Westbound I-84 Lane Changes Planned in Sandy Hook
As part of the continuing construction project to replace the dual two-lane Interstate 84 bridges that cross above Center Street in the Riverside section of Sandy Hook, the state plans to make some physical changes at the construction site on westbound I-84 overnight from Wednesday to Thursday.
That construction zone is located along I-84 in the area between the Rochambeau Bridge over Lake Zoar and the I-84 overpass above Alpine Road.
Work to create the travel-lane shift on westbound I-84 is scheduled to start at 7 pm on Wednesday, October 29, and be completed by 6 am on Thursday, October 30, according to the state Department of Transportation (DOT).
The rain date for the work is overnight Thursday, October 30, to Friday, October 31.
Work for the traffic-lane shift will include the relocation of temporary pre-cast concrete barriers, the removal of existing pavement markings, the painting of new pavement markings, and traffic signage changes.
Motorists traveling in the area should expect travel delays during the lane-shifting work.
During the current construction season, the DOT has been building a new bridge to carry westbound I-84 over Center Street. The DOT built a new bridge to carry eastbound I-84 over Center Street last year.
The two bridges are parallel structures, set approximately 90 feet apart. The bridges lie about 900 feet west of Lake Zoar.
Manafort Brothers, Inc, is constructing the bridges for the state at a cost of at a cost of about $6 million. Work is expected to be substantially complete by late November, with landscaping to be finished by April 2015.
The project initially demolished the two bridges which had carried I-84 over Center Street. New spans were then built to replace them.
The bridge work was done in stages, allowing traffic to continue flowing as demolition/construction proceeded.
The original bridges, which were built in 1977 and 1978, deteriorated sooner than expected, and thus needed to be replaced. Those bridges’ pre-stressed concrete beams were found in poor condition due to cracking.