Work on the Paddock Avenue bridge started with a bang Sunday as demolition crews cut and hoe-rammed the bridge’s concrete to take it down for construction of a new bridge. Around the corner on Paddock Avenue, the nighttime bridge work has created havoc for local travelers forced onto one lane during the day, , as well as detours, noise and bright lights when the road is closed at night. The detour takes drivers on a significant loop eastbound from Miller to Paddock to Murdock Avenue onto Reserach Parkway left on East Main Street and left to Paddock Avenue, or in reverse. The bridge replacement is part of phase II of the state Department of Transportation project to make the junctions of I-91, I-691 and Route 15 safer and less congested. The bridgework is expected to last two and a half years, according to the DOT. The project was awarded to O&G Industries for $185 million and is scheduled to be completed Nov. 30, 2028, the agency stated.
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