CT DOT milling and resurfacing work on Rt. 15 Hamden and it's Work Zone Awareness Week

April 24, 2025


 



The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) is announcing that a milling and resurfacing project will be performed on Route 15 Northbound in Hamden. This project is scheduled to occur on Sunday, April 27th and be completed on Monday, June 9th.

The project consists of milling and resurfacing a 3.03-mile segment of Route 15 northbound in Hamden from just north of the Heroes Tunnel to 0.04 miles north of the overpass for Connolly Parkway (just past the Exit 60 on-ramp). This project is scheduled to begin milling on Sunday, April 27th to Monday, May 12th and the resurfacing segment of this project is anticipated to begin on Sunday, May 18th to Monday, June 9th.

Motorists can expect lane closures of Route 15 northbound from the Exit 59 on-ramp to just past the Exit 60 on-ramp in Hamden. Traffic control personnel and signing patterns and state troopers will guide motorists through the work zone. The work schedule for this project is from 7:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M., Sunday night to Friday morning.

Motorists should be aware that modifications or extensions to this schedule may become necessary due to weather delays or other unforeseen conditions. Motorists are advised to maintain a safe speed when driving in this area.
 

April 21-25: Work Zone
Awareness Week

This week is National Work Zone Awareness Week, which honors the workers and professionals who help keep construction zones safe, including highway crews, public works, utility companies, contractors, and law enforcement.  Motorists in Connecticut are urged to take an active role in protecting roadway workers and drivers.  

Work zone crashes remain a major safety issue in Connecticut and nationwide. According to data from the Connecticut Crash Data Repository at UConn, between January 1, 2023, and December 31, 2024, there were more than 2,000 crashes and six fatalities in Connecticut work zones. Nationally in 2022, the most recent year of verifiable data, there were 891 work zone fatalities.

In 2023, during Connecticut’s one-year pilot program for work zone speed safety cameras, nearly 25,000 motorists received written warnings for exceeding speed limits by 15 miles per hour or more in designated work zones. A permanent work zone camera program is expected to launch again in this year.

Click here for up-to-date information, safety tips, and news regarding work zone safety.
 

Rising Costs for Auto Repairs and Insurance

Recent news about tariffs on imported vehicles and parts has raised questions about how this might affect the cost of owning and insuring a car. The Connecticut Insurance Department (CID) wants consumers to understand how changes like these could impact their wallets and what steps they can take to stay protected and save money.

For more information contact the Consumer Affairs Division at insurance@ct.gov or call 1-800-203-3447 or 860-297-3900.
 

Community Events

Hamden's Earth Day Celebration is scheduled for Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. at Town Center Park, 2761 Dixwell Ave.  

 
Click here for more information.
 

Saturday, April 26th from 10:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. is DEA National RX Take Back Day. If you have unused, unwanted, and/or expired OTC and/or prescription medicine in your cabinets, now is a great time to safely dispose of them. Many police departments already have permanent medication drop boxes in their building, but DEA Take Back Day is a great day to dispose of these meds, too.

Click here to find a location nearest to you.
 

The Hamden Symphony Orchestra will conclude their 63rd season with See the Light on Sunday, April 27th at 3:00 P.M. at Hamden Memorial Town Hall (2372 Whitney Ave).

Hamden Symphony is pleased to perform with the talented winners of their 2025 Young Musicians Concerto Competition; Pianist Lina Elwood and Violinists Mia Jung-Pitkin and Philip Larson, who will perform music of Sergei Rachmaninoff, Henryk Wieniawski and Ernest Chausson, respectively. The Orchestra is also eager to welcome 2024 YMCC winner and Hamden resident, clarinetist Mia Gribbon, to perform a selection of Carl Maria von Weber.
 
No tickets are required, $15 Suggested Donation ($10 Students/Seniors) will be accepted at the door.
 
For more information visit www.hamdensymphony.org or call 203-691-5178.
 

The Sleeping Giant Park Association invites you to experience Shinrin Yoku, also known a “forest bathing”, at Sleeping Giant State Park.  The hike will begin at 11:30 A.M. on Sunday, April 27th at the northern end of the Red Circle Trail, along Tuttle Ave. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

The hike will be led by Dr. Jennifer Botwick, adjunct faculty at SCSU in the Dept. of Public Health teaching Stress Management, Wellness and Weight management.

Advanced registration is required, click here to register.

This will be an easy to moderate hike, less than 2 hours with introductory discussion. If cancelled due to weather, you will be contacted by email that morning. All hikers should bring water and have proper clothing and footwear for conditions. Children must be 8 or older. Sorry, no pets.

Shinrin Yoku, or Forest Bathing is a “gateway drug”; i.e. a gateway to nourishing our hearts and mind as we walk mindfully and in silence together. Nature is often seen as something outside of us, but we are Nature, in need of more green time and less screen time. Green time is an essential part of Naturopathic protocols to attain and maintain wellness. Forest Bathing is an accessible and affordable way to reap the benefits of what movement, fresh air and no electronic devices have to offer.

In 2024, Sleeping Giant State Park turned 100 years old! Creating the park was not easy nor quick. This is a dynamic story of early 20th-century conflicting priorities and hard-reached resolutions: destructive commercial interests, the public’s passion for preservation, and thorny legal battles.

On Tuesday, April 29th from 6:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. in the Community Room of the North Haven Memorial Library (17 Elm Street, North Haven) join Trina Learned for a discussion on the park's history.

Her passion for Sleeping Giant State Park came out of a photography course, when assigned hikes led to curiosity led to curiosity about the origin of park buildings and the abandoned quarry. 

Advanced registration is encouraged, click here to register.