State officials are celebrating a major milestone for the Interstate 95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program and said they've reached the end of significant work on the largest project the Department of Transportation has taken on in the modern era.
"This bridge is more than simply a roadway to transport people to and from work," Gov. Dannel Malloy said. "It is a new gateway to New England."
Malloy and the commissioner of the state Department of Transportation held a news conference on Thursday morning to make the announcement.
"This has been literally decades in the making. Thousands of people working and becoming a real family that was committed to making this project a success," Transportation Commissioner James Redeker said.
“The newly constructed bridge is a landmark in Connecticut. Completed ahead of schedule and under budget, it is a truly remarkable accomplishment in our ongoing efforts to ensure that the residents of Connecticut have a best-in-class transportation system that boosts our efforts to grow jobs, attract new businesses, and improve the quality-of-life in our state,” Malloy said in a statement.
Malloy and Redeker said the I-95 South off-ramps to I-91 North and Route 34 West, as well as the onramps from Route 34 East to I-95 and I-91 North are complete and opened to drivers this morning.
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The original Q Bridge was designed to hold 40,000 cars per day and the new bridge can carry 100,000 more vehicles.
