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I-91 Charter Oak Bridge Project

Public Information Meetings June, 2019

CTDOT, District 1:

Donald L. Ward, P.E. – District Engineer

Mohammed H. Bishtawi, P. E. – Asst. District Engineer

James Vincenzo, P.E. – Supervising Engineer

Juan Ruiz – Project Engineer

CTDOT, Highway Design:

Sebastian Cannamela, P. E. – Project Manager

Meredith Andrews, P. E. – Project Engineer

Federal Highway Administration

Robert Ramirez, P.E. – Traffic and Operations Engineer

Consultants

Michael Solie, P.E. – Resident Engineer, Louis Berger WSP

Ginger Manning – Public Information Officer, AECOM

Relocation of Interstate-91 (I-91) northbound (NB) Exit 29 and Widening of I-91 NB and Route 5/15 NB

to I-84 eastbound (EB). (State Project No. 63-703):

This portion of the Project will address safety concerns associated with congestion and operational

failures in Hartford and East Hartford at Exit 29 on I-91 NB, which connects to Route 5/15 NB, Route 2,

and I-84 EB.

Resurfacing, Bridge & Safety Improvements on I-91 (State Project No. 159-191):

This portion of the Project includes improvements to extend the service life of the pavement and bridges

(milling/paving & subsurface concrete repairs) between the Elm St. overpass in Wethersfield and the

new Exit 29 off-ramp in Hartford.

The I-91 Charter Oak Bridge Project includes two projects designed to reduce congestion and improve safety in Hartford, East Hartford, and Wethersfield:

Contract Highlights:

Contract Administered by CTDOT District 1

Construction Inspection – Louis Berger (WSP)

Contract Awarded to O&G /BHD, Joint Venture

Estimated Construction Cost - $213 million

Notice to Proceed – April 1, 2019

Maintenance and Protection of Traffic Goals:

Utilize Four Major Stages of Construction

Maintain all Existing Lanes During Peak Periods

Make use of Off-Peak Lane Closures for Short-

Duration Work (e.g. erection of beams)

Maintain Minimum Vertical Clearances for Bridges

Inform the Public of Construction Closures/

Detours and Impacts

Website: i-91CharterOakBridge.com

Page 2 Project 63-703: I-91 NB Exit 29 at the Charter Oak Bridge

Existing Conditions – There is congestion on I-91 NB; queueing in the right lane of I-91 NB has been observed

to extend as far as approximately 1.4 miles due to the following conditions:

I-91 NB Exit 29 off-ramp has a single lane configuration, steep vertical grade with a significant volume of

heavy vehicles (11%). Traffic volumes are near capacity, at approximately 23,400 vehicles per day.

I-91 NB mainline experiences approximately 68,600 vehicles per day (vpd), and is also at, or near, capacity.

The lane-drop from four, to three lanes, at Exit 27 contributes to the congestion.

Traffic on the northbound (approximately 44,400 vpd) portion of the Charter Oak Bridge experiences heavy

weaving of vehicles entering from the I-91 NB off-ramp and continues to Route 15/I-84, with vehicles from

Route 15 traveling to Route 2 and Route 5, via the Exit 90 off-ramp.

Existing I-91 NB Exit 29

Improvements Include

Relocate I-91 Northbound Exit 29

Provide Two Lanes

Provide New Bridge (5 spans, 880’ long)

Widen I-91 Northbound

Extend Four-lane Section from Exit 27 to

Exit 29

Widen Route 15 Northbound

Provide Three Lanes from Charter Oak

Bridge to the Silver Lane Underpass

Charter Oak Bridge

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Project 159-191 — Resurfacing, Bridge & Safety Improvements on Interstate 91

LEGEND

Full-depth pavement reconstruction

Milling and Overlay

Proposed Bridge/widening

Project 63-703 — Visualization

Left: This graphic

depicts the future

configuration of the I-91

NB Exit 29, and shows the

location of the existing

ramp. The new ramp will

be a major diverge, and

bridge over Route 5/15

before entering NB Route

5/15, and over the Charter

Oak Bridge.

Below: Map with plans

for construction and future

conditions.

Facing north, I-91 and

Wethersfield Cove

Includes improvements to extend the service life of the pavement and bridges (milling/paving & subsurface

concrete repairs) between the Elm St. overpass in Wethersfield and the new Exit 29 off-ramp in Hartford.

Improvements Include

Concrete Pavement Repairs

Bituminous Concrete Resurfacing

Median Reconstruction

Bridge Repairs/Improvements

Scour Remediation for Bridge No. 01460 over

Wethersfield Cove

Roadside Protection and Safety Improvements

Drainage Improvements

Overhead Signing Upgrades

Illumination Upgrades

Existing I-91 NB

Exit 29 one-lane

off ramp

New I-91 NB Exit 29

two-lane off ramp

Charter Oak Bridge

Completion

5/26/2022

Start

4/1/2019 Construction Duration: 38 Months

Keep Informed

Stage Construction and Timeline

Lower Roadways

Under Bridges

Widen

I-91 NB

Construct New

Exit 29 Ramp

Remove Existing Exit 29 Ramp; Widen 5 Spans

& Restripe Remaining Charter Oak Bridge

Project 63-703

Signing/Roadside

Safety & Drainage

Upgrades

Proposed Improvements in

Wethersfield along I-91 to be

Competed in First 2 Seasons

Median Reconstruction

& Concrete Pavement

Repairs

Project 159-191

Website: i-91CharterOakBridge.com

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Facing northeast, I-91, Route 5/15

and the Charter Oak Bridge.