The design phase for the first project of the “New Mix” program to reconstruct the network of bridges and elevated ramps of the so-called Mixmaster interchange of Interstate 84 and Route 8 is nearing completion. The designs for the removal of the Exit 21 off-ramp from I-84 eastbound and related work are 90% complete, and the state Department of Transportation expects to advertise the construction contract in the final quarter of 2025, DOT spokesperson Josh Morgan said. The DOT had initially anticipated construction to commence in 2025, but the start of work has been delayed a year as state transportation officials consulted Waterbury officials, city residents and other stakeholders on incorporating community, economic and environmental goals into the project planning. “We’re not going to start construction until sometime in 2026,” Morgan said. He said the DOT expects completion of the Exit 21 project will take two construction seasons to complete.
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