Route 9 Northbound: Major Safety Upgrades Cause Delays

0:00Connecticut drivers heads up on some upcoming traffic headaches on Route 9 North and Southbound. Starting Monday, April 6th through Thursday, April 16th, 2026, expect intermittent holds between 9am and 3pm mainly. Around exits, 22 to 24 in Middletown. These stops are for a big safety upgrade on the Route 17 Enramp to Route 9 Northbound. The state dot handed the job to Middlesex Construction back in 2023 for $50,400,000 with full. Completion set for 2027. Rolling roadblocks could last up to 10 minutes so heavy rigs can slip in and out of the work zone safely. All lanes stay open over the holiday on April 3rd and 5th but plan for delays since weather or sight needs might shift to schedule. The fixes target crash hotspots from that skewed ramp and shore merge lane overlapping with harbor drive traffic. Crews are adding a thousand foot acceleration lane, ditching the old harbor drive on ramp, building retaining walls and widening the bridge over.

1:04Union street. Motorists should build an extra time through this corridor. It's all about smoother flows and fewer rear enders down the line, part of broader route. Nine tweaks tracing back to its 1932 origins. Stay sharp out there. That's the story for today, Hartford News Today, driven by AI. I'm Corey with the story.