Update for the Weeks of September 21 & 28, 2026

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Daytime work will continue (7AM – 3PM, Monday–Friday)

  • Both northbound (NB) and southbound (SB) traffic lanes on Route 8 have shifted to the right shoulder to create work areas for median barrier replacement between Exits 12B–15 (former Exits 15–19), Exit 17 (former Exit 21), and between Exit 18 on- and off-ramps (former Exit 22).
  • Median barrier and median drainage replacement are underway.
  • Ramp and shoulder drainage repair will continue throughout NB and SB from Exits 12B–18 (former Exits 15–22).

Night work will continue (6PM – 6AM, Sunday–Thursday)

  • Concrete pavement repair activities will resume on Route 8 SB from the project limits at the North Main Street Bridge in Seymour to Exit 18 and SB from Exit 13-Exit 12B.
  • Traffic pattern will remain the same (both directions shifted to the right shoulder).
  • Bridge joint repair has begun on Route 8 SB between Exit 18 off-ramp and its on-ramp.
  • Median barrier and drainage work will continue.
Median work on Route 8
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