Dominique Johnson

Dear Neighbor,

Happy Friday! I hope you have been enjoying your summer. Please see below for information about an exit ramp closure in Norwalk, a back-to-school drive in Westport, and more! 

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing the closure of the Exit 15 on-ramp on I-95 northbound will occur from Sunday, August 4 at 8:00 p.m. through Thursday, August 8, 2024, at 6:00 a.m. The on-ramp at Exit 15 I-95 northbound will be closed for vehicular traffic starting August 4. The road closure will start at 8:00 p.m. and go continuously until 6:00 am on Thursday, August 8, 2024.

LANE CLOSURE / DETOUR INFO

The on-ramp at Exit 15 I-95 northbound will be closed for vehicular traffic starting August 4 at 8:00 p.m. and go continuously until 6:00 am on Thursday, August 8, 2024.

I-95 Northbound via US-7 Route

West avenue traffic north of the Exit 15 on-ramp will be detoured to the US-7 north on-ramp then to the Exit 1 off-ramp and then to US-7 south to I-95 northbound.

I-95 Northbound via Cedar Street

Traffic south of the Exit 15 on-ramp will be detoured onto Cedar Street then to Connecticut Avenue and then to I-95 northbound on-ramp at Exit 14.

The Westport Domestic Violence Task Force (WDVTF) is collecting back-to-school supplies for residents  of the two Domestic Violence Crisis Center (DVCC) safe houses that service our area and DVCC’s community clients. The task force is looking for the following items, new and unused: 

• Backpacks
• Notebooks
• Pens/Pencils/Highlighters/Crayons
• Lunch Boxes
• 3x3 Sticky note pads
• 3 Ring binders
• Graphing Calculators
• Gift cards (Staples, Target, Walmart, Amazon, etc.)

Donations can be left in the collection bins at the following locations:

• Westport Police Department, 50 Jesup Road, Westport
•  Positive Directions, 90 Post Road West, Westport

Donations will be accepted through August 4. 

The annual Roadway Crack Seal Program in Westport kicked off on July 30. The work effort will be daily for one week and will perform maintenance on approximately 12 to 15 miles of various roadways throughout Town. Traffic will not be detoured, but alternating one way traffic flow will be used to route traffic around this continually moving work zone. The roadways will be open for two way traffic as the work crew progresses.

Please follow the directions of the traffic control personnel and travel at a reduced speed through the work zone. Thank you in advance for your patience.

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Additionally, the coalition will partner with heat pump manufacturers, distributors, and installers to increase the availability of air-source and ground-source heat pumps while lowering equipment and installation costs for consumers. This partnership will include significant investment in workforce training, ensuring installers will have access to good-paying careers while delivering more efficient heating and cooling solutions. To learn more, please click HERE.