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.
Beginning Wednesday, September 16, 2026, the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) began implementing a mobile speed camera to enforce the speed limit near the Route 8 southbound Exit 13A on-ramp. Please obey the orange signs and watch your speed.
The speed limit throughout the project area is 55 mph. Read more about CTDOT work zone safety here.
Read this announcement on our website.
