The state Department of Transportation is evaluating two options for replacing the so-called Mixmaster interchange of highway bridges in Waterbury following a $223.7 million rehabilitation of the crossroads of Interstate 84 and Route 8. The DOT on Tuesday announced the selection of these two options after reviewing and analyzing potential designs for the permanent replacement of the interchanges that carry I-84 and Route 8 over downtown Waterbury streets and the Naugatuck River. The two selected alternatives are projected to cost $3 billion to $5 billion in 2022 dollars. The DOT said the two replacement options announced Monday aim to improve safety and mobility on I-84 and Route 8, as well as improve multimodal connections within the surrounding roadway network. In both alternatives, the I-84 and Route 8 structures would be unstacked and reconstructed with an expected life span of more than 75 years.
Waterbury Mixmaster replacement narrowed to two options costing $3B to $5B
