Construction Alerts

This past week of October 18, the following work was accomplished: Continued forming and placing galvanized rebar on the WB bridge deck as we proceed from east to west (Southbury…

This past week of October 11, the Contractor continued welding shear studs on the top flanges of the girders.  These are used to create a composite deck section by tying…

This past week of October 4, work accomplished was as follows: Continued placement of wooden deck formwork in exterior bays and galvanized steel stay-in-place deck formwork in interior bays, proceeding…

This past week of September 27, we continued placement of overhang brackets and wooden deck formwork in exterior bays.  At the interior bays (between girders), installation of galvanized steel stay-in-place…

During the past week of September 20, work accomplished was as follows: Continued welding bridge bearings Began placement of overhang brackets and wooden deck formwork in exterior bays Started installation…

During this past week of September 13, work included: Final tightening of bolts at splices and cross frames on the structural steel Welding of bridge bearings began During the week…

This week past week of September 6, the girders over the channel were erected. The channel will be reopened to boating traffic by the end of the day Friday, 9/10,…

The Lake Zoar navigable channel under the Rochambeau Bridge will be closed to marine traffic from Monday, September 13 through Friday, September 17, for erection of structural steel over the…

As of this past week of August 30, thirty-six of the forty-two girders have been set. Beginning Tuesday, September 7, the erection of the remaining six girders directly over the marine…

This past week of August 23, we continued erecting structural steel girders for the new westbound bridge.  Thirty-three (33) of the forty-two (42) girders have been placed, including splicing of…

During this past week of August 16, we continued erecting structural steel girders for the new westbound bridge.  Twenty-four (24) of the forty-two (42) girders have been placed.  This includes…

This past week (the week of August 9, 2021), we began accepting delivery and erecting structural steel girders in Span 4 (between Pier 3 (the easternmost pier) and Abutment 2). …

Work completed the week of August 2, 2021 was as follows: Completed assembly of the 300-ton crane Worked on abutment backwalls/cheekwalls Set up access for the delivery/storage of steel girders…

Work Completed During the Week of July 26, 2021 was as follows: Completed the abutment stem pours Emptied the Waste Stockpile Area by transporting the material excavated from Pier 3…

Completed Work (Week of 7/19/2021) Poured concrete at the Pier 3 Cap (see first photo) and at Abutments 1 and 2 Began mobilizing and assembling a 300-ton crane (see second…

Completed Work (Week of 7/12/2021) Contractor took delivery of a new 300-ton crane in preparation for future steel erection Installed rebar and dowels at Abutment 1 Installed rebar and dowels…

No work is scheduled on the project for Saturday, July 10. Work accomplished during the week of July 5: Poured concrete at the stem section of Pier 3 Formed and…

This past week, the week of June 28, we removed concrete at the top of Pier 3 and formed, drilled and placed dowels and poured concrete for the base portion of…

This past week, the week of June 20, we poured concrete for the Pier Cap at Pier 2 and for modifications to the Abutment 2 footing. On Saturday, June 26, workers…

No work is anticipated on the project Saturday, June 19. This past week of June 7, we continued on the Abutment 2 modifications and placed formwork and rebar at the…

No work on the project is anticipated for Saturday, June 12. This past week, the week of June 6, we: Poured concrete for the modifications to the Abutment 1 footing…

No work is anticipated on Saturday, June 5. Next week, from Monday, June 7, work on the project will be as follows: Continue placing rebar and pouring concrete for modifications…

No work is anticipated Saturday through Monday, 5/29 – 5/31, over the Memorial Day weekend. This past week we poured concrete at the Pier 1 Cap (see photos below). Next…

The Project currently maintains a DEEP permitted ‘Slow – No Wake’ speed restriction through the channel at the I-84 Rochambeau Bridge over Lake Zoar in Newtown/Southbury, CT. With the summer…

No work is anticipated on the project on Saturday, May 15, 2021. During the week of May 17, we will continue reconstructing tops of abutments and piers, which includes: Concrete…

No work is anticipated on the project on Saturday, May 8, 2021. During the week of May 10, we will continue reconstructing tops of abutments and piers, which includes: Concrete…

No work is scheduled for Saturday, May 1. During the week of May 3, we will be completing the construction of the trestle finger at Pier 3 and continue reconstructing…

There will be no work Saturday, April 24. The week of April 26 we will be driving pile and constructing the trestle finger at Pier 3, and will continue reconstructing…

There will be no work Saturday, April 17. The week of April 19, workers will be driving pile for trestle finger at Pier 3 and will continue reconstructing tops of…

No work is anticipated over the weekend of April 10-11. Underdecking work for eastbound bridge is completed for now. During the week of April 12, workers will continue reconstructing the tops of the…

There was a tractor-trailer rollover on Route I-84 at the Rochambeau Bridge in Southbury & Newtown, necessitating the closure of I-84 in both the eastbound and westbound directions this morning…

No work is scheduled this Saturday, March 27. All of the structural steel has been removed from the old westbound bridge. Steel will be cut, processed, and shipped off site…

Removal of structural steel from the existing WB bridge will continue during the week of March 22, 2021, and is anticipated to be completed by the end of the week.…

Removal of structural steel on old westbound bridge will continue on Saturday, March 13 from 6:00 AM, and during next week (the week of March 15, 2021). The navigation channel is…

On Saturday March 6, from 6:00 AM, workers will be assembling cranes and preparing for steel removal from the Westbound Bridge. This work will not generate the kind of noise…

This week workers will be assembling cranes to be used for removal of structural steel from the Westbound Bridge. One crane has been walked from the trestle onto the barge.…

The removal of westbound bridge deck is complete; there will be no work this weekend. Next week, the contractor will mobilize cranes onto the barge and prepare for steel removal, which is…

Due to the snow storms that postponed work this week and last, concrete removal on the western bridge will take place again from Monday, February 15 from 6:00 AM, weather…

The Lake Zoar channel under the Rochambeau Bridge – Construction Update. The contractor on the Rochambeau Bridge will be utilizing barges for demolition, pier reconstruction and steel erection.  The channel…

Demolition of the Western Bridge Begins January 4, 2021 Demolition of the bridge deck will continue to take place between the hours of 6:00 AM and 6:00 PM, Monday through…