Expect Delays On Route 6 In Bethel Next Week

BETHEL, CT — Motorists should expect delays overnight on Route 6 next week.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation has announced a nighttime milling and resurfacing project to be performed on Route 6 / State Road 911, Mount Pleasant Road from the Bethel town line to where Route 6 is Main Street and turns east at the flagpole, becoming Church Hill Road. From the flagpole, Church Hill Road will also be milled and paved, except for the newer sections between Newtown Hardware and the Interstate 84, Exit 10 bridge, as well as the recently improved area around Church Hill Village. This project was planned and budgeted in DOT’s 2020 Resurfacing Program.

The milling on this nighttime project is scheduled to occur on Tuesday, June 16 and completion planned by June 25. The resurfacing part of this project is scheduled to begin July 9, and be completed July 21, unless weather or unforeseen conditions come into play. The regular work schedule for this project is 7:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m., Sundays through Thursdays. No Friday or Saturday night work is planned.

Motorists can expect delays and one-way alternating traffic. Traffic control personnel and signing patterns will be utilized to guide drivers through the work zones, when active. When not active, motorists should be careful of uneven, rough, milled surfaces and watch for raised utility structures that will be highlighted with florescent paint, for visibility. Motorcyclists, bicyclists, runners and walkers should pay special attention.