Traffic Signal Upgrades Planned For Fairfield

FAIRFIELD, CT — Plans are underway to upgrade traffic signals in Fairfield.

The state Department of Transportation has announced traffic control signal improvements in several southwestern Connecticut towns, including Fairfield, according to a recent Facebook post from the Fairfield Police Department. Upgrades will include removal of nighttime flashing, installation of traffic detection sensors, and replacement of traffic controllers at select state-owned and maintained signals.

Research indicates when late-night flashing is discontinued, there is a 52 percent reduction in nighttime crashes and a 47 percent reduction in crashes resulting in fatalities or injuries, the police department said.

The following intersections in Fairfield are scheduled for upgrades:

• Route 135 (North Benson Road) at Barlow and Holland Hill roads
• Route 59 (Easton Turnpike) at State Route 726 (Jefferson Street), Route 15 northbound ramps and the drive to Sacred Heart University West Campus
• Route 59 (Stratfield Road) at Cornell and Edgewood roads
• Route 59 (Stratfield Road) at Fairfield Woods Road
• Route 135 (North Benson Road) at Stillson Road
• Route 58 (Black Rock Turnpike) at Tahmore Drive and Old Black Rock Turnpike

The design plans for the project are expected to be completed by October 2022.

Residents with concerns or input on the projects may contact the Fairfield Engineering Department via the town’s Citizen Service Request System at fairfieldct.org/311. For “Type of Issue” select “Ask Us/Contact Department” and then select the “Engineering Department (Ask Us).”

For more information visit www.ct.gov/dot.