Lamont touts Westport-Norwalk I-95 bridge replacement — ‘We’re just getting started’

The two-weekend-long bridge slide project at Exit 17 between Westport and Norwalk is complete, and Gov. Ned Lamont says the bridge replacement it is just the beginning of the state’s efforts to decrease travel time on Interstate 95. “We’re just getting started,” Lamont said Monday near the newly completed project. “We’re putting about $1.4 billion to work. That’s about 40 percent more than we ever have for transportation.” State DOT Commissioner Garrett Eucalitto said the bridge slide project used accelerated bridge-building techniques and was completed ahead of schedule. The bridges carry I-95 over Sautaguck Ave. The old bridges were also demolished. The work was part of an overall project using $105 million in federal funds to improve safety on the stretch of I-95 between Norwalk and Westport, including widening shoulders, installing new drainage systems and upgrading highway lights and reflectors.

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