Major Bridge Work Set to Begin in Wethersfield

WETHERSFIELD, CT — The Connecticut Department of Transportation's project for rehabilitating the Ridge Road Bridge over Routes 5 and 15 in Wethersfield is scheduled to begin on Monday March 26, police said.

Temporary traffic signals will be installed to control alternating one-way traffic over the bridge as the work is completed, police said.

Oakdale Street will be partially closed with only one-way access from Ridge Road

(eastward) throughout the construction period, police said.

Avon-based Rotha Contracting Company, Inc. will likely be working on Saturdays and at night as needed for work under the bridge, police said.

The project is expected to be complete by November.

The construction staging and traffic controls have been designed to accommodate the area firehouse, located immediately to the north of the project, police said.

According to a DOT project outline, the bridge will be rehabilitated via full and partial depth deck concrete patching on the rigid frame slab as necessary.

The rehabilitation effort will focus on repairing the "heavily deteriorated" portion of the fascia.

The existing stone masonry parapets and associated concrete parapets will be replaced with a "crash-worthy parapet topped by curved chain link fencing."

The proposed sidewalks will be widened to match the existing edge of road, keeping the existing roadway width unchanged, according to the project outline.

Photo Credit: CT DOT