Drivers beware! A portion of Route 123 near Route 7 will be closed for six days at the end of this week to replace a section of the road at a railroad crossing, announced State Sen. Bob Duff, D-25, and Mayor Richard Moccia at a joint press conference Tuesday.
Local traffic will be rerouted to Catherine Street and Grand Street from Friday, August 6 through Wednesday, Aug. 11.
"There is no good time to do this," said Duff. "The best time will be when we get the end product. It will be so much better than what we have now."
The bumpy surface of the road where it crosses the railroad tracks creates a potentially hazardous situation, said Duff. He first asked the Connecticut Department of Transportation to address the situation in 2007. Duff called the partial, short-term repairs done to the road "band aids." The work will smooth out the bump where the railroad tracks are out of line with the road and offer a permanent repair.
The project will cost approximately $200,000 and be paid for with state DOT funds supplemented with federal money. Bus service will likely augment Metro-North train service on Saturday and Sunday.
Norwalk police officers will be on hand throughout the construction to divert traffic, Moccia said. Concrete barriers will be in place to prevent any cars from traveling along that stretch of Route 123 that is near Dunkin Donuts. Drivers are encouraged to allow extra time to navigate the detours. Norwalk Hospital ambulances and the fire department have also been alerted to the roadblock so drivers can plan alternate routes, said the mayor.
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