If you plan on being one of the almost 2 million New Englanders traveling for Memorial Day weekend, you might want to have a travel plan.
The Connecticut Department of Transportation said all non-emergency construction will be suspended for the holiday, from 6 a.m. on Friday until 6 a.m. on Tuesday.
However, there are some ongoing projects that will continue to have lanes blocked, such as the work in Farmington on Interstate 84 East, between exits 37-39, where three lanes go down to two.
In Hartford and East Hartford, bridge repairs on the Founders Bridge will have the Route 2 westbound ramp closed for bridge work.
The DOT said the biggest congestion area will likely be the drive on Interstate 95 South from New Haven, through Fairfield and into Greenwich. Check traffic cameras and travel issues on the CT Travel Smart website.
No construction projects are scheduled to block lanes in Waterbury on I-84 or Route 8 or along I-95 over the Gold Star Bridge in Groton. However, state officials said crashes and emergency construction can always change the travel situation.
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Local
If you are taking the train, there will be changes for Memorial Day weekend.
The CT Rail Hartford line will operate on a modified schedule.
On Sunday, May 26, trains will operate on a Saturday schedule. On Monday, May 27, they will operate on a Sunday schedule.
Shoreline East will operate on a weekend/holiday schedule.
Friday, May 24:
On Friday, May 24, there are 17 extra "getaway" departures from Grand Central Terminal between roughly 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Some late evening peak trains will be canceled or combined.
New Haven Line
Nine extra “getaway” trains will depart from Grand Central at:
- 12:58 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 2:01 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 2:28 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport, and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 2:31 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison.
- 2:56 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford then all stations between Noroton Heights and South Norwalk.
- 2:59 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, New Rochelle, Larchmont, Mamaroneck and Harrison.
- 3:26 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, then all stations between New Rochelle and Harrison.
- 3:29 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Westport and all stations between Fairfield and New Haven.
- 4 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street, Stamford, and all stations between Bridgeport and New Haven.
The following trains from Grand Central will not operate or are combined:
- The 5:18 p.m. to Harrison and the 5:21 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 5:21 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
- The 5:41 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.
- The 5:57 p.m. to Harrison and 6:02 p.m. to New Rochelle are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:02 p.m., making all stops between Mount Vernon East and Harrison.
- The 6:07 p.m. to New Haven and the 6:13 p.m. to Bridgeport are combined, departing Grand Central at 6:13 p.m., stopping at Harlem-125th Street and all stations between South Norwalk and New Haven.
- The 6:49 p.m. to New Haven will not operate.
- The 7:09 p.m. to Harrison will not operate.
On Saturday, May 25 and Sunday, May 26, a regular weekend schedule will be in effect.
On Monday, May 27, Memorial Day, a Sunday schedule will be in effect on the Harlem, Hudson and New Haven Lines.
Most connecting services will not operate on Memorial Day. However, the Hudson Link will operate on a Saturday schedule.
Grand Central North will be closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
