CT DOT Road Projects: Lane Closures & Detours

0:00It's April 1st, welcome to Hartford News Today, powered by AI. Connecticut's Department of Transportation is firing up a bunch of road projects across the state, so drivers get ready for lane closures hitting. Major highways starting this week. Key spots include the Bokley Bridge and Hartford and East Hartford, where inspections kick off April 6th through April 30th, closing the right. Lane on Interstate 84 West from 9am to 3pm early next week. And Eastbound overnight later in the month. Meanwhile, East Hartford sees Bridge rehab on Interstate 384 over Interstate 84 starting April 1st, with the East HOV ramp. Shut from April 6th, all the way to November 30th, folks will detour onto Interstate 84. Lane closures there run weekdays from 9am to 3pm, and evenings overnight, plus weekends after 8pm. In Shelton, daytime bridge work on Route 8 between exits 11 and 12A starts April 6th through

1:00April 24th from 8am to 4pm Newtown's Interstate 84 reconstruction, which began mid-March, ramps up with nightly closures from 8pm to 5am through. October 20th, 27, but they'll keep two lanes open. Streford gets lane tweaks on Interstate 95 between exits 32 and 33, for noise barrier fixes, mainly off peak from April. First to fourth, extending year long, with shoulder work days and up to two lanes closed overnight. Up in Torrenton, Route 8 bridges over Graham Village Road start metalizing April 8th to July 31st, dropping that road to one lane with, barriers in place. These projects aim to fix bridges, add climbing lanes and clear overgrowth, but whether could shift timelines, check the DOT site or app for real time, detours, and stay smooth on the roads.