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CBS News
2 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Interstate 75 to have intermittent lane closures Thursday night at River Rouge
Interstate 75 will have intermittent lane closures Thursday night at the bridge over the River Rouge in Metro Detroit. The Michigan Department of Transportation said motorists in that area should expect delays during the overnight work, which is scheduled for 9 p.m. Thursday through 5 a.m. Friday. This will allow for work on the piers under the bridge. The existing four lanes will be reduced to one lane for up to an hour at a time, multiple times that night, in both the northbound and southbound directions from Schaefer Road to Dearborn Street. When the work is taking place, police vehicles and large road crew trucks will close off the affected lanes. For the latest traffic reports, check the MI Drive website.
Yahoo
7 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
CT road work projects getting underway in coming days. Here's what to know.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation has several projects on tap to start in early June. The agency says work will begin on the Route 254 bridge over Waterbury Road in Thomaston starting next week. The bridge will go from two lanes to alternating traffic on Waterbury Road from June 5 to July 14, according to DOT. Temporary traffic barriers and sand barrels have been installed as well as traffic control signing patterns and temporary traffic signals, according to DOT. The DOT asks motorists to maintain a safe speed when driving through this area. The project is part of metallizing 11 bridges in Thomaston and Litchfield. The work will be done by Blast All Inc. at a cost of $17.4 million and is scheduled to be completed by Nov. 30 this year. This project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 4 in Thomaston. Further, DOT says bridge deck repair work will be performed on Interstate 291 East and West between Exit 5 and 2B. The tentative dates for this project are June 2 to June 30. This project ensures the bridges remain in a state of good repair. This work will be performed by Mohawk Northeast, according to DOT. This in the South Windsor area. Motorists should expect nightly lane closures on I-291 East and West. The scheduled work hours for the project are 7:30 p.m. to 5:30 a.m., Sunday evening to Friday morning. Traffic control sign patterns will guide motorists through the work zone, according to the agency. Motorists should be aware that modifications or extensions to this schedule may become necessary due to weather delays or other unforeseen conditions and are advised to maintain a safe speed when driving in the area. Also starting this week, according to DOT, is the replacement of Bridge No. 02572 on U.S. Route 1, South Frontage Road, and the I-95 North Exit 83 ramp in New London. That project is scheduled to begin June 2 and be completed on Nov. 30, 2026. It 'consists of full replacement of the bridge superstructure and substructure, drainage improvements, roadway realignment and upgrades to traffic signals,' according to the agency. The project was awarded to ROTHA Contracting Company, Inc. at a cost of $14 million on March 26 and is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 2 in Norwich, according to the agency. In Bethany, the agency said a milling and resurfacing project will be performed on Route 63. It is scheduled to begin on June 1 and be completed on June 23. It includes 'milling and resurfacing a 1.68-mile segment of Route 63 in Bethany from 0.52 miles south of the junction of Route 42 to the Naugatuck town line.' The milling segment of this project by Tilcon is scheduled to take place from June 1 to June 10. The resurfacing segment of this project by O & G is anticipated to begin on June 11 and finish June 23, according to DOT. The Bethany project is included in CTDOT's 2025 Vendor Resurfacing Program. 'Motorists can expect lane closures of Route 63 from 0.52 miles south of the junction of Route 42 to the Naugatuck town line in Bethany. Traffic control personnel and signing patterns will guide motorists through the work zone.' The work schedule for this project is from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m., Sunday night to Friday morning, DOT said. There are about 545 active capital projects planned for this year on state highways, bridges and roads. Two hundred of the projects are in the planning phase and 171 are under construction.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Temporary on-ramp closure coming to Town of Campbell
COOPERS PLAINS, N.Y. (WETM) — People traveling to Coopers Plains on Tuesday may want to figure out a different route. The New York Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) announced that the on-ramp at the Coopers Plains exit will be temporarily closed due to work being done on the bridge. On Tuesday, May 27, NYSDOT explained, the Interstate 86 westbound on-ramp at Exit 42 (Cooper Plains) located in the Hamlet of Cooper Plains in the Town of Campbell will be closed to all traffic so crews can work on repairing the bridge. The closure is scheduled to start at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, NYSDOT said, and is expected to run through mid-afternoon, with things wrapped up by the end of the day. I-86 bridge work to cause lane reductions in Town of Corning NYSDOT asked people to follow the posted detours. Travelers should consider a different route and plan for delays if possible, NYSDOT further stated. The work is weather-dependent; NYSDOT said that things may change depending on conditions. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
NYDOT announce weekday lane closures over next week-and-a-half on I-81
The New York Department of Transportation says I-81 southbound will be reduced to one lane between the on-ramp to I-690 east and the Adams and Harrison Street exit. The closure will begin tomorrow and run until Thursday, May 22nd from nine a.m. to three p.m. on weekdays only. Crews will be facilitating bridge work. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
11-05-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
PennDOT announces PA Turnpike to close overnight
(WBRE/WYOU) — A heads-up for travel for you on the northeast extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation will close part of Interstate 476 in both directions overnight. The work is slated between Exit 115, the Wyoming Valley interchange in the Pittston area, to Exit 95, the Pocono exit. New details released in University of Idaho killings The closure will last from midnight to five a.m. so that crews can do some bridge replacement work. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
