact Information:
Name — Natalie Boyle
Phone — (802) 855-3893
Email — [email protected]
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