E2 - Route 34 Flyover

Project Status

Last Updated: November 9, 2011

Project Name, Contract Number: Contract E2, State Project No. 92-619

Project Area: Route 34 Flyover Bridge

Project Scope: Contract E2 consists of the construction of the I-95 NB to Route 34 WB 'flyover' bridge as well as interchange construction of I-95/I-91/Route 34.

A second lane was added between I-91 SB and I-95 SB. To accommodate the new two-lane interstate-to-interstate connection the Sargent Drive ramp at Exit 46 will be relocated appromimately 1500 feet to the west.

Project Designer: H.W. Lochner

Project Contractor: The Walsh Construction Co.

Contract Milestones:
Contract Award: September 17, 2008
Construction Start: October 22, 2008
Construction Completion Date: November 30, 2011

Progress Summary:
Construction Activities for September 2011 included:

  • Opened new 4th operational lane on I-95 SB between Interchange 47 and Ella Grasso Boulevard (Exit 45). 
  • Continued sanitary sewer construction on Water, Franklin and Chestnut Streets.
  • Began contract cleanup work and punch list items.
  • Contract completion is currently forcasted for November 29, 2011.
Milestones:

  • Contract completion is forecasted for November 2011.
See the Photo Gallery link to the right for recent photos.

 
 

Contract News

The new 'flyover' bridge will improve traffic operations in the area, as well as simplify traffic maintenance during interchange construction.

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Watch a simulation of cars driving through the completed interchange and onto the Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge.
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Watch a simulation of cars driving over the completed Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge.
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Watch the steel installation for the new Route 34 Flyover Bridge.