Swing Bridge Project Weekly Update: Construction Activities – Week of January 2, 2023

By Connecticut Department of Transportation.

(January 4, 2023)–The Connecticut Department of Transportation advises the following construction activities for the upcoming week:

• Crews will continue with retaining wall construction along the southside of Route 82.

• Mobilization for retaining wall construction along the southside of Route 82.

• Crews will continue with installation of temporary work platforms under the bridge.
• Crews will continue with setting up containment on Spans 1 & 2 followed by surface prep and priming.
• Crews will continue with repair work of the swing span mechanical system to return full functionality to swing operations.

Nighttime – Town of East Haddam:

• Crews will begin retaining wall construction along the southside of Route 82 adjacent to the bridge.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that overnight bridge closures over the Connecticut River (East Haddam Swing Bridge) will occur nightly in January.

BRIDGE CLOSURE INFO:

There will be a complete bridge closures to vehicular traffic over the Connecticut River (Route 82) every night beginning on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, and continuing until Friday, January 20, 2023. The bridge will close each night at 7:00pm and reopen the following morning at 6:00am.

DETOUR INFO:

• Motorist alternative options to cross the Connecticut River during these overnight bridge closures will be as follows:
• Traveling to/from the South – Use the signed detour utilizing the Baldwin Bridge (I-95 Old Saybrook).

• Traveling to/from the North – utilize the Arrigoni Bridge (Middletown-Portland).

Effective November 11, 2022, any trucks that exceed 16 tons are restricted from using the East Haddam Swing Bridge, until further notice. Routine enforcement has been scheduled with the Connecticut State Police and Department of Motor Vehicles.