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I-95 NEW HAVEN HARBOR CROSSING CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM New Haven, East Haven, Branford, CT

TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN

November 2012 VERSION 3.0

Prepared For: Connecticut Department of Transportation 2800 Berlin Turnpike Newington, Connecticut 06131-7546

Submitted by: Parsons Brinckerhoff 148 Eastern Boulevard, Suite 200 Glastonbury, Connecticut 06033

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Table of Contents

Section Page

• Letter of Endorsement 3

• Preface 4

• TMP Distribution 6

• Revision History / Change Management Process 10

• List of Acronyms 13

• Executive Summary 14

• TMP Roles and Responsibilities 17

• Program Project Descriptions 21

• Existing and Future Conditions 27

• Work Zone Impact Assessment 30

• Work Zone Impacts Management Strategies 34

− Temporary Traffic Control 34 − Transportation Operations 38 − Public Information / Public Outreach 40 • Monitoring 45

• Implementation Costs 51

• Appendix

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Reference Documents

Note: PDF files of the Reference Documents are included on the attached disk. • Accident Reports & Tables

• Contract Plans and Special Provisions (See the Appendix for Lists) − Contract B − Contract E − Reconstruction of I-95 NB in the Long Wharf Area − Reconstruction of Waterfront Street − Route 34 East Downtown Crossing − Reconstruction of I-95 Over West River

• I-95 Diversion Route Plans – New Haven Area

• Construction News Bulletins

• Press Releases

• i95newhaven.com Website Trends Report

• Transit & TSM Components - Summary Report January 2010 to December 2010 by Rideworks

• Comments and Responses

• Reports of Meetings

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Preface

The I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program (Program) is deemed “significant” for work zone concerns due to the potential for mobility impacts during construction, which requires that a Transportation Management Plan (TMP) be developed and implemented in accordance with the ConnDOT Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy and Implementation Plan (ConnDOT General Memorandum 07-09, dated September 18, 2007) for compliance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Work Zone regulations contained in 23 CFR 630 Subpart J, referred to as the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule. This TMP covers the following active and future Program projects and ‘related projects’ as follows: State Project Project Status/Phase No. Program Contracts • Contract B 92-532 Construction • Contract E 92-531 Construction . I-95SB to I-91NB Two-Lane 92-622 Construction Connection . SB West Approach Structure 92-627 Construction • Contaminated Soil Manager 2 92-638 Construction • Long Wharf Contract 92-649 Bidding Phase/Construction • Contaminated Soil Manager 3 92-639 Design/Contract Formation/Construction • Q-Bridge Force Account (P&W RR) 92-617 Design/Contract Formation/Construction Other Contracts • Boathouse Platform Breakout (Parcel H) 92-651 Bidding Phase/Construction • Boathouse (Parcel H) 92-570 Design/Contract Formation/Construction • Shoreline Stabilization (Parcel G) 92-571 Design/Contract Formation/Construction Related Contracts • Waterfront Street Reconstruction 92-541 Construction • Route 34 (Phase 1) CNH Bidding Phase/Construction • West River Bridge Replacement 92-522 Design/Contract Formation/Construction • Route 34 (Full Build) CNH Design/Contract Formation/Construction • Farmington Canal Greenway (Phase IV) CNH Design

The TMP covered the following completed projects: State Project Project Status/Phase No. Program Contracts • State Street Station 92-529 Complete • Contract D 14-173 Complete • Contract D1 43-125 Complete • Contract C1 43-122 Complete • Contract C2 92-533/569 Complete • Contract E1 92-581 Complete • Contract GNHWPCA 92-613 Complete • Contract B1 92-618 Complete • Contract E2 92-619 Construction Complete

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State Project Project Status/Phase No. Program Contracts • Primary WSA 92-620 Complete • Emergency CSM Contract 92-599 Complete • Contaminated Soil Manager 1 92-602 Complete • BH/FF Salvage/Demolition 92-601 Complete • Farnum Court Noise Wall 92-596 Complete • Q-Bridge Emergency Deck Repairs 92-610 Complete • Q-Bridge Emergency Repairs 92-634 Complete • Waterfront Street Railroad 92-586 Complete • Advanced Utilities Contract 92-538 Complete • Advanced SNET / Amtrak Contract 92-558 Complete • IMS Extension Projects 14-170/92-524 Complete Related Contracts • Howard Avenue 92-603 Complete • West River Repairs 92-636 Complete

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TMP DISTRIBUTION LIST

Federal Highway Administration Connecticut Division 628-2 Hebron Avenue, Suite 303 Glastonbury, CT 06033

Ms. Amy Jackson-Grove Control No. 1 Division Administrator

(Vacant) Control No. 2 Assistant Division Administrator

Mr. Dave Nardone Control No. 3 Major Projects Team Leader

Mr. Robert Ramirez Control No. 4 ITS and Operations Engineer

Mr. Lamin Williams Control No. 5 Area Engineer (Construction)

Connecticut Department of Transportation 2800 Berlin Turnpike Newington, Connecticut 06111

Mr. James P. Redeker Control No. 6 Commissioner

Anna M. Barry Control No. 7 Deputy Commissioner

Mr. Thomas A. Harley Control No. 8 Bureau Chief – Bureau of Engineering & Construction

• Office of Construction 2800 Berlin Turnpike Newington, Connecticut 06111

Mr. Lewis S. Cannon Control No. 9 Construction Administrator

Mr. James Connery Control No. 10 Construction Division Chief

• Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations - District 3 P.O. Box L, 140 Pond Lily Avenue New Haven, Connecticut 06525-0111

Mr. Mark D. Rolfe Control No. 11 District Engineer – District 3/3A

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• Bureau of Engineering and Highway Operations - District 3A 424 Chapel Street New Haven, Connecticut 06511

Mr. Brian Mercure Control No. 12 Program Director / Assistant District Engineer

Mr. John S. Dunham Control No. 13 Transportation Supervising Engineer

Mr. Vladislav Kaminsky Control No. 14 Transportation Supervising Engineer

Mr. Ghazi Alsaqri Control No. 15 Project Engineer

Mr. John Antonucci Control No. 16 Project Engineer

Mr. Mathew Briggs Control No. 17 Project Engineer

Mr. Mohammad Masoud Control No. 18 Project Engineer

• Office of Engineering 2800 Berlin Turnpike Newington, Connecticut 06111

Mr. James H. Norman Control No. 19 Engineering Administrator

Mr. Timothy J. Wilson Control No. 20 Manager of Highway Design Acting Manager of Bridge Design

Mr. Charles S. Harlow Control No. 21 Principal Engineer (Traffic Engineering)

(Vacant) Control No. 22 Principal Engineer (Consultant Design - Structures)

Mr. Richard Armstrong Control No. 23 Principal Engineer (Consultant Design - Highways)

Mr. Timothy D. Fields Control No. 24 Transportation Supervising Engineer (Consultant Design - Structures)

Mr. Brian J. Natwick Control No. 25 Transportation Supervising Engineer (Consultant Design - Highway)

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Mr. Gregory Soja Control No. 26 Transportation Engineer III (Consultant Design - Highway)

Mr. John Dudzinski Control No. 27 Transportation Engineer III (Consultant Design - Highway)

GEC Mr. Anthony A. Moretti Control No. 28 Project Manager Parsons Brinckerhoff 148 Eastern Boulevard Suite 200 Glastonbury, CT 06033-4321

Mr. Joseph A. D’Agostino Control No. 29 Deputy Project Manager Parsons Brinckerhoff 424 Chapel Street New Haven, CT 06511

SDC’s Mr. James A. Platosh Control No. 30 Project Manager URS Corporation 500 Enterprise Drive, Suite 3B Rocky Hill, CT 06067

Mr. David Isabelle Control No. 31 Project Manager H.W. Lochner, Inc. 2110 Silas Deane Highway Rocky Hill, CT 06067

CE&I Consulting Engineers Mr. Christopher J. Hylas Control No. 32 Resident Engineer H.W. Lochner, Inc. 424 Chapel Street New Haven, CT 06511

Mr. Charles Johnson Control No. 33 Resident Engineer Ammann & Whitney 424 Chapel Street New Haven, CT 06511

Mr. Francisco Ribas Control No. 34 Resident Engineer Gannett Fleming 424 Chapel Street New Haven, CT 06511

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General Contractors Mr. Aaron Tubbs Control No. 35 Senior Project Manager Walsh Construction Company – PCL Joint Venture II 414A Chapel Street, Suite 300 New Haven, CT 06511

Mr. Michael Daley Control No. 36 Project Manager O & G Industries / Tutor Perini Joint Venture 414A Chapel Street New Haven, CT 06511

Jeffrey Lower Control No. 37 Vice President RED Technologies 10 Northwood Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002

(Vacant) Control No. 38 Project Manager Empire Paving Inc. 30 Bernhard Road North Haven, CT 06473

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Revision History:

TMP TMP Page Date Description Version Revision Revision 2.0 1 06/2009 Initial Release 2.0 2 06/2010 Revisions required to address ConnDOT/FHWA action items and comments from 07/17/09 TMP review meeting: • TMP change management process added to Appendix; • Revision history page added at front of TMP; • Contact information updated; • Updated I-95/I-91 Accident Tables and Traffic Accident Experience Reports; • Updated “Project Descriptions” section; • Revised “Existing and Future Conditions” section re: traffic predictions during construction, data collection, and modeling; • Updates to M&PT operations procedures and forms; • Updated Program schedules; • Added TMP cost estimates for Contracts B1, B, E2, and E; • Updated Contract E key plans; • Updated TMP organizational chart; • Updated public notification process flowchart; • Contract E plans and special provisions added under “Exhibits”. 2.0 3 01/2012 Revisions required to ConnDOT/FHWA action items and comments from 11/29/11 TMP review meeting: • Acronym list updated; • Contact information updated; • Updated “Project Descriptions” section; • Updated “Work Zone Impacts Assessment” section; • Updated “Work Zone Impacts Management Strategies” section; • Updated “Monitoring” section; • Updated I-95/I-91 Accident Tables and Traffic Accident Experience Reports; • Updates to M&PT operations procedures and forms; • Updated Program schedules; • Updated TMP organizational chart; • Updated Contact List; • Updated TMP Personnel List; • Updated Specification list for Contracts B and E

3.0 11/2012 • Update Contact Information • Update “Project Descriptions” • Update “List of Acronyms” • Added “Work Zone Management Strategies Matrix • Added “Corridor-Wide Traffic Shift Preparation and Coordination Information • Update “Work Zone Impact Assessment”

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List of Acronyms

ADT Average Daily Traffic AECOM AECOM ATA American Trucking Associations ATSSA American Traffic Safety Services Association BLA Berger, Lehman Associates, P.C. BOC Bridgeport Operations Center CCTV Closed Circuit Television CE&I Construction Engineering and Inspection CHAMP Connecticut Highway Assistance Motorist Program CJM Close, Jensen, and Miller CMS Changeable Message Sign CPM Critical Path Method CSM Contaminated Soil Manager CT DEEP Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection COPM Connecticut Office of Policy and Management ConnDOT Connecticut Department of Transportation ConnDOT CE Design ConnDOT Consultant Design ConnDOT Dist. 3A ConnDOT District 3A - Construction ConnDOT OOC ConnDOT Office of Construction ConnDOT Traffic ConnDOT Division of Traffic Engineering ConnDOT Highway Operations ConnDOT Division of Highway Operations ConnDOT Communications ConnDOT Office of Communications CW Corridor-Wide DAS Department of Administrative Services DBE Disadvantaged Business Enterprise DWR Inspectors Daily Work Report EEO Equal Employment Opportunities FAQ’s Frequently Asked Questions FEIS Final Environmental Impact Statement FHWA Federal Highway Administration FTA Federal Transit Administration GC Construction Contractor / General Contractor GEC General Engineering Consultant GF Gannett Fleming GNHWPCA Greater New Haven Water Pollution Control Authority HAR Highway Advisory Radio HDM Highway Design Manual HOV High Occupancy Vehicle HWL H.W. Lochner, Inc. ICDC Intermodal Concept Development Committee IMS Incident Management System IR Inspection Report MNRR Metro-North Railroad MOA Memorandum of Agreement MPO Municipal Planning Organization M&PT Maintenance and Protection of Traffic MUTCD Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices NHHA New Haven Harbor Access NHHC New Haven Harbor Crossing NHS National Highway System NTC Notice to Contractor OJT On-the-Job Training Operations Center ConnDOT Bridgeport Operations Center 11

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PB Parsons Brinckerhoff PCBC Precast Concrete Barrier Curb PCM Primavera Contract Manager PCN Project Change Notification PCO Potential Change Order PE Preliminary Engineering PI/PO Public Information / Public Outreach PMP Project Management Plan Program I-95 New Haven Crossing Corridor Improvement Program PS&E Plans, Specifications and Estimate PTG Parsons Transportation Group PWRR Providence and Worcester Railroad Q&A Questions & Answers QA/QC Quality Assurance/Quality Control Q–Bridge Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge QCM Quality Control Manager RFC Request for Change RFI Request for Information RFQ Request for Qualifications RFP Request for Proposal ROD Record of Decision ROW Rights of Way RTMS Remote Traffic Monitoring Sensors SBC Small Business Enterprise SCRCOG South Central Connecticut Region Council of Government SDC Section Design Consultant SDEIS Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement SHPO State Historic Preservation Office SLE Shore Line East SOV Single Occupancy Vehicle STC State Traffic Commission TAVS ConnDOT Traffic Accident Viewing System TBD To Be Determined TCWP Traffic Control Work Plan TIP Transportation Improvement Program TL-3 Test Level 3, as defined in NCHRP 350 TMO Transportation Management Organization TMP Transportation Management Plan TO Transportation Operations TIM Traffic Incident Management TPCBC Temporary Precast Concrete Barrier Curb TSM Transportation System Management TTC Temporary Traffic Control UI United Illuminating URS URS Corporation USACOE United States Army Corps of Engineers USCG United States Coast Guard VE Value Engineering VMS Variable Message Signing WZ Work Zone

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Executive Summary

The I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor Improvement Program (Program) is the largest transportation improvement initiative ever undertaken by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CONNDOT). The Program is a multi-modal transportation improvement program that includes operational, safety and capacity improvements to approximately 11.5 kilometers (7.2 miles) of Interstate 95 in New Haven, East Haven and Branford from Interchange 46 (Sargent Drive/Long Wharf Drive, New Haven) to Interchange 54 (Cedar Street, Branford). The replacement of the existing Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (I-95 over New Haven Harbor / Quinnipiac River) (locally known as the “Q” Bridge), with a new signature, ten-lane extradosed bridge is the centerpiece of the Program. The Program also includes the reconstruction of the I-95 / I-91 / Route 34 Interchange in New Haven. Transit enhancements including the new Shore Line East commuter rail station at State Street in New Haven, which was completed and opened for service in 2002. The Program’s transportation and transit elements were developed to meet regional and community goals, and to satisfy the purpose and need of the Program as outlined in the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and Record of Decision (ROD). Specific Program goals include: • Operational and safety improvements to reduce accident rates; • Capacity improvements to ease traffic congestion; • Construction of a new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge to eliminate existing deficiencies and meet modern standards; and • Enhanced access to and marketing of alternative transportation. There is a relatively high level of disruption to the traveling public on I-95, I-91 and Route 34 and local roads including U.S. Route 1 due to the high traffic volumes and congestion combined with the extensive construction activities required to complete the Program. Constructed in the late 1950s, this stretch of interstate roadway is part of the heavily traveled northeast corridor between New York and Boston. It is situated in a densely populated, developed urban area with a mixture of commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential properties. Traffic volumes on I-95 in this area are currently in excess of 140,000 vehicles per day, more than three times the 40,000 vehicles per day it was designed to carry. The Program is deemed “significant” for work zone concerns due to the potential for mobility impacts during construction, which requires that a Transportation Management Plan (TMP) be developed and implemented in accordance with the ConnDOT Work Zone Safety and Mobility Policy and Implementation Plan (ConnDOT General Memorandum 07-09, dated September 18, 2007) for compliance with the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Work Zone regulations contained in 23 CFR 630 Subpart J, referred to as the Work Zone Safety and Mobility Rule. To best serve the mobility and safety needs of the traveling public, highway construction workers, businesses and communities, the TMP was developed for the Program to achieve the goals of reducing traffic and mobility impacts, improve safety, and promote coordination within and around the work zone while ensuring the quality of work. As required by the Policy, the TMP has been developed and is implemented in cooperation with and in consultation with the following stakeholders: • FHWA • ConnDOT • Municipalities • Local/community associations • Law enforcement officials and emergency responders • City of New Haven - Port Authority Commission, Port Cooperative, and terminal operators • Businesses and Business Associations

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• Adjacent property owners/occupants/residents • Amtrak and P&W Railroad • Transit providers • Freight haulers / movers • Public/private utility suppliers/distributors • Environmental groups • Schools • General public • Construction Engineering and Inspection Consultants • Construction Contractors / General Contractors • Section Design Consultants • General Engineering Consultant

ConnDOT and its representatives, including the General Engineering Consultant (GEC), Construction Engineering and Inspection Consultants (CE&I) and the Construction Contractors / General Contractor (GC) will implement the TMP and continually monitor and manage the work zones during construction. ConnDOT is supported by the GEC with the following services: general engineering assignments, design and construction management, project controls, design reviews, review and coordination of corridor-wide maintenance and protection of traffic (CW M&PT) and public information/public outreach (PI/PO). The TMP is a dynamic, living document that will be monitored, adjusted and updated as warranted based on field observations, operational information and lessons learned.

Work Zone Impacts Management Strategy The components of the Work Zone Impacts Management Strategy developed for the Program are summarized below and fully detailed in a separate section of the TMP. • Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) • Transportation Operations (TO) • Public Information/Public Outreach (PI/PO)

Temporary Traffic Control Plan The TTC are provisions in the Contract that are developed during design for each construction contract of the Program for use during construction to manage the work zone safety and mobility impacts of the individual construction projects and throughout the entire Program area. The TTC is incorporated into each set of construction contract documents the Contract through Corridor-Wide Maintenance and Protection of Traffic / Construction Staging Plans and other plans and specifications including special provisions, that specify and coordinate the travel lanes, signing, pavement markings, temporary barriers and other traffic control devices necessary to maintain traffic through the work zones in each contract, and adjacent contracts when required. The plans and special provisions conform to the ConnDOT Highway Design Manual - Chapter 14, and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD). The special provisions in each contract clearly identify when, where, and the number of lanes that are to remain open and which lanes may be impacted at any given time for all roadways within the individual contract limits. The special provisions require that the contractors coordinate their work with that of the adjacent contracts and maintain construction staging and scheduling so as not to affect adjacent contract construction staging and scheduling. Coordination and consultation with the stakeholders has been maintained throughout the development of the TTC and is on-going during the implementation of the TTC in construction through the following: • Bi-weekly Progress, Design and Schedule Meetings for each construction contract;

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• Weekly Corridor-Wide M&PT Meetings attended by all construction contracts and interested stakeholders; • New Haven Port Authority Commission and Port Coop Meetings; • Issue-specific Meetings with individual stakeholders as conditions warrant; • Press Releases; • Construction News Bulletins; • I-95 New Haven Program website; • ConnDOT website The TTC will be continually monitored, adjusted and updated as warranted based on field observations, operational information and lessons learned. Changes to the contract documents will be completed as required through Construction Change Order process as specified in the ConnDOT Construction Manual. Changes to the TMP will be incorporated as required.

Transportation Operations TO strategies are employed to mitigate the work zone impacts through the following methods: • Improvements to the existing multi-modal system, including the new State Street Railroad Station, and Shoreline East Commuter Railroad Stations, marketing of transit incentives such as employer voluntary flextime work schedules, preferential parking for rideshare participants, and public information and outreach including providing real-time traffic information to commuters; • Corridor-wide Management including maintaining the existing number of travel lanes on I-95, I-91, Route 34, and U.S. Route 1 during the most heavily traveled ‘peak’ time periods, and coordination between adjacent construction contracts; • Work Zone Safety Management including speed limit reduction through the work zone, use of Temporary Precast Concrete Barrier Curb (TPCBC) to protect the traveling public and the construction workers in the work zones, enhancement of highway advisory radio (HAR) and electronic variable message signing (VMS), TMP Monitors (See Appendix - TMP Organizational Chart) and Worksite Traffic Supervisors; • Traffic/Incident Management (TIM) and Enforcement including the expansion/enhancement of the IMS along I-95 and I-91, wrecker service, coordination with media outlets, dedicated local and state police enforcement.

Safely maintaining traffic flow on I-95, I-91, Route 34 and U.S. Route 1 throughout the individual contract and program limits is of primary importance as is the safety of workers in the work zones. The impacts from construction are constantly monitored with adjustments made to the TO strategies to accommodate field conditions as they are warranted.

Public Information/Public Outreach PI/PO has been intrinsic to the success of the Program from the outset. A PI/PO Program was developed to proactively mitigate possible negative effects to the traveling public from the work zone construction operations. The GEC in conjunction with ConnDOT District 3A – Construction, Office of Construction, and Office of Communications has developed and implemented the PI/PO program through the following public awareness and motorist information strategies: • Public Informational Meetings/Presentations have been held for various public and private groups since October 1999. They are held as needed and as requested to keep the information line open to the community. • Program Website was created to fully communicate all aspects of the Program to the public. The website, www.i95newhaven.com, was launched in December 2000. The following is some of the information that is provided on the website:

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− Detailed design and construction information for each contract including project scopes and schedules, and participants including contractors and consultants; − Detailed information about the Program, including overview, goals and history; − Construction News bulletins, Construction Updates bulletins, Fact Sheets; − Real-time traffic alerts including lanes closure and detour information; − Automatic email notifications for those who sign up to receive information about the Program, including, lane closures, detours and other important construction and construction-related activities and transportation alternatives; − Information on ‘Making the Commute’ including Alternative Transportation Options, Traffic and Detours Map and information, links to ConnDOT Highway Cameras and information on Highway Advisory Radio; − Links to related web sites • Maintain Media Contacts with regional and local newspapers by the GEC in coordination with the ConnDOT Office of Communications. As the Program activities intensify contact with the papers, television and radio stations increase. Reporters are furnished with story ideas and press releases for contract milestones such as award of contract and construction completion. • Construction News Bulletins that provide timely information about current and upcoming construction activities and traffic and pedestrian related impacts for all Program contracts are developed by the GEC. Information is also included for adjacent non-Program construction projects if activities may impact the Program work zone. Bulletins are distributed to local residents and businesses via email. Hard copies are distributed when warranted.

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TMP Roles and Responsibilities The principal agencies responsible for the overall Program are the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT - owner) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA). ConnDOT is responsible for managing, planning, obtaining environmental approvals, financing, designing, right-of-way acquisitions, and construction of the Program. The FHWA provides oversight from a federal perspective with respect to funding, project management, permitting, designing, and construction. Other Program participants include: • General Engineering Consultant (GEC) for the Program is PB. The GEC supports ConnDOT with coordination and oversight duties of design and construction phase activities, performs general design and construction engineering tasks, performs project / program controls tasks, prepares and maintains the program schedule, performs construction planning tasks and prepares construction planning schedules, reviews construction schedules, performs technical reviews of the milestone design submissions (Corridor-wide M&PT, Constructability, Costs, etc.), developed corridor-wide maintenance and protection of traffic / construction staging plans and oversight of the implementation in the design and construction and provides public information services. PB also provides specialized technical services in support of the highway design contracts completed by the Section Design Consultants. • Section Design Consultants (SDC) for the highway improvement projects are: − URS Corporation (URS) (Contracts C2, B1, B, E) − Close, Jensen, and Miller (CJM) (Contracts C1, C2) − H.W. Lochner Inc. (HWL) (Contracts E1, E2, E) − Parsons (formerly PTG) (Contract D) − Langan Associates (LA) (Boathouse at Canal Dock Road – Platform, Boathouse Facility) • Construction Engineering and Inspection (CE&I) firms to date include: − H.W. Lochner, Inc. (GNHWPCA Contract, Contracts B1, B); − Gannett Fleming (Contracts C2, E2); − Berger, Lehman Associates (Contract E). • Construction Contractors/General Contractors (GC) to date include: − Cianbro/Middlesex Joint Venture (CMJV) (Contract B1) − Walsh Construction Company (WCC) (Contract E2) − Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman (Q-Bridge Emergency Repairs) − O & G Industries, Inc. (Contracts C1 & C2) − The Middlesex Corp. (TMC) (Contract D, GNHWPCA) − Earth Technologies Inc. (ETI) (CSM) − Walsh Construction Company – PCL Joint Venture II (WPJV) (Contract B) − R.E.D. Technologies LLC (RED) (CSM2, Reconstruction of Waterfront Street) − O & G Industries/Tutor Perini Joint Venture (OGTPJV) (Contract E) − Empire Paving, Inc. (EPI) (Long Wharf Reconstruction) • The South Central Connecticut Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG), the region’s Municipal Planning Organization (MPO) for the south central region of Connecticut, is responsible for the preparation of the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP), which identifies federally funded surface transportation projects to be implemented in the South Central Connecticut region. SCRCOG works with local municipalities, ConnDOT, FHWA, FTA, and the Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (COPM) in preparing the TIP. • The CT DEEP, USCG, USACOE, the City of New Haven, the Town of Branford, the Town of East Haven, the New Haven Port Authority, the Port Co-op, as well as Federal and State resource and

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regulatory agencies provide input and support to the Program in the form of technical reviews, permit approvals, and community input. • City of New Haven, Town of East Haven, Town of Branford • Utility Companies: UI, AT&T, SCCRWA, SCG, GNHWPCA, Buckeye Pipeline Company, Magellan Midstream Partners • Amtrak & P&W Railroad

The construction contractors/general contractors (GC), ConnDOT District 3A - Construction, CE&I Consultants and PB are responsible for the implementation of the TMP components as indicated in “Overview of TMP Responsibilities by Organization” table located in the Appendix. For each contract in the Program, the CE&I, Resident Engineer / Chief Inspector are responsible for overseeing the execution of the Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (M&PT) plans and associated special revisions. Corridor-Wide M&PT coordination is required for the successful completion of the projects. In addition, the special provisions for Contracts B1, E2, B, and E require the GC to provide the services of certified personnel to act as the “worksite traffic supervisor” for the contract. This person is to be trained in work zone activities and have authority to implement the TMP. They will be responsible for coordination of the TTC plans with the adjacent projects and will be expected to attend weekly coordination meetings. As part of construction management support, the GEC provides general program/construction management services associated with all active Program construction contracts. This includes M&PT/traffic engineering support. The GEC provides on-call technical support for M&PT issues relating to Program construction activities and contract interfaces. Additionally, the GEC performs the following: • Reviews and evaluates changes to the M&PT, including staging and limitations of operations revisions; • Reviews and provides recommendations to ConnDOT on Case 1 (Revisions to Contract Traffic Staging Plans), Case 2 (Revisions to Limitation of Operations and Prosecution and Progress Provisions) and Case 3 revisions with regards to traffic operations (see the Appendix). • Monitors the M&PT of the active Program construction contracts. It is anticipated that weekly “field meetings/site tours” with responsible contract staff will be held to review M&PT activities. This includes monitoring the on-going construction for conformance to the contract plans and specifications and alerting contract personnel of any deficiencies and recommending mitigation measures, if required. At weekly M&PT Meetings and Construction PM Meetings issues will be discussed and resolved; • Facilitate coordination of corridor-wide lane closures, traffic patterns, and uniformity of M&PT controls between each of the on-going Program contracts; • Monitors the use of the pay item “Trafficperson” for each construction contract and on a corridor- wide basis for conformance with the contract plans and specifications. It should be noted that the pay item for “Trafficperson (State Police Officer)” has been removed from the contracts. ConnDOT has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Department of Public Safety that provides for the direct reimbursement of State Police services on active construction projects;

District 3A / Program Office A separate ConnDOT District, District 3A – Construction, was established in 2007 for the administration of the Program and other related New Haven area projects. The District 3A Office was established in November 2008, and is located at 424 Chapel Street, New Haven. The office houses staff for ConnDOT – District 3A, CTDEEP, CE&I Consultants, representatives of the SDC’s and the GEC. Program and individual project construction meetings are held in the District 3A Office. Previously, the District 3A Office was located at 160 Sargent Drive, in New Haven. The Sargent Drive location was established in 2005 and was referred to as the ‘Q-Bridge Program Office’ prior to the establishment of District 3A.

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Stakeholders From the outset of the Program there has been coordination with municipalities and other stakeholders regarding coordination of the design and construction. Public meetings with community organizations, business associations, and interested citizens have been held by ConnDOT and the GEC. The SDC’s have been involved when required. At Design Coordination meetings, input on M&PT was received from the affected municipalities, police and fire departments, emergency responders, business leaders and adjacent owner / operators. Partnering Workshops were held to provide municipal officials, engineers and planners the opportunity to assist in the decision-making process and keep them informed of the ongoing engineering and construction activities. Coordination and consultation with the stakeholders during construction activities is maintained through: • Bi-weekly Progress, Design and Schedule Meetings for each construction contract; • Weekly Corridor-Wide M&PT Meetings including all construction contracts and interested stakeholders; • New Haven Port Authority Commission and Port Coop Meetings; • Issue-specific Meetings with individual stakeholders as conditions warrant; • Press Releases; • Construction News Bulletins; • I-95 New Haven Program website; • ConnDOT website

TMP Organization The various Program participants have a variety of responsibilities for developing, implementing, monitoring, and assessing, etc. the various aspects of the TMP. ConnDOT, the construction contractors, the CE&I consultants, the SDC’s, and the GEC, etc. have specific roles and responsibilities defined herein. ‘Overview of TMP Responsibilities by Organization’ and ‘Summary of TMP Action Items’ tables, included in the Appendix, identifies the responsible party for each TMP component for all contracts covered under this TMP. The organizational chart for the Program ‘Construction,’ annotated to include the TMP specific roles, is also included in the Appendix.

The following is a list of the roles and responsibilities of the TMP team:

TMP Manager The TMP Manager for ConnDOT is the Assistant District Engineer, District 3A - Construction. The GEC reports directly to the TMP Manager and provides support for the development and implementation of the TMP and specific task assignments as required and as directed.

TMP Implementation Task Leaders The TMP Implementation Task Leaders for ConnDOT are the Transportation Supervising Engineers. The GEC also provides support to the TMP Implementation Task Leaders on items such as; first contact on M&PT issues, public information, incident management design and coordination, and specific task assignments. The TMP Implementation Task Leaders for the construction contractors are the designated M&PT Supervisors who are responsible for the overall day-to-day management of the contractors M&PT activities and personnel.

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TMP Monitors The TMP Monitors for ConnDOT are the Project Engineers assigned to each construction contract. The Project Engineers are supported by the Consultant CE&I firms, specifically the resident engineers, assistant resident engineers and chief inspectors on each construction contract. As indicated above, the GEC provides additional support to the TMP Monitors on items such as; first contact on M&PT issues, public information, incident management design and coordination, and specific task assignments. The TMP Monitors for the construction contractors are the designated M&PT Coordinators responsible for overall project coordination and managing the work efforts of the Worksite Traffic Supervisors, all reporting requirements, and work activities covered under the Special Provision “Worksite Traffic Supervisor”.

Worksite Traffic Supervisor The Worksite Traffic Supervisor for ConnDOT are the inspector(s) on each construction contract designated to be responsible for the oversight of the day-to-day M&PT operations. The Worksite Traffic Supervisors for the construction contractors are the designated certified personnel required to be present on site during all hours that traffic control signing patterns for temporary lane and/or shoulder closures, temporary traffic shifts, and temporary detours required to complete construction operations are in place on any roadway on the contract. The Worksite Traffic Supervisor is responsible for the satisfactory performance of all duties and requirements as specified in the Special Provision “Worksite Traffic Supervisor”, and as directed by the Engineer. For additional details of the Worksite Traffic Supervisor see the “Work Zone Impacts Management Strategies” section.

TMP Approval The TMP has been approved by the FHWA and ConnDOT as indicated on the Endorsement page.

Contacts Organizational Chart, TMP Personnel, Contact Information and MPT Contact List are provided in the Appendix.

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Program Project Descriptions The Program consists of the following construction contracts (See the Appendix for Key Plans and Schedules):

State Project No. 92-532 (Contract B) Contract B in New Haven, designed by URS, consists of constructing the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Q-Bridge) (I-95 over the Quinnipiac River, P&W RR, East Street, Forbes Avenue, Waterfront Street, Stiles Street). The project limits extend for the full length of the bridge (approximately 1,500 meters (1.0 mile)). The new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge will accommodate five travel lanes with full inside and outside shoulders in each direction. Contract B constructs the Main Span Structure consisting of a 308.7 m long extradosed cable-stayed bridge with a 157 m main span and 75.9 m back spans, and completes the I-95 NB West Approach Structure initiated in Contract B1 and the East Approach Structure. Construction of the I-95 SB West Approach Structure of the Q-Bridge will be completed under State Project No. 92-627 as part of Contract E described below.

State Project No. 92-531 (Contract E) Contract E in New Haven, designed by HWL, consists of the reconstruction of the I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange. The project includes the reconfiguration of the Interchange to eliminate left lane on and off- ramps, provides two lane interstate-to-interstate connections and three travel lanes with full shoulders on I-95 through the interchange. The project extends for approximately 1,600 meters (1 mile) of I-95 from Canal Dock Road to East Street and for approximately 1100 meters (3500 feet) of I-91 from Canal Dock Road to Ives Street. Contract E includes construction of sixteen bridges, numerous retaining walls, new drainage systems, signing, traffic signals, and lighting. To facilitate maintenance and protection of traffic and to eliminate most of the inter-contract dependencies, Contract E also includes construction of State Project Nos. 92-627 (I-95 SB West Approach Structure) and State Project No. 92-622 (I-95 SB to I-91 NB Two-Lane Connection).

State Project No. 92-627 (I-95 SB West Approach Structure) (included in Contract E) This project designed by URS will be constructed as part of Contract E and includes construction of the I- 95 SB West Approach Structure of the new Q-Bridge. Additionally, the work includes maintenance and protection of traffic and stage construction work on the previously completed portions of the Q-Bridge in Contracts B1 and B after Corridor-Wide MPT Phase 15 Traffic Shift, including removal of temporary barrier, lighting and drainage, and the installation of permanent median barrier, bridge drainage, latex modified concrete, striping and signing for the entire I-95 NB Q-Bridge. Incorporating this work into the Contract E construction contract reduces the size and duration of Contract B, facilitates maintenance and protection of traffic and eliminates numerous inter-contract dependencies.

State Project No. 92-622 (I-95 SB to I-91 NB Two-Lane Connection) (Included in Contract E) This project designed by HWL will be constructed as part of Contract E and will provide the completed two-lane interstate to interstate connection from I-95 SB to I-91 NB, by the widening of I-91 NB from Ives Street to Interchange 3 that includes construction of a 1,200 meter operational lane. The work includes the widening of three bridges, construction of retaining walls, drainage, illumination, signing and IMS modifications.

State Project No. 92-649 (Long Wharf Reconstruction Project) Since Contract E2 was scheduled to be the final condition for Long Wharf, the Department and the Federal Highway Association (FHWA) determined that an additional study was needed to improve the weave distance between the I-95 NB On-ramp from Long Wharf Drive (Interchange 46) and the I-95 NB Off-ramp to Route 34 WB. The study concluded that a modified roundabout at Long Wharf Drive / Long Wharf Extension should be designed for Interchange 46. The Department submitted the proposed design

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under a Reevaluation of the FEIS / Section (4f) for the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Improvement Program and the FHWA concurred that the FEIS / Section (4f) and ROD are still valid and supplemental documentation or studies are not required to incorporate SPN 92-649 into the program. Subsequent to the submission of the proposed design, the City of New Haven requested additional design review and proposed revisions to reduce construction impacts. Significant modifications were made, resulting in the elimination of the roundabout and reduction in impacts to adjacent park areas.

SPN 92-649 was submitted to the FHWA for Design Approval, with Notice-to-Proceed for Final Design in summer 2010. Final Design Plan (FDP) was completed summer of 2012. Construction is anticipated to start in early 2013 and complete in the summer of 2014.

State Project No. 92-618 (Contract B1) Contract B1 in New Haven, designed by URS, is a breakout contract of the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Q-Bridge) being constructed under State Project No. 92-532 (Contract B). Contract B1 consists of the construction of portions of the I-95 NB West Approach Structure of the new Q-Bridge including Ramp I, Ramp N/O and I-95 NB, and the Main Span Foundations – Stage 1 (in-water foundations for the extradosed cable-stayed main span portion of the new Q-Bridge). The construction was completed ‘off line’ from I-95 thereby minimizing impacts to interstate traffic. Contract B1 construction was completed in August, 2011. Contract B1 also included roadway reconstruction, drainage and traffic signal improvements on Hamilton Street, East Street, Waterfront Street and U.S. Route 1, locally referred to as Water Street and Forbes Avenue.

State Project No. 92-619 (Contract E2) Contract E2 in New Haven, designed by HWL, is a breakout of the Reconstruction of the I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange to be completed under State Project No. 92-531 (Contract E). Contract E2 included construction of the new I-95 NB to Route 34 WB Ramp (Ramp H) including Flyover Bridge, the relocation of the I-95 on/off-ramps at Interchange 46 at Sargent and Long Wharf Drives, as part of the temporary tie- down of I-95 in the Long Wharf area and a second lane will be added to the I-91 SB to I-95 SB interstate- to-interstate connection. Also included were the reconstruction of the Bridge No. 00952 (Route 34 WB over Brewery Street), Route 34 WB, Bridge No. 00172, Abutment 1 and several retaining walls. Construction of the new I-95 NB to Route 34 WB Flyover improves traffic operations by eliminating the existing left-hand off-ramp and removes a lane of traffic traveling through the Interchange simplifying maintenance and protection of traffic during interchange construction. Opening the second lane from I-91 SB to I-95 SB will double the capacity and reduce the queues on a historically problematic section of the I-91 connection to the I-95 and Route 34 expressways. The Program Milestone of opening the second lane from I-91 SB to I-95 SB was met in April, 2010. Contract E2 construction was completed in November, 2011.

State Project No. 92-538 and 92-558 (Advance Utility and Utility Breakout Contracts) Utility contracts are included for the advanced relocation of United Illuminating Company (UI) overhead and underground transmission lines, Buckeye Pipeline pipelines under the harbor, AT&T interoffice feed cables between the Townsend Avenue and Orange Street switching stations and the Amtrak overhead catenary system at Bridge No. 00181 in East Haven, all of which has been completed. Also included are the relocations of the SCCRWA, SCG, AT&T, Magellan Midstream Partners and Buckeye Pipeline facilities on Waterfront Street, that have all been completed. The advance contracts are required to maintain utility services and minimize impacts to construction.

State Project No. 92-617 (P&W RR Force Account Breakout) This project includes the P&W RR Force Account work required to support the construction of the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge, under Contracts B1, B and E. It includes removal of the Belle Dock rail yard and platform at the Q-Bridge west approach that was completed in early 2009, construction of a new

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transload facility including platform and run-around track at the St. Gobain site on East Street that was completed in 2009, flagman/protective services and train make-up crews that will continue throughout the duration of the program and the reconstruction of the Belle Dock rail yard upon completion of the Program. The project was initiated in July 2008 and will continue throughout the duration of the program.

State Project No. 92-599 (Emergency Contaminated Soil Manager Contract) State Project No. 92-602 (Contaminated Soil Manager Contract) State Project No. 92-638 (Contaminated Soil Manager 2 Contract) State Project No. 92-639 (Contaminated Soil Manager 3 Contract) The Contaminated Soil Manager (CSM) Contract includes management of polluted and contaminated soils from the Program, operation and maintenance of Waste Stockpile Areas (WSA) and Reuse Stockpile Areas (RSA), loading of contractor’s trucks with reusable materials, off-site disposal of contaminated materials at an approved facility and operation and maintenance of the Central Groundwater Treatment Facility. Sweeping of haul routes is also included in the contract. This work was performed under State Project No. 92-599 from June 2006 until March 2008; and under State Project No. 92-602 from March 2008 until March 2011. CSM work is currently being managed under State Project No. 92-638, which is scheduled to be completed March 2014. The CSM 3 Contract (state project number not yet assigned) is scheduled to start in March 2014 and continue until the end of the Program in 2016. PB is the designer on the CSM Contracts.

State Project No. 92-613 (GNHWPCA Force Main Relocation Contract) The GNHWPCA Force Main Relocation Contract, completed in Spring 2009, included the installation of new twin HDPE sanitary force mains under New Haven Harbor to replace the existing twin force mains located under New Haven Harbor just north of and within the construction zone of the existing Q-Bridge. The new force mains are located further north from the construction zone to better accommodate the reconstruction of the Q-Bridge. The new pipes were installed using horizontal directional drilling techniques to speed construction and to minimize impacts to the Quinnipiac River. The project designer was URS.

State Project No. 14-170 and 92-524 (IMS Extension Projects) These projects were designed by PB and construction was completed in October 2005. State Project No. 14-170 included Interstate 95 from Interchange 56 (Leetes Island Road in Branford) to Interchange 64 (Horse Hill Road in Westbrook), for a distance of 23.2 km (14.3 miles). As part of this project, 25 CCTV cameras, 26 Remote Traffic Monitoring Sensors (RTMS), 2 Variable Message Signs, and 2 Highway Advisory Radio (HAR) stations were installed along Interstate 95 and connected with fiber optic cable to ConnDOT Bridgeport Operations Center located at the Connecticut State Police Troop “G” Barracks in Bridgeport. 6 CCTV cameras and upgrades to the existing IMS appurtenances on Interstate 95 from Interchange 52 (Cedar Street) to Interchange 56 (Leetes Island Road in Branford) were also part of this project. Also part of the IMS Extension Project, State Project No. 92-524 included Interstate 91 from Interchange 2 (Hamilton Street in New Haven) to Interchange 8 (Route 80 in New Haven), for a distance of 5.1 km (3.1 miles). As part of the project, fiber optic cable was installed to 8 CCTV cameras, 8 RTMS, and an HAR station and connected with fiber optic cable to BOC.

State Project No. 92-533/92-569 (Contract C2) Contract C2 in New Haven, with construction completed in September 2008, consists of the reconstruction of approximately 1,500 meters (1.0 mile) of I-95 from just east of Stiles Street at the east end of the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge (Q-Bridge) to the New Haven/East Haven line. The project included the reconfiguration of Interchanges 49 at Stiles Street and 50 at Woodward Avenue/Main Street into a single interchange that includes a connector road between Waterfront Street and Woodward Avenue. The reconstruction of I-95 will provide five travel lanes in each direction from the western project limit to the reconfigured Stiles/Woodward Interchange at the end of the Program, and four travel lanes to Interchange 51 at the Frontage Roads with full shoulders and a new median barrier. The replacement/rehabilitation of five bridges, construction of retaining walls, drainage systems, signing and

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lighting was also included. State Project No. 92-533 was designed by CJM and State Project No. 92-569 was designed by URS.

State Project No. 43-125 (Contract D1) Contract D1 consists of final milling, paving and striping of I-95 SB in the Contract D area. It also includes resetting catch basins and guide rail as well as milling, joint replacement and repaving of Bridge No. 00186 (I-95 over Lake Saltonstall). Miscellaneous work includes installation of ROW fencing and wetland mitigation plantings in Branford as well as installation of a noise barrier wall in the vicinity of the Farm River in East Haven. The contract was designed by PB and construction was completed in fall 2008.

State Project No. 92-596 (Farnum Court Noise Wall) The project completed in May 2007 and designed by HWL, was a breakout project from State Project No. 92-622 (I-95 SB to I-91 NB Two-Lane Connection) and included embankment construction and installation of a timber noise barrier from Bridge No. 03083 (I-91 over Grand Avenue) to Bridge No. 03086 (I-91 over Amtrak and Exit 3 Ramp) in New Haven.

State Project No. 43-122 (Contract C1) Contract C1 in East Haven with construction completed in August 2006, included the reconstruction of approximately 2,000 meters (1.25 miles) of I-95 from the New Haven/East Haven line to the I-95 bridge over Lake Saltonstall. Designed by CJM, the project provides three travel lanes in each direction, full shoulders and a new median barrier on I-95, the replacement of four bridges, two culverts, new retaining walls, drainage systems, signing, traffic signals, lighting and the full reconstruction of the Frontage Roads in East Haven.

State Project No. 92-581 (Contract E1) Contract E1 in New Haven, included the construction of soil preloading, soil settlement monitoring, and associated drainage and utility relocations required to complete the proposed roadway and bridge improvements in the Contract E area. This contract was designed by HWL. The work also included installation of test piles, pile load tests and vibration/settlement testing/analysis of the Cowles Building, was completed in January 2007.

State Project No. 14-173 (Contract D) Contract D in Branford, completed in July 2004 and designed by PTG, completed the reconstruction of approximately 3350 meters (2.1 miles) of I-95 from the bridge over Lake Saltonstall to Interchange 54 at Cedar Street. The reconstruction provides three travel lanes in each direction, increased shoulder widths and a new median barrier on I-95, two new retaining walls, replacement/rehabilitation of two bridges, three culverts, drainage systems, signing, lighting and noise barrier walls. Improvements to Cedar Street and a new commuter parking lot at Interchange 55 were also included.

State Project No. 92-529 (State Street Commuter Railroad Station) The State Street Commuter Railroad Station is located between Court and Chapel Streets on the south side of State Street in the “East Cut” of the Amtrak rail line. This project was designed by ConnDOT. Construction was completed and rail service into the station began in June 2002. The station is an additional stop along the Shore Line East and Metro-North Commuter Rail Lines providing more direct access to downtown New Haven. This was the first contract in the Program, called Contract A, and implemented corridor wide Transit and TSM components.

State Project No. 92-601 (Yale Boathouse and Fitch Foundry Salvage/Demolition Contract) In accordance with the Record of Decision, significant architectural elements of the former Yale Boathouse and Fitch Foundry were salvaged for future reuse or educational purposes by the City of New Haven, under this project. In addition to the architectural salvage, the work included hazardous materials abatement and demolition of the Yale Boathouse and Fitch Foundry buildings. Two billboard towers and

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one billboard atop the Fitch Foundry were also removed. The project was designed by PB and completed in September 2007. State Project No. 92-620 (Primary WSA Contract) The Primary WSA Contract completed the construction of a new Waste Stockpile Areas (WSA) at the former site of the New Haven Terminal Building on Waterfront Street in New Haven in February 2009. The project was designed by PB. In addition, the following projects are included under the requirements of this TMP: State Project No. 92-610 (Q-Bridge Emergency Declaration Deck Repair Project) State Project No. 92-634 (Q-Bridge Emergency Declaration Repair Project) These projects included structural steel and deck repairs. The project was initiated to repair deficiencies resulting from recent bridge inspections. The project was designed by URS. State Project No. 92-610 was completed in September, 2008, and State Project No. 92-634 was completed in September, 2009.

State Project No. 92-636 (West River Bridge Emergency Declaration Repair Project) This project includes structural steel repairs, touch-up painting and deck patching and was completed in late fall, 2010. The project was initiated to repair deficiencies resulting for recent bridge inspections. The project was designed by PB / GM2.

State Project No. 92-603 (Reconstruction of Howard Avenue over I-95) The reconstruction of the Howard Avenue Bridge over I-95 is required to accommodate the new I-95 SB operational lane and shoulder and the relocated I-95 NB and SB Ramps at Interchange 46 included in Contract E2. Construction includes the complete replacement of the Howard Avenue Bridge over I-95, construction of two retaining walls, utility relocations, and local roadway improvements. The project was designed by PB and construction completed August, 2011.

State Project No. 92-541 (Waterfront Street Reconstruction) The Waterfront Street Reconstruction project includes the removal of existing railroad tracks, drainage and utility improvements, and resurfacing of Waterfront Street in New Haven. Reconstruction of the Providence & Worchester (P&W) RR tracks and installation of spur line connections to port area businesses are also included. The project was designed by URS and was awarded in July, 2012. Construction is scheduled to commence in the summer of 2012 with completion of construction anticipated for the spring of 2014. State Project No. 92-522 (Reconstruction of I-95 over West River) I-95 Reconstruction over West River, West Haven/New Haven, Connecticut: Highway and bridge construction project consisting of 1 mile (1.6 kilometers) of I-95 and reconstruction of Interchanges 44 and 45 including the replacement of three bridges and three retaining walls. The Project was designed by PB and includes the construction of a major structure over water along with the maintenance and protection of 6-lanes of mainline I-95 traffic. The Final Design Plan Submission is scheduled for the fall of 2012 with award anticipated for the summer of 2013.

State Project No. 106-116 (Construction of West Haven Railroad Station) This project was advertised on May 26, 2010, and construction commenced November, 2010. The project consists of the construction of a new railroad station, serving the Metro-North New Haven line, between the existing stations at New Haven and Milford. The station will consist of high level platforms capable of serving 12 rail cars, a station building and waiting area; surface parking for approximately 660 vehicles; and a pedestrian track crossing via a pedestrian bridge. The station will be located on Saw Mill Road in West Haven off I-95, Exit 42 and is scheduled to complete November, 2012. The project was designed by Vanasse, Hangen & Brustlin (VHB).

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State Project No. 92-651 (The Boathouse at Canal Dock Road Phase I – Construction of a Platform) and 92-570 (Boathouse Facility at Long Wharf) These projects include a 49,000 square foot Canal Dock Road platform and construction of a boathouse facility along Long Wharf Drive in New Haven Harbor. The Platform project was designed by Langan Engineering and Environmental Services and is scheduled for award in the fall of 2012. The Boathouse Facility is also being designed by Lagan and is scheduled for Final Design Plan Submission in the fall of 2012. State Project No. 92-659 (Route 34 East Urban Boulevard – Downtown Crossing) The Downtown Crossing project eliminates a portion of the existing limited access highway, constructs a new urban boulevard and will make the land area currently occupied by the Route 34 expressway and ramps available for reuse as development sites, creating 10 acres for new building projects. The project is being designed by PB and will be advertised in the fall of 2012 with construction scheduled to commence in early 2013.

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Existing and Future Conditions

In 1958, I-95 through Connecticut (originally called the "Greenwich-Killingly Expressway" and later the “Connecticut Turnpike”) was formally opened to traffic. I-95 was constructed with six lanes from the New York State border to East Haven, and with four lanes between East Haven and Rhode Island. Engineered for a design speed of 60 miles per hour, the original highway was designed to meet the standards of the interstate highway system at that time and to meet demands of a 20 year forecast. This means that the highway reached its design capacity over 30 years ago. By 1989 this area of I-95 experienced traffic volumes in excess of 140,000 vehicles per day, more than three times the 40,000 vehicles per day it was designed for. The Program area: New Haven, East Haven and Branford; is a densely developed urban area with a mixture of commercial, industrial, municipal, and residential development, and although some sections of the highway have been redesigned and reconstructed, many sections remain as originally constructed, including portions of the Program. The Program purpose and need, as stated in the May, 1999 Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) and August, 1999 Federal Highway Administration Record of Decision (ROD) for the Program, are as follows: Need: ● Remedy the existing Q-Bridge structural deficiencies or replace it with a new structure; ● Make operational and safety improvements to this section of I-95. Purpose: ● Prevent traffic congestion from continuing into off-peak hours; ● Keep travel delays through the New Haven area of I-95 reasonable.

The Program is intended to complete operational, safety, capacity, structural and other design improvements to improve deficiencies that presently degrade the quality of traffic operations on I-95 in the vicinity of the Q-Bridge; extended periods of traffic congestion and delay presently exist on the bridge, adjacent approaches and New Haven area in general. Overall, the cause of these less than desirable conditions is insufficient lane capacity and general design deficiencies. The existing travel lanes on the bridge (two mainline lanes and one auxiliary lane in each direction) are pushed to their capacity during peak periods of traffic demand. One lane of the bridge in each direction has reduced capacity due to the high percentage of heavy trucks traveling at slow speeds on the bridge itself, which is accentuated during the morning and evening peak periods (6a.m. – 9a.m. and 3p.m. – 7p.m. Monday through Friday). Vehicles enter I-95 SB and exit I-95 NB at reconfigured Interchange 49/50 immediately adjacent to the east end of the existing Q-Bridge. Compounding the situation is the lack of useable shoulders that are significantly less than current design standards. This condition makes the bridge and its approaches extremely susceptible to total failure under a breakdown traffic condition. Operationally, traffic conditions in the vicinity of the bridge are anticipated to worsen, with travel demand forecast to increase by 40 percent by the project Design Year 2015. The operational capacity of the bridge is expected to decrease proportionally with periods of capacity operation degraded to forced flow causing traffic to spill over into currently off-peak traffic periods. The spill-over into these periods, in which some excess capacity exists, will result in a push to capacity that will increase the hours of less- than-desirable levels-of-service and increased traffic delay. The quality of operations on the bridge affects operations at upstream and downstream interchanges. The proposed project will help reduce the length of the peak hours and a spill-over into non-peak times with improved capacity and operations. This is particularly important to commercial users who rely on I-95 and the bridge to move goods interstate-to-interstate and region-to-region. The Program encompasses I-95 from Interchange 46 at Sargent and Long Wharf Drives in New Haven to Interchange 54 in Branford and includes the Frontage Roads in East Haven, and the I-91/Route 34 Interchanges in New Haven. There are local roads and bridges adjacent to and / or crossing I-95 included in the construction. I-95 supports commercial, industrial, residential, recreational and agricultural land uses, including the Vaiuso Farm in Branford. At the East Haven/Branford town line, I-95 crosses Lake Saltonstall, which is part of the public water supply watershed. In East Haven, I-95 abuts a

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commercial strip with car dealerships and fast food restaurants, retail uses and a residential area on the Frontage Roads. In New Haven, I-95 passes through mixed use urban areas of residential, office and commercial, heavy industrial areas and Port of New Haven located along New Haven Harbor. Waterfront Street, located off of U.S. Route 1 (Forbes Avenue), in the east shore area of New Haven is the site of shipping terminals for Gateway, Magellan, Gulf Oil, and Getty Petroleum, Coastline / Logistec, among others. The Long Wharf area is home to mixed-use commercial, industrial and municipal development on Sargent Drive with businesses including Gateway Community Technical College, the New Haven Register, the SCCRWA, Long Wharf Terminal, Long Wharf Theatre and Assa Abloy (Sargent Manufacturing), among others. The Maritime Center office complex, Magellan Terminal, GNHWPCA, a restaurant, and Long Wharf Park including the Long Wharf Pier - home to the Amistad and Quinnipiack schooners, are located on Long Wharf Drive. The Program includes highway and mass transit improvements. The highway improvements include: ● Replacement of the Q-Bridge (B1/SPN 92-618; B/SPN 92-532; and I-95 SB West Approach Structure/SPN 92-627). Constructed in 1958, the six-lane bridge has a number of structural deficiencies and can no longer accommodate today’s high traffic volumes. Its 10-lane replacement provides two lane interstate-to-interstate connections to the extent possible and three travel lanes with full shoulders on I-95 across the first extradosed bridge to be constructed in the United States ● Reconstruction of the I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange (E1/SPN 92-581; E2/SPN 92-619; E/SPN 92-531; Two-Lane Connection – I-95 SB to I-91 NB/SPN 92-622; Farnum Court Noise Wall/SPN 92-596). The new, three-level interchange, at the western approach to the Q-Bridge, includes the reconfiguration of the Interchange to eliminate left lane on and off-ramps, provides two lane interstate-to-interstate connections to the extent possible and three travel lanes with full shoulders on I-95 through the interchange. ● Reconstruction of more than 4 mi of I-95 that extends along the eastern approach to the Q-Bridge in New Haven, East Haven, and Branford (D/SPN 14-173; C1/SPN 43-122; C2/SPN 92-533/569; D1 SPN 43-125). The reconstruction of I-95 provides five travel lanes in each direction from the east end of the Q-Bridge to the reconfigured Woodward/Stiles Interchange 50, and four travel lanes in each direction to Interchange 51 at the Frontage Roads and three travel lanes in each direction to the Program’s eastern project limit at Interchange 54 in Branford with full inside and outside shoulders and a new median barrier. Also, the reconfiguration of Interchanges 49 at Stiles Street and 50 at Woodward Avenue/Main Street into a single interchange that includes a connector road between Waterfront Street and Woodward Avenue and the full reconstruction of the Frontage Roads in East Haven and a new commuter parking lot at Interchange 55 are also included. Program construction east of the Q-Bridge was completed in 2008. ● The construction includes numerous new and reconstructed bridges and numerous new retaining walls; and new drainage systems, signing and lighting. The mass transit and transportation system management improvements include: ● State Street Commuter Railroad Station (SPN 92-529). Located two blocks from New Haven Green, within walking distance of downtown businesses. The station is part of the Shore Line East Commuter Railroad, providing rail service between New Haven and New London. Metro- North Railroad’s New Haven commuter rail line, originating in New York City, also stops at State Street Station, providing access to downtown New Haven from areas west of the city. The station opened for service in July 2002. ● Upgrades to various Shore Line East stations. Improvements to the Branford, Guilford, Madison, Clinton, and Westbrook stations. The improvements comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and provide additional parking. ● A number of transit initiatives will be maintained and reinforced during the construction. In addition to enhancing passenger rail service on Shore Line East, bus frequencies and ridership will be monitored to determine the need for service modifications. Transit information will be made more accessible, as will information about insurance breaks for those participating in rideshare programs. There will also be preferential parking for high-occupancy vehicles, and the present guaranteed-ride program will be enhanced.

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In addition, there are two other ConnDOT projects related to increasing/improving public access and mobility in the Program area: ● The Church Street South Extension, completed in December 2003, provides a direct connection of Church Street from Union Avenue near Union Station to Sargent Drive near the Assa Abloy property. This southward extension of Church Street provides a direct connection from the downtown area of New Haven to the Long Wharf shoreline area. The 1,200 ft bridge spans the Metro-North Rail Yard highlighted by a 320 ft. parabolic through truss, over the mainline MNRR tracks. ● The New Haven Harbor Access Study evaluated alternatives for a transportation improvement project in the Long Wharf area. One of the alternatives, the “at grade” alternative, was explored in more detail through the Long Wharf Environmental Assessment (EA). The previous revision of the Long Wharf EA included the City of New Haven’s comments that recommended the “No Build” Condition. The Long Wharf “No Build” Condition was modified in August 2011 to improve the operation of I-95 NB at Interchange 45 (Route 10), Interchange 46 (Long Wharf Drive) and Interchange 47 (Route 34 WB). A fourth lane on I-95 NB from the Route 10 On Ramp through the Route 34 WB Off Ramp will be maintained and the Off and On Ramps at Long Wharf Drive will be relocated to lessen the impact to the New Haven Land Trust while providing a safe weave distance with the Route 34 ramp. The functional classifications and traffic volumes for the sections of the roadways impacted by the Program are shown in the Appendix.

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Work Zone Impacts Assessment As the largest transportation improvement initiative ever undertaken by ConnDOT, and carried out over more than 15 years, an assessment of the impact of construction activities of the Program on motorists, workers, businesses and the communities was examined during the design and continues during construction. Since the inception of the Program, numerous meetings have been held with local stakeholders to hear their comments and concerns. Many of their comments have been implemented into the design and incorporated into the TMP. At the forefront of local stakeholders concerns is traffic. To minimize impacts / delays to the traveling public, during construction, all existing lanes will be maintained with lane closures permitted only during the time periods indicated in the Special Provision “Section 1.08 - Prosecution and Progress / Limitations of Operations”. The provision specifies times when the contractor is permitted to interfere with existing traffic operations on the project and adjacent roadways. ‘Existing traffic operations’ refers to all available travel lanes, including exit only lanes, climbing lanes, lanes added during construction and all available shoulder widths, including shoulder width added during construction. These restrictions are consistent throughout all Program contracts. The “Limitations of Operations” specify the minimum number of lanes that must remain open for each day of the week on each expressway and all other roadways within the contract limits. Lane closures on the expressways and ramps are permitted only at night and on non- holiday weekends. Specific “Limitation of Operations” are developed for each Contract based upon the site specific traffic demands, expressway configuration and scope of construction activities to be performed in the work zone. Due to the overall construction duration the limitations are developed with anticipated traffic predictions and are established conservatively to allow for later relaxation/adjustment based upon actual traffic conditions encountered during construction. In all Program Contracts where the construction requires short-term interstate, ramp and turning roadway closures for the erection and setting of structural steel, for removal of existing bridge superstructures, for the installation and removal of overhead sign supports ten (10) minute traffic stoppages are specified in the “Limitation of Operations”. In Program Contracts E2, B and E, where specific complex work and limited construction work zone requires additional time for the erection and setting of structural steel, for removal of existing bridge superstructures, for the installation and removal of overhead sign supports spanning the interstate roadway twenty (20) minute traffic stoppages for I-91 and I-95 are specified in the “Limitation of Operations”. In Program Contracts E2 and E, where specific complex work requires additional time for the erection and setting of structural steel and for removal of existing bridge superstructures over ramps and turning roadways closures and traffic detour routes are provided. Detour plans approved by the City of New Haven are provided in the contract documents for use by the contractor during the lane and ramp closures. The hours for implementing the detours are established based upon existing and forecasted traffic volumes for each ramp and or turning roadway. In Program Contracts B and E, due to the length and complexity of corridor wide coordinated traffic shifts specific “Weekend Limitation of Operations” are developed to provide required lane and ramp closures to complete the shifts. Detour plans approved by the City of New Haven are provided in the contract documents for use by the contractor during the lane and ramp closures. The Program has endeavored to keep work zone interference with motorists to a minimum. This is being achieved by restricting the use of lane closures to off-peak hours unless necessary for critical activities, using temporary precast concrete barrier curb around all work zones where feasible, and maintaining regular communication with the traveling public via press releases, Construction News releases, web letters, and the ConnDOT and Program websites. Community and motorist concerns are received through e-mails, postings on the ConnDOT and Program websites, phone calls to ConnDOT and informational meetings. Any formal questions/complaints are formally addressed by ConnDOT and the GEC.

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If necessary, traffic predictions during construction, data collection, and modeling could be done by ConnDOT Planning at the request of ConnDOT Traffic. This may be initiated by District 3A when work zones will vary significantly from the contract documents.

User Safety Getting the attention of road users in advance of work zones, and providing clear direction through signing, appurtenances and the use of a uniformed traffic person is vital to the safe passage of motorists through a work zone. PI/PO plays an important role in increasing driver awareness through the issuance of periodic press releases, and Construction News bulletins that are also posted on the Program website. ConnDOT has a construction alert notification system that sends email notices to previously enrolled citizens when traffic incidences and construction activities affect travel. Roadside separation will be employed with barriers and/or distance between work zones and active travel lanes to provide for motorist safety. Bicyclists and pedestrians are also affected by work zones on local roads. When necessary, pedestrians will be provided with advanced signing and safe paths to cross to the opposite side of the work zone. Construction sheds are provided when work occurs over walkways that are designated to remain open. Additional bicycle lanes and railroad crossings have also been designed and installed in specific Port area locations to address safety concerns raised by local advocacy groups. ConnDOT will continue to evaluate bicycle and pedestrian needs corridor-wide as the Program proceeds.

Worker Safety In recent years highway construction worker safety has been at the forefront of the FHWA/DOT media program to make motorists aware of the dangers to construction personnel in work zones. Worker safety provisions are included in the contract plans and special provisions for each contract, following all federal guidelines involving the TTC elements and devices, worker training, worker safety apparel, temporary traffic barriers, speed reduction and off-peak traffic detours. The speed limit within the Program limits was reduced through the STC process as follows: 10mph reduction in speed limits on I-95 at approaches to the work zone; a speed limit of 40mph on the Q-Bridge; and a speed limit of 45mph on the remaining I-95 areas within the Program. Speed limits will be enforced by uniformed law enforcement officers. Additional State Police presence assisting construction crews with the TTC on the project is expected to provide a deterrent to speeding through the work zones. Where limited work zone is available, off-peak traffic detours are provided to enhance worker safety and facilitate construction activities. Detour plans approved by the City of New Haven are provided in the contract documents for use by the contractor. . Additional State and Local Police presence assisting construction crews with the TTC on the project is expected to provide assistance in guiding detoured traffic.

Emergency Services and Traffic Incidents Impacts from construction operations to emergency response vehicles will be kept to an absolute minimum. Coordination with all appropriate police, fire and emergency response personnel will maintained prior to and throughout the duration of construction. Extra effort will be made during periods that emergency routes are impacted. As indicated, all expressways (I-95, I-91 and Route 34) will remain open throughout the construction. When 10 and 20 minute closures are allowed during off-peak nighttime hours advance notification will be provided to the various emergency services. Access for emergency vehicles will always be provided. ConnDOT Highway Operations unit constantly monitors the Incident Management System (IMS) and sends out emergency calls and Highway Radio Advisory’s as needed. The system has been upgraded and will be fully operational throughout the Program. For additional information, see ‘IMS’ under Transportation Operations of Work Zone Impacts Management Strategies. Further, ConnDOT operates a roadway service program called CHAMP, Connecticut Highway Assistance Motor Patrol. The service is provided on the interstate roadways each weekday between 5:30 A.M. through 7:00 P.M. and selected holidays and Sundays. It provides assistance to motorists such as changing flat tires, jump starting,

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pushing vehicles to shoulders, providing fuel and offering shelter. Additionally, the service patrols react to accidents and notify Highway Operations Centers in Newington and Bridgeport of the need for State Police, medical, fire and/or other emergency response. The drivers remove highway debris and dead animals; report damaged guardrail, illumination and drainage problems; and provides travel assistance to motorists on the highway. Wrecker Service will be provided in the work zone for the purpose of removing disabled vehicles expediently. Two wreckers will be on the project site Monday - Friday from 6 a.m. to 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Contact information for the wrecker service providers and there area of coverage is provided to both ConnDOT Highway Operations and the local State Police barracks to facilitate the disabled vehicle removal. ConnDOT and its authorized representatives will monitor and manage the work zone impacts (traffic queues and accidents reports) during construction. A summary of the accident reports from 1999-2009 for I-95, from Interchange 46 in the Long Wharf area to Interchange 54 (Cedar Street in Branford) is located in the Reference Documents. On page 3 of the Accident Tables, Traffic Accident Totals by Construction or Maintenance is shown. On page 4 of the Accident Tables the Object Struck table has a row for Construction, Barricade, and Barrel. The accident data has been updated in the report to include the 2009 data, the latest available from ConnDOT. These tables and reports are included in the Appendix and Reference Documents. At this time the ConnDOT has not monitored the accident data but this will be considered and implemented in the remaining contracts.

Transit Service The work zones will not affect the City or ConnDOT bus services. However, when detours are in use, the transit service providers will be notified by the Program in advance of implementation.

Rail Service The work zones will not affect the P&W and AMTRAK rail services as the work is performed off-peak with coordination in advance of construction. The rail service providers will be notified by the Program in advance of implementation.

New Haven Harbor Port Service The work zones will not affect the Port services as the work is performed off-peak with coordination in advance of construction. The Port service providers will be notified by the Program in advance of implementation. Additional coordination and scheduling of navigational channel restrictions and closures with the USCG and New Haven Harbormaster is requires and will be notified by the Program in advance of implementation.

Route I-95 Connectivity and Traffic Operations Except for foreseen and well planned, short-duration closures, I-95 will be open throughout the project with no detours. There will be times when ramps and turning roadways must be closed and this will occur at off-peak hours on non-holiday days. Due to the many lane shifts, ramp openings and closings, and extensive construction activities, invariably traffic will be slowed through the work zones and capacity will be reduced. The impact assessment of the work zones is based on previous construction contracts and experience with similar facilities. Traffic operation effects are related to work zone capacity reduction. I-95 lane closures and reductions are not permitted except during off-peak hours on non- holiday days. Limitation of Operations in the Prosecution and Progress special provision has tables that clearly show the number of lanes that must remain open and at what times. The tables have been broken out by section of freeway and direction of travel. I-95, I-91, and Route 34 work zone typical sections must maintain a travel way not less than 3.3 meter (10.8 foot) lanes with 0.6 meter (2.0 foot) shoulders. The adequate lane widths will help maintain capacity through the work zone, competing with the lane shifts and marked cruisers which are expected to reduce it. The construction project is not expected to cause excessive delays and queues beyond

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what exists today. The actual effects will be monitored by the Worksite Traffic Supervisor and if the delays and queue lengths are deemed unacceptable additional mitigation measures will be investigated. The maximum height and width of vehicles that may be operated on Connecticut highways, without a permit, are 13ft-6in. and 8ft-6in., respectively. The alignment, cross section, including temporary concrete barrier curb, and temporary construction support systems (i.e., false work, stays, sign supports) are designed and specified to provide adequate horizontal and vertical clearance for vehicles of these dimensions.

Surface Street Traffic Operations Numerous construction operations will take place on U.S. Route 1, East Street, Hamilton Street, and Waterfront Street to complete: drainage trunk line, sanitary sewer and utility installation, pier and superstructure construction, demolition of existing bridges, roadway construction, etc. When construction operations require closure of U.S. Route 1 and other local roadways, traffic will be detoured onto other roadways. Detours impacting local roadways are pre-approved by the City of New Haven for use during the construction. The M&PT and Detour plans detail the sequencing of this work to maintain vehicular and pedestrian traffic through the staged construction.

Street-abutter Access Program and contract personnel will coordinate with adjacent property owners/occupants prior to and throughout the construction. Every effort will be made to minimize impacts to properties abutting local roadways impacted by the construction operations. Access to the affected properties through the construction area will be maintained at all times.

Conclusion The Plans and Specifications including the Special Provisions for each contract along with the Corridor- Wide M&PT / Construction Staging plans were developed to minimize impact to motorists and pedestrians passing through the work zones while providing the contractors with safe work zones. The Special Provisions include Contract Deadlines with associated Liquidated Damages and Incentive provisions for portions of the work to keep the construction on schedule. Liquidated damages also provide ConnDOT with a tool to enforce the contract schedule requirements, and lessening the impact to the traveling public, businesses and community.

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Work Zone Impacts Management Strategies The components of the Work Zone Impacts Management Strategy are a multifaceted traffic management program. These strategies were developed to minimize delays to the Program while maintaining all required traffic movements and are listed below: • Temporary Traffic Control • Transportation Operations • Public Information/Public Outreach

Temporary Traffic Control The Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) for the Program include the contract plans and specifications that were developed during design and are being implemented during construction to manage the work zone safety and mobility impacts of the individual projects and the entire Program with consideration of the following: ● The I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program as a whole and the individual program projects. ● Adjacent non-program contracts and activities on-going during the program construction. ● Interstate / Expressway Traffic ● Vehicular and pedestrian traffic on local roadways ● Freight haulers / movers ● Amtrak and P&W Railroad facilities and operations, ● Public/Private Utility Construction, Relocations, Installations, Facilities and Operations ● Public and/or private events, festivals, road races, and the like sponsored by the City of New Haven or other organization on any roadway on the project, as required. The TTC was developed for, and is being implemented on the Program during project and public information meetings through coordination and cooperation with the various stakeholders including: ● FHWA ● ConnDOT ● Municipalities (New Haven, East Haven, Branford) ● Law Enforcement Officials ● Emergency Responders ● City of New Haven Port Authority Commission, Port Cooperative, Terminal Operators ● Businesses and Business Associations ● Adjacent Property Owners ● Amtrak and P&W Railroad ● Public/Private Utilities

The specific plans and special provisions for each active construction contract covered by this TMP are included in the Reference Documents. The TTC conforms to the ConnDOT “Standard Specifications for Roads and Bridges (Form 816)”, and “Highway Design Manual”, Chapter 14, and “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices” (MUTCD).

Developed for the TTC Plan are the following:

Maintenance and Protection of Traffic / Construction Staging Plans Corridor-Wide Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (CW M&PT) / Staging Plans included in each Program Contract are:

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● “Corridor-Wide Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (CW M&PT) Plans” show the position and number of lanes of interstate, turning roadway and ramp traffic to be maintained within the I-95 NHHC Corridor during each project Construction Stage and CW M&PT Phase of the program. ● “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (M&PT) Plans” including “Sub-Phase Plans” for each project show the position and number of traffic lanes, signing, pavement marking, temporary barriers, and other traffic control devices required to maintain traffic within and during each project. They are prepared in coordination with the CW M&PT Plans. The Sub-Phase Plans show the traffic shifts, and the position and number of traffic lanes required to be maintained to transition from one CW M&PT Phase to the next. ● “Stage Construction Plans” including “Sub-Stage Plans” for each project show the roadway and bridge construction required to maintain traffic during each CW M&PT Phase and Contract Construction Stage. The Sub-Stage Plans show the roadway and bridge construction required to transition from one CW M&PT Phase to the next. Corridor-Wide Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (CW M&PT) / Staging Plans were developed for the Program by the GEC to coordinate traffic lane continuity across Program contract interfaces during all phases of Program construction. The CW M&PT / Staging Plans are based on the M&PT and staging plans developed by the SDC’s for each Program contract, and coordinated with the individual contract and corridor-wide planning schedules created by the GEC. The CW M&PT / Staging Plans are continually monitored and updated by the GEC as required to incorporate the latest contract and Program revisions, planning schedule updates and the actual construction completed. The latest CW M&PT / Staging Plans are provided to the SDC’s to support the design submissions for each of the Program contracts, as required. ConnDOT Division of Traffic Engineering and the GEC currently review and analyze the construction and final signing plans prepared by each of the SDC’s to insure compatibility and continuity between the individual on-going Program contracts during each of the phases and the final condition of the CW M&PT / Staging Plans. Based on this review and analysis, comprehensive Corridor-wide Signing Plans were prepared by the GEC to support the construction of Contracts B and E.

Specifications / Special Provisions In addition to the detailed CW M&PT / Staging Plans and the M&PT / Staging Plans for the individual contracts, the TTC includes Special Provisions that provide direction on the implementation of temporary traffic control measures. The GEC and the ConnDOT Division of Traffic Engineering ensure that the Plans and Special Provisions are coordinated and in conformance with the latest CW M&PT / Staging Plans, planning schedules, and Program schedule milestones and dependencies. The TTC Plan includes the following Special Provisions: ● Contract Time and Liquidated Damages, including Hourly Liquidated Damages Charts ● Incentive and Liquidated Damages Provisions ● Notice to Contractor – Use of State Police Officers ● Notice to Contractor – Traffic Drums and Cones ● Notice to Contractor – NCHRP Report 350 Work Zone Requirements ● 1.05.07 – Coordination with Work by Other Parties ● 1.08 – Prosecution and Progress − 1.08.03 – Prosecution of the Work − 1.08.04 – Limitations of Operations (based on hourly traffic counts) − 1.08.07 – Determination of Contract Time ● Item No. 0970006A – Trafficperson (Municipal Police Officer) ● Item No. 0970007A – Trafficperson (Uniformed Flagger) ● Item No. 0971001A – Maintenance and Protection of Traffic ● Item No. 0971999A – Wrecker Service

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● Item No. 0973724A – Worksite Traffic Supervisors ● Item No. 1118051A – Temporary Signalization ● Item No. 1131002A – Remote Control Changeable Message Sign ● Item No. 1206023A – Removal and Relocation of Existing Signs ● Item No. 1220013A – Construction Signs – Bright Fluorescent Sheeting

The special provisions include the requirements for: coordination/cooperation of the work with adjacent projects to minimize conflicts and impacts so that construction, staging, sequencing and scheduling is maintained; sequence of construction for the individual projects; limitations of operations charts that include time restrictions for lane closures, the minimum number of traffic lanes that must remain open during each day of the week including holiday and seasonal restrictions; and the details of maintenance and protection of traffic operations including typical ConnDOT construction work zone plans. The special provisions also include the contract/contractor requirements for the preparation and submission for review and approval of ‘Traffic Shift Sequencing and Operations Plans’ that fully detail the contractors activities in implementing CW M&PT Traffic Shifts and lane closures on the interstate roadways and lane closures and detours on local roadways; and ‘Work Plans’ that fully detail the contractors operations required to complete contract work that requires coordination of the work with vehicular and/or pedestrian traffic, adjacent projects, P&W Railroad facilities and operations, waterway navigational channel traffic, roadways in the East Shore/Port Area, Port operations, and utility construction. The special provisions detail the contract requirements for the contractors to attend coordination meetings for and with the adjacent Program projects (as required) and will be required to fully coordinate operations, including traffic control signing patterns for temporary lane and/or shoulder closures, temporary traffic shifts and temporary detours on any roadway on the project with the adjacent projects. The Contractor shall be required to account for coordination with adjacent projects in the Critical Path Method (CPM) Schedule for the project. Pedestrian traffic must be accommodated during all stages of construction. For example, on Sargent Drive, Canal Dock Road, Brewery Street, and Water Street a dedicated sidewalk shall be maintained and protected to allow for the safe passage of pedestrians during all construction phases. Also, a special provision for Item No. 0921160A – Sidewalk Shed is included in the contract documents.

Maintenance and Protection of Traffic Operations M&PT operations are implemented and monitored through Project Safety Meetings, GC submission of Traffic Control Work Plans (TCWP), Corridor-Wide (CW) M&PT Coordination Meetings and GC submission of two week look-ahead schedules. Work Zone Safety Meetings are held at the start of a project, at the start of each construction season and as needed, according to the Special Provision, “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic”. Representatives of ConnDOT District, State Police, Municipal Police, CE&I, GEC and the construction contractor are in attendance. The meetings are held to review the contract requirements and discuss ConnDOT procedures related to M&PT. Items discussed in detail include: ● Section 1.08, Prosecution and Progress. ● Article 1.05.07, Coordination with Work by Other Parties. ● Contract Special Provision “Worksite Traffic Supervisor”. ● Contract Special Provision “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic” including the “Work Zone Safety Procedures” (“Blue-Card”), as established by ConnDOT, the Connecticut State Police (CSP) and the construction industry. The “Work Zone Safety Procedures” are included in the Appendix. ● Review the construction contractor’s schedule and methods of operations. ● Review areas of special concern: ramps; turning roadways; medians; lane drops / closures; etc. ● Work zone questions and issues. ● Review and approval process for changes in contract requirements as they relate to work zone areas. 36

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Any issues that cannot be resolved at these meeting will be brought to the attention of the District Engineer and the Office of Construction. CW M&PT Coordination Meetings are held weekly with the TMP Monitors / M&PT Coordinators / Worksite Traffic Supervisors from ConnDOT, GEC, CE&I, and Construction Contractors present. Prior to the meeting, a standardized two week lane closure look-ahead schedule is submitted by all Contractors in the Corridor for review and coordination. The two week lane closure look-ahead schedule details the Contractor’s proposed lane closures and/or shoulder closures, temporary traffic shifts and temporary detours on major highways and local roads. Any changes to the two week lane closure look-ahead schedules are issued in real time as required. The construction contractors are required by specification to work together to resolve any potential M&PT conflicts at all times. If conflicts exist and cannot be resolved at the Contractor level or at the M&PT Coordination Meeting, the issue is elevated through the TMP Organization for resolution. To facilitate and ensure timely coordination, an “MPT Contact List” has been developed which consists of representatives from ConnDOT, GEC, CE&I and the construction contractor for each project. The list includes the day-to-day personnel responsible for M&PT: TMP Manager; TMP Implementation Task Leaders / MPT Supervisor; and TMP Monitors / MPT Coordinators / Worksite Traffic Supervisors. All correspondence is transmitted via e-mail to the “MPT Contact List” to provide real time information to all parties.

Worksite Traffic Supervisor The “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” special provision requires the Contractor to furnish the services of certified personnel to act as the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” and an “MPT Coordinator” for the project. The personnel furnished under this item must be certified through the American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) as a “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” or a similar training course acceptable to the Department. The “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” and the “MPT Coordinator” are designated by name(s), in writing with a resume of qualifications, within sixty (60) calendar days after award of the Contract. The “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” shall be present on site each workday/work shift that traffic control signing and devices are in place on any roadway on the project. The “MPT Coordinator” is responsible for the overall project coordination and managing the work efforts of the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” and all reporting and work activities covered under the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” special provision. As a requirement of the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” special provision, the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” will monitor/inspect the temporary traffic control signing patterns at least four times per shift and assure implementation of any necessary corrective measures. At least once every work shift the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” will inspect all installed traffic control signing patterns, signs and supports, traffic cones and drums, barricade warning lights, illuminated flashing arrows and changeable message signs, and other traffic control devices and pavement markings in use on the contract. During non-work days, i.e., weekends and designated holidays, etc. the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” will inspect these items at least once every non-work day. The inspections of the traffic control installations by the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” will be for conformance with the maintenance and protection of traffic plans and specifications. As a requirement of the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” special provision, the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” is responsible for the proper placement of the traffic control signing and devices included in the contract documents, and for submitting for approval to the ConnDOT any recommended revisions. The Contractor will not be allowed to implement traffic control signing and devices unless a certified “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” is present on site. Additional duties of the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” required under the “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” special provision, include: ● Assure that any deficiencies to traffic control signing and devices are immediately corrected by the Contractor without interference with traffic.

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● Perform monthly inventories of all traffic control devices in use on the contract to assure compliance with the “Quality Standards for Work Zone Traffic Control Devices” as published by ATSSA. ● Monitor and enforce compliance by workers in the wearing of high visibility protective clothing and other safety related clothing. ● Monitor work zone signing and safety practices of all personnel to ensure compliance with work zone safety requirements. ● Conduct weekly inspections with the ConnDOT District 3A of all traffic control signing and devices in use on the contract. ● Maintain and provide to ConnDOT on a weekly basis a “Daily Worksite Traffic Safety Log” (includes status of traffic control signing and devices in use on the contract, etc.). ● The “Worksite Traffic Supervisor(s)” shall conduct safety meetings with the traffic control devices and pavement markings installation crews prior to implementing any M&PT work on the contract, and a minimum of monthly thereafter. ● Prepare and submit “Work Plans” and “Traffic Control Look-Ahead Reports/Schedules” as detailed below. ● Coordinate the Contractor’s construction operations requiring lane closures, traffic shifts, and detours, with adjacent contracts, P&W Railroad, Port operations, utility construction, etc. The “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” special provision requires complete Traffic Control Work Plans to be developed and submitted for review and approval. ConnDOT, CE&I and the GEC review the TCWP for conformance to the contract M&PT requirements. A TCWP is required for each work activity where the Contractor’s operations require road/lane closures and/or coordination of the work with adjacent projects, AMTRAK and P&W Railroad facilities and operations, waterway navigational channel traffic, Port operations, utility construction, and vehicular/pedestrian traffic on any roadway on the contract. Each TCWP includes a complete statement of the scope-of-work, required signage, detour or lane closures plans, number and type of uniformed traffic men, sequence of the work, durations, and the manner in which the Contractor’s operations will be coordinated with the operations of adjacent projects, etc. to minimize impact to and to ensure the successful completion of the work. The “Worksite Traffic Supervisor” special provision requires the development and submittal to ConnDOT a two week look-ahead schedule on a weekly basis that details the Contractor’s proposed lane closures and/or shoulder closures, temporary traffic shifts and temporary detours on major highways and local roads for coordination with other Corridor projects.

Temporary Signalization The Temporary Signalization special provisions requires the Contractor to keep each traffic signal in the project limits operational at all times during construction through the use of the existing signal, the temporary signal, the revised signal or any combination thereof. The Contractor shall relocate the existing and temporary traffic signal heads and appurtenances including span poles, mast arms, span wire, pedestrian push buttons, and pedestrian walk signals and revise the signal phasing and timing as many times as deemed necessary during construction to maintain and protect traffic and pedestrian movements where shown on the plans or as proposed by the Contractor and approved by the Engineer. The Contractor shall submit a traffic signal plan to the Engineer for approval showing the signal phasing, timing, and the location of the signal supports, signal heads, detectors, pedestrian push buttons, pedestrian signals, and pavement markings at least 30 days prior to each phase/stage change.

Transportation Operations Transportation Operations (TO) strategies used to mitigate work zone impacts consist of a variety of enhancements and improvements. Notables include improvements to the existing multi-modal system, an enhanced Incident Management System, coordination with adjacent non-Program projects, and maintaining existing number of lanes on I-95, I-91, Route 34 and U.S. Route 1 during the most heavily

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traveled time periods (see the Limitation of Operations charts in Section 1.08 Prosecution and Progress). With improvements scheduled to be completed in 2016, minimizing construction-related traffic congestion during this time is an important part of the Program. The key components are described below.

Multi-Modal System Improvements To make riding Shore Line East safer and more convenient for commuters, new rail stations have been constructed in Branford, Clinton, and Guilford. Station improvements in Madison completed in late 2008. Westbrook Station upgrades began in late 2009. This provides commuters with a safe, convenient, alternative mode of transportation from the east. Note that this work is not part of the Program.

Incident Management System Enhancement Traffic and incidents are monitored through an expanded Incident Management System (IMS). The IMS is comprised of numerous cameras linked to the State Police/ConnDOT operations center (BOC) in Bridgeport. The video images are monitored 24 hours a day, seven days a week. From the operations center, State Police can quickly communicate with emergency or towing vehicles to aid motorists in need. Camera locations were extended 4 miles along I-91 to Exit 8 (Route 80) and 14 miles along I-95 from Exit 56 to the Clinton/Westbrook town line. Three (3) Highway Advisory Radios (HAR) were installed and two (2) temporary electronic Variable Message Signing (VMS) systems have been added along the corridor. This work was constructed under State Project Nos. 14-170 and 92-524, the IMS Extension Projects, to enhance transportation management during the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program. The additional cameras and extension of the IMS system has allowed for faster incident detection and response time. On each contract that affects the IMS the contractor must follow the Notice To Contractor- IMS Installation document and maintain without disruption normal operation of the system. The I-95 Diversion Route Plans (See Reference Documents) were examined for potential conflicts with the Detour Plans in Contracts E2, E, B1 and B. At times during Contracts E2 and E the Route 34 Ramps to I-91 and I-95 will be closed. The I-95 Diversion Route Plans for both NB and SB use Route 34 EB as a primary route if there is an incident between Interchange 44 and 46. This is covered by the Ramp Detour plans in Contract E2. Vehicles will be directed to I-95 SB to Interchange 46 and looped around via Canal Dock Road to Long Wharf Drive and the I-95 NB On-Ramp. Another potential problem occurs if an incident occurs between the ramps on Long Wharf Drive and the ramps on Sargent Drive. The I-95 Diversion Route Plans detour vehicles off the ramp and on to the on ramps for both NB and SB incidents. This will not work for trucks in the final E2 condition as the ramps will be immediately adjacent to each other. Trucks will be detoured to make rights around the Sargent Drive/Long Wharf Drive area to better make the turn.

Coordination with Adjacent Non-Program Projects Program work will be coordinated closely with work on other key roadways, such as Route 1 (Branford) and Route 80 (North Branford). For example, State Project No. 98-98 widened approximately 1 mile of Route 80 in North Branford from 2 lanes to 4 lanes from Route 22 to Route 139. Every effort was made to ensure that construction on this important arterial did not conflict with on-going work along the I-95 corridor. This was done through Project Management meetings to coordinate any detours or road closures. Reconstruction of I-95 over West River (State Project No. 92-522) and Reconstruction of Howard Avenue (State Project No. 92-603) are all adjacent to the I-95 NHHC Corridor Improvement Program. Additionally, Emergency Deck and Bridge Repair projects on the Q-Bridge (State Project Nos. 92-610 and 92-634), the West River Bridge (State Project No. 92-636), the Boathouse Project (92-651) and Boathouse Platform (92-570) are adjacent to or within the Program corridor. The Contractors for the above mentioned projects will be required to attend coordination meetings for and with the adjacent Program projects (as required) and to fully coordinate operations, including traffic control signing patterns for temporary lane and/or shoulder closures, temporary traffic shifts and temporary detours on any roadway on the project with the adjacent projects. The Contractor shall be required to account for coordination with adjacent projects in the CPM Schedule for the project. This is detailed in special provision Section 1.05, Control of the Work for each contract (See Reference Documents).

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Maintain Lane Configurations During construction, the number of lanes available on I-95 will not be reduced during the most heavily traveled time periods. No ramp or lane closures are planned for peak hours, which are defined as morning and evening commute times and Friday through Sunday on summer and holiday weekends. Lane closures on I-95, I-91, and Route 34, when required, will be confined to evening hours and weekends when volumes permit; in the event a daytime closure is unavoidable and during scheduled weekend lane closures to perform stage shifts, advance notice will be provided to the public through various media outlets. Please see the PI/PO section for further details.

Sequencing of Construction A coordinated Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (M&PT) Plan has been developed for the Program. To the extent possible, work zone lengths will be minimized by coordinating construction work along the corridor. For example, construction of Contracts D (Branford) and C1 (East Haven) were completed prior to initiating construction on the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge. GEC and ConnDOT Division of Traffic Engineering currently review and analyze the construction and final signing plans prepared by each of the SDC’s to insure compatibility and continuity between the individual on-going Program contracts during each of the phases and the final condition of the Corridor- Wide Staging/Maintenance and Protection of Traffic Plans. Based on this review and analysis, comprehensive Corridor-wide Signing Plans have been prepared by PB to support the Contract B bid to coordinate future design submittals and construction signing and striping. These plans are also being developed for Contract E. The CW M&PT Plans developed provide a coordinated approach to the work zone management in Contracts B and E. As adjacent projects, each CW M&PT Phase and project Construction Stage starts with the completion of a CW M&PT Traffic Shift. The Sub-Phase Plans show the traffic shifts, and the position and number of traffic lanes required to be maintained to transition from one CW M&PT Phase to the next. The Sub-Stage Plans for each project show the roadway and bridge construction required to maintain traffic during each CW M&PT Phase and Contract Construction Stage. Together, this provides the contractors with the plans and timing to maintain traffic flow through the work zones on this intricate construction project.

Speed Limit Reduction A notable strategy employed by the Program is the reduction of the corridor wide speed limits on I-95 that were legally lowered through the State Traffic Commission (STC) by 10 miles per hour (mph). On the Q- Bridge the speed limit is now 40 mph and all other areas on I-95 within the Program are 45 mph. As of May 2009, the speed limit reduction limits are from Long Wharf Drive to the Saltonstall Bridge at the Branford/East Haven town line. This has aided the police departments in their enforcement of speeding through the work zones and improved safety.

Commuter Information Pre-trip and on the road "real-time" information will be provided through the following: ● The ConnDOT IMS traffic cameras are positioned at various locations along the I-95 corridor and the I-91 New Haven area corridor and are accessible through Program web site: www.i95newhaven.com. Images are updated every two to five seconds. ● From the Travel Resources link on the ConnDOT’s website, Connecticut’s Interactive Transportation Information System can be accessed, http://www.dotdata.ct.gov/iti/master_iti.html. This site displays ConnDOT’s construction activity throughout the state as well as links to traffic cameras and other travel resources. ● Enhancement of highway advisory radio (HAR) and electronic variable message signing (VMS). ConnDOT currently operates ten (10) low frequency HAR stations around the state, which can be found on the AM band of standard car radios at 1670 kHz. Before the construction began, the nearest existing HAR to the Program was located in West Haven with a range of approximately 3 miles. As part of this project, ConnDOT installed two (2) additional stations on I-95 near the 40

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Branford/Guilford town line and one (1) additional station on I-91 in North Haven. These new stations became operational in 2006. Two VMS’s on I-95 were included in the IMS Extension contract: one northbound in Madison, just north of the Guilford line, south of Interchange 60; and one southbound in Clinton, south of interchange 63. ● An up-to-date Interactive map of the Program area is available on the website. The map is updated as lane closures, detours, and other construction activities occur. ● Construction and traffic-related information is communicated to the traveling public through public notices and presentations, program and non-program events, print and broadcast media and social media. The information provided has raised traveler awareness of the work zones and the traffic-related activities (lane closures, detours, etc), due to the on-going construction. For detailed information see “Public Information / Public Outreach”.

Commuter Service Per the ROD there are a number of Transit and Transportation System Management (TSM) components included as part of the program. These are outlined in an annual document entitled “Record of Decision Transit and Transportation System Management (TSM) Components, Summary Report: January 2010 - June 2010” prepared by Rideworks. The TSM components were tracked by Rideworks and tables and graphs illustrate the fluctuations in ridership for the various modes of commuter transit (see Reference Documents). These are used to warrant expansion and/or enhancement to bus, carpool and vanpool, and Shore Line East train services. The ConnDOT has been marketing employer voluntary flextime work schedules, preferential parking for rideshare participants, and documented employer voluntary HOV/Transit ridership to the home from the workplace in emergencies or unusual cases. Also, insurance providers in the region were approached by the ConnDOT or its representative to provide a $40 rebate for insurance policy holders that document regular HOV/Transit use.

Motorist Aid Throughout the corridor, an increased presence of CHAMP (Connecticut Highway Assistance Motorist Patrol) and State Police has been incorporated. The CHAMP website is accessible from the ConnDOT homepage in the Travel Resources link. Also important, on-site towing service will be provided as part of each construction contract. Timely removal of disabled vehicles will assist traffic flow through the construction zones.

Diversionary Routes Area-wide diversionary routes are established by the ConnDOT Highway Operations Unit. In the event of a serious incident, messages are broadcast over the VMS and HAR. Local and state personnel are notified to assist in the diversion of traffic. The relevant I-95 Diversion Route Plans can be found in the Exhibits.

State Police The presence of State Police in the work zones has helped maintain the posted speed limits and keep the drivers attention. Item #3000101A - Trafficperson (State Police Officer) (previously Item #19705A) was significantly increased in subsequent contracts after Contract D. The item has been removed from the existing contracts and ConnDOT now pays for State Police directly with an established agreement. A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been developed by and between ConnDOT and the Connecticut Department of Public Safety. The MOU includes procedures for ordering, cancelling and funding of State Police is defined in the “State Police Services Procedure” and the “State Police Funding Procedure”. The MOU and Procedures are included in the Appendix.

Municipal Police As there will be many local road impacts due to construction activities in contracts B, B1, E2 and E, the New Haven Police Department will have a major presence in the work zones. Through ConnDOT’s experience with prior contracts, the amount allocated for this pay item has been revised and is expected to more closely predict the final cost.

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Public Information/Public Outreach Public Information (PI) is paramount to the success of the Program and recognizes the importance of public information in all phases of the Program, including the need to identify, respond, and resolve issues and concerns of the public. The Program’s Public Information Department concentrates on minimizing inconvenience to the public by providing proactive public relations and maintaining public trust and integrity. To accomplish this, the Public Information Department has developed and maintains a high level of communication, creating an informed public that is knowledgeable about the Program. The GEC in conjunction with the ConnDOT Office of Construction, Bureau of Public Transportation, and Office of Communications has implemented a PI/PO campaign. As outlined in the PMP, the Public Information Department for GEC works with the ConnDOT Public Information Office to facilitate the following PI Program components:

Multi-Media Materials and Presentations Program’s Public Information communication methods include the following components within Multi- media materials and presentations: ● Fact Sheets ● Quarterly Newsletters ● Program Brochure ● Best Routes Brochure ● Program Articles ● Informational Videos ● Presentations ● Talking Points Fact sheets are an informational handout specific to an individual construction contract, a Program Initiative, or a frequency asked question. The Newsletter is a quarterly publication containing Program News, Program Highlights, Construction Photos, Construction Updates, and Program Fun Facts, etc. The Program Brochure is updated yearly and contains a brief Program Overview, ways to receive up to date information, such as signing up for automatic email notification and real time traffic updates, Transportation Alternatives, a Program Map, and a perforated pre-paid postage card that allows an individual to request additional Program Public Information. Public Information Presentations have been held since October 1999, and have evolved to include tours of on-going construction since 2009. Audiences have included various public and private groups including governmental, businesses, educational and service organizations. The PI meetings consist of a 45 minute PowerPoint presentation followed by, when scheduled, a 45 minute tour of on-going construction. A question an answer period is provided after both the presentation and the tour. These multi-media materials and presentations and tours provide an opportunity for the Public Information Department to successfully communicate the Program’s public informational services as well as develop and maintain open and productive communication between the public and the Program team.

Public Notices and Inquires ● Construction News ● Neighborhood Announcements ● Press Releases ● Program Announcements ● Public Inquiries

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Public Notices are distributed to residents and businesses located in and around Program construction zones. Public notice methods include Construction News, Neighborhood specific announcements, press releases and Program Announcements and are distributed in a variety of formats – email, fax, hard copy, etc. The notices include timely information regarding current and upcoming construction activities and any potential impacts that work may have on vehicular and pedestrian traffic movements.

Neighborhood and Program Announcements as well as Press Releases are developed proactively in coordination with ConnDOT District 3A and Office of Construction, and are issued on an as needed basis. Construction News bulletins are developed proactively in coordination with ConnDOT District 3A and Office of Construction, and are issued on a weekly basis, dictated by changes in construction phases and/or potential impacts to surrounding areas.

Construction News bulletins include descriptive text as well as maps and/or other graphics developed to illustrate specific work zones in detail, showing effected travel lanes, sidewalks, local roads, landmark properties, etc. Construction News distribution databases are updated and maintained by the Public Information Department. The databases include contact information and preferred method of receipt (i.e. electronic mail, fax, hard copy, etc.). See the Reference Documents for sample Construction News.

The Public Information Department prepares responses to public inquires received via the Program Website, ConnDOT Website, and the Public Information Department Inquiry Line. All responses are coordinated with appropriate Program staff and reviewed and approved by ConnDOT before issuance.

Program Events and Outreach ● Groundbreaking and Ribbon cutting Ceremonies ● Yearly Open House ● Community Relations Management ● Media Relations Management Ribbon-cutting ceremonies for the new State Street Commuter Rail Station in June 2002, Route 34 Flyover Bridge in June 2011 and the first half of the new Q-Bridge in July 2012, and groundbreaking ceremonies for Contract B1 in June 2008 and Contract E in June 2011 are examples of events organized by the PI Program. The PI Program organizes a yearly Open House open to the public. Viewing stations for each of the on- going or upcoming construction projects including the I-95/I-91/Route 34 Interchange, Improvements in Long Wharf, and the new Pearl Harbor Memorial Bridge are arranged and staffed by Program personnel. The 3rd Annual Open House held on Saturday, April 14th had over 400 attendees. Relationships with appropriate newspapers -- the New Haven Register, the New Haven Independent, the Hartford Courant, and weekly shoreline newspapers -- and with appropriate television news stations -- Channel 8, Channel 30, Channel 3, and Channel 61 – are maintained by the Public Information Department in coordination with the ConnDOT Office of Communications. This involves periodic briefings by telephone and in person as appropriate. When major Program milestones approach, contact with these papers and television news stations increases. As Program activities progress, the effort is focused on local, daily, and weekly papers; television (i.e. Channel 8); and radio stations (WELI, etc.). Reporters are furnished with story ideas and press releases. Press releases are provided to the media at the award, notice-to-proceed with construction, and construction ‘completion’ of each Program contract.

Social Media A comprehensive Program website, www.i95newhaven.com, was created to fully communicate plans for the Program to the public. When the site was launched in December 2000, it averaged about 350 hits per week during its first three months. During the course of 2010 the site averaged approximately 1,000 hits per week. Data is also gathered, tabulated and examined monthly by the PI Department to observe how

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the website is being used and who is using it. Over 6,000 people visited the Program website in October 2010 with an average of 138 visitors per day. Please see the appendix for further information. The Program Website provides the following information: ● Real-time traffic and detour information; ● Automatic email notifications of significant lane closures and traffic detours for those who register; ● Detailed design / construction schedules and scopes for each Program contract; ● Two interactive maps, one depicting real-time road conditions and containing links to highway traffic cameras, and another for map-based access to updated schedules, scope definitions, photo simulations, construction photos, status reports and highway CAD drawings for each Program contract; ● Program fact sheets including, for example, Program Overview, Construction Traffic Management Plan, Connecticut Clean Air Construction Initiative and Transit Improvements; ● Other information useful to commuters and travelers, such as links to bus and train schedules and station maps; ● Contact information for groups interested in Program presentations

GEC updates the information on the Website on the frequency indicated below: ● Daily Updates − Detours, Lane Closures, Traffic shifts ● Weekly/Monthly Updates − Program-Wide and Contract-Specific Schedules − Construction Photos − FAQs − Status Reports (scope, milestones, progress summary) ● As Needed/Requested − “What’s New” on home page − Fact Sheets − Public Information Meetings − Contractor Information − News Briefs − Public Inquiries − Citizen Poll − Q & A

From the Program website the interested traveler can find information on alternative travel options that can save them time and money on their commute. There are links to the New Haven and Shore Line East rail schedules; CT Transit and Dattco bus schedules; Rideshare carpool and vanpool information; and MetroPool, a free commuter service to employers and commuters traveling to Fairfield County and neighboring New York counties. MetroPool is supported by the Connecticut and New York Departments of Transportation. See the Reference Documents for the “I-95 Program Website Homepage” and the “I- 95 Program Website – Alternative Transportation Options Webpage.” It should be noted that an overhaul of the Program website was released in February 2009.

ConnDOT Website The ConnDOT website, www.ct.gov/dot/, is helpful tool for interested parties to obtain real-time traffic and roadway construction information. See the Reference Documents for the “ConnDOT Website Home Page.”

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Monitoring

Maintenance and Protection of Traffic Operations

The monitoring of the “Work Zone Impacts Management Strategies” implemented for Corridor-wide and individual project M&PT operations to meet ConnDOT Requirements is accomplished using the “Daily/Weekly M&PT Operations” and “Corridor-Wide and Project Traffic Shift M&PT Operations” procedures. For details of the operations procedures refer to the “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic (M&PT) Operations section of the Appendix.

Verification of Work Zone Setup The Worksite Traffic Supervisor will monitor/inspect the temporary traffic control signing patterns at least four times per shift and assure implementation of any necessary corrective measures. ConnDOT, CE&I and the GEC will continually monitor the impact of construction activities on traffic conditions. Daily Work Reports (DWRs) prepared by CE&I personnel record work zone patterns and GC conformance with submitted TCWPs. Potential conflicts with adjacent contracts and/or local businesses or residents are discussed and resolved during the weekly M&PT Meetings. If warranted, M&PT and Work Zone safety issues will be elevated to the bi-weekly progress meetings for additional discussion and resolution, as required by the ConnDOT Construction Manual.

On-going Evaluation The impact of construction on traffic conditions will be monitored continually so that improvements can be made as required during the project. This is currently being done by ConnDOT, CE&I, and GEC. The ‘Worksite Traffic Supervisor’ special provision was added to the Program in contracts B1 and E2, and was subsequently revised for contracts B and E. Feedback from CE&I and GC personnel is also discussed during the weekly M&PT Meeting and recorded as part of the minutes. This information is expected to be used to inform future traffic management strategies.

TMP Performance and Corrective Action The contractor’s Worksite Traffic Supervisor is responsible for the proper placement of all TTC devices on the project. Everyday observations in the field by the Worksite Traffic Supervisor, CE&I personnel and police will be the primary means of monitoring TMP operations. ConnDOT, CE&I and the GEC all monitor the Work Zone and GC compliance with the contract documents and submitted TCWPs. When complaints from the public are received, typically via the Program Website or a phone call to either the ConnDOT or the GEC, they will be addressed in an expedient manner. Depending on the severity of the complaint, it may be resolved verbally, or CE&I personnel may need to observe the area of the complaint, take photographs and decide on measures to resolve the situation. If further study is needed, the District 3A personnel may request advice from Consultant Design or the Division of Traffic. In addition, ConnDOT Office of Construction conducts periodic Work Zone Safety Reviews in conjunction with FHWA. The most recent Work Zone Safety Review was performed on October 25, 2011. The Worksite Traffic Supervisor will submit any recommended revisions required to meet actual field conditions to the TMP Manager. Finally, public input is received through a survey compiled from the Program website. There is a Citizen Poll available on the front page of the Program website, asking the public about the altering of their daily commute due to Program construction. This information and more is available in the annual ROD Transit and Transportation System Management (TSM) Components Summary Report. The latest report, January 2010 to December 2010, is included in the Reference Documents.

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Lessons Learned - Completed Contracts/Experience Construction of the State Street Commuter Railroad Station in New Haven was strategically planned to be completed prior to the start of the roadway construction with commuter service beginning in June 2002. This provided commuters with an alternative mode of transportation from the east. Another strategic project was the IMS Extension Projects (SPN 14-170 and 92-524) which were completed in 2005. The added cameras and extension of the IMS system provides for greater coverage and faster incident detection and response time. Contracts D, C1 and C2 reconstructed I-95 from Interchange 54 in Branford to the east end of the Q- Bridge. These contacts widened I-95 to three lanes in each direction in Branford and East Haven, and to four lanes in New Haven. By proceeding from east to west, the construction provided additional lane capacity in advance of the work to reconstruct the Q-Bridge and I-95 / I-91 / Route 34 Interchange in Contracts B1, E2, B, and E. Virtually all the construction in Contract B1 was completed “off-line” from I-95, and therefore it did not significantly impact expressway traffic operations. As specified in “Prosecution and Progress / Limitations of Operations”, an intermittent closure of the right lane and shoulder on I-95 NB was originally required. After reviewing construction operations, the contractor proposed to eliminate the I-95 NB closures and provided an estimated credit for M&PT pay items. ConnDOT accepted the proposal conditionally, during which time traffic conditions were monitored by ConnDOT, CE&I and GEC personnel. The revised M&PT plan was successful and work was completed without the original I-95 NB closures, resulting in a credit to the contract of more than $200,000. Roadway and utility reconstruction requirements did require limited detours of local roads using pre-approved detour plans provided in the contract plans. Work under Contract E2 included construction of the new I-95 NB to Route 34 WB Flyover, relocation of the I-95 on/off-ramps at Interchange 46, and adding the second lane on I-91 SB to I-95 SB. Placement of temporary precast concrete barrier curb along the shoulders of I-95 and I-91 to separate the work zones from traffic was required to complete significant portions of the work. Detailed staging plans were provided in the contract documents for the contractor’s use. A number of temporary lane and ramp shifts were required to complete the work in the six construction stages indicated in the plans. Work was successfully coordinated with adjacent Program and non-Program contracts. Through the implementation of the ‘Work Zone Impacts Management Strategies’ including, TTC and TO and PI/PO, work zone impacts are minimized. The following actions have been implemented as a result of ‘lessons learned’ during previous and on-going contracts: • It was determined that the pay item for ‘Trafficmen (State Police Officers)’ was consistently being under-estimated. Amounts budgeted for this service has been adjusted upward to reflect the actual need and usage to maintain adequate protection during construction operations. • A Case 2 study was prepared to revise the requirements for lane closures on I-95 specified in the Special Provision, “Prosecution and Progress / Limitation of Operations”. • Coordination with local neighborhoods, community organizations, adjacent businesses, and the traveling public have minimized impacts to both local operations and the on-going construction operations. Program contractors routinely coordinate lane closures with Port of New Haven activities to avoid excessive delays to local truck traffic. ConnDOT, with concurrence from the City of New Haven, has agreed to modifications of M&PT plans for local roads to facilitate this coordination. • Communication and cooperation between adjacent Program and non-Program state contractors is required through GC attendance at weekly M&PT Meetings, and has resulted in minimizing disruptions to construction operations and preventing negative impacts to GC project schedules. Prior to weekly M&PT Meetings, GCs are required to submit two week look-aheads to via email to facilitate coordination with other projects. Revision and resubmission of the look-aheads is required any time work schedules and/or M&PT conditions change. GEC maintains and continuously updates the look-ahead forms and M&PT personnel list as needed.

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• Through the PI/PO process, communication and coordination with all stakeholders has been maintained. The PI/PO process is described in detail in the Executive Summary of this report. The implementation of the TTC plans together with some of the adjustments mentioned above have proven effective in practice and the work zone impacts have been kept to predictable and reasonable levels.

Ongoing Contracts B and E The work zone impacts to existing roadways were carefully assessed in the contract documents for Contracts B and E, and the breakout contracts B1 and E2 due to their complexity. Corridor-wide M&PT and construction staging is detailed in the Prosecution and Progress special provision, Section 1.08 for contracts B1, E2, B, and E. Contracts B and E include a listing of the CW MPT Phases and Sub-Phases with the corresponding Contract MPT and Construction Stages and Sub-Stages. The CW MPT plans, developed by GEC, are intended to provide the overall picture of the coordination of the phases and sub- stages. As stated in the Sequence of Construction/Operations, the successful completion of these adjacent contracts requires the close coordination and cooperation of the contractors. Because of the complexity and interdependency of the construction activities, and the maintaining of traffic through the work zones, specific “Complete No Later Than” deadline dates were established, including completion of well-defined phases of the work and the commencement of the follow-on construction. U.S. Route 1 and the local roads will be impacted during the construction with the work zones and durations limited by the M&PT special provisions. When road closures are permitted two week notice is to be given to the Engineer and the City of New Haven Department Transportation, Traffic and Parking prior to each closing and implementing of the detour. A construction newsletter is sent out via email and posted on the Program website alerting motorists of the detours. For major Program milestones, press releases and briefings are provided to the local media including the New Haven Register, Channel 8 WTNH and WELI. As mentioned above, the detour plans for road and ramp closures are included in Item #0971001A, M&PT special provision. Also, through the use of changeable message signs, construction signs, and press releases, motorists will be given a minimum of two weeks advance notice prior to the road closing. This will help motorists plan their routes and help minimize traffic delays. In Contract B there are four ramp closures: • Closure of I-95 NB Off-ramp to Woodward Avenue/Main Street/Stiles Street (Exit 50) for CW MPT Traffic Shift TS-14A In order to complete CW MPT Traffic Shift TS-14A, the contractor may close access to the I-95 NB Off-ramp to Woodward Avenue/Main Street/Stiles Street (Exit 50) to all traffic. Instead this traffic will shall be routed to Exit 51 for a period beginning at 10:00 p.m. on a Friday and ending no later than 6:00 a.m. the following Monday and erect a detour route in accordance with the Contract Plans and Special Provision “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic – Item No. 0971001A”. This closure shall not occur during the Summer Restriction nor shall a restricted holiday period fall within the proposed closure period. See account of completed CW MPT Traffic Shift TS-14A below.

• Closure of I-95 NB On-ramp from Long Wharf Drive (Ramp C, Int. 46) for CW MPT Traffic Shift TS-14A In order to complete CW MPT Traffic Shift TS-14A, the contractor may close access to I-95 NB On-ramp from Long Wharf Drive (Exit 46) to all traffic for a period beginning at 12:01 a.m. on a Saturday and ending no later than 6:00 a.m. the following Monday and erect a detour route in accordance with the Contract Plans and Special Provision “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic – Item No. 0971001A”. This closure shall not occur during the Summer Restriction nor shall a restricted holiday period fall within the proposed closure period. See account of completed CW MPT Traffic Shift TS-14A below.

• Construction of Temporary Ramp O (Project No. 92-531/622/627)

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• During construction of Temporary Ramp O (CW MPT Phase 14A), vehicles traveling from I-91 southbound to I-95 northbound will be prohibited from using Exit 50. Instead this traffic will be routed to Exit 51 for a period beginning at 6:00 a.m. on a Monday and ending no later than 6:00 a.m. the following Monday and erect a detour route in accordance with the Contract Plans and Special Provision “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic – Item No. 0971001A”. No more than seven (7) consecutive days will be allowed for Temporary Ramp O construction, opening of the temporary ramp and subsequent rerouting of traffic onto Temporary Ramp O (CW MPT Phase 14B). See account of completed CW MPT Traffic Shift TS-14A below. Closure of Ramp S- A\Construction and Opening of Ramp S-B In order to close Temporary Ramp S-A, finish construction and open Temporary Ramp S-B for Traffic Shift TS-15, the contractor may close access the I-95 SB On-ramp from the Woodward Avenue/Main Street/Stiles Street to all traffic for a period beginning at 8:00 p.m. on a Friday and ending no later than 6:00 a.m. the following Monday and erect a detour route in accordance with the Contract Plans and Special Provision “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic – Item No. 0971001A”. This closure shall not occur during the Summer Restriction nor shall a restricted holiday period fall within the proposed closure period.

There are also three traffic shifts in Contract B, TS-14A, TS-14B, and TS-15. As stated in the Prosecution and Progress Section 1.08.04, Time Restrictions, the construction included in the sub-phases and sub- stages required to achieve each of the traffic shifts: TS-14A; TS-14B; and TS-15 shall be completed during a single contiguous weekend period from Friday evening to the following Monday morning. Construction Stage 1A/1B (Contract Milestone CM-B-1A/1B (F)) was completed on June 22, 2012, eleven weeks earlier than the Contract Deadline of September 7, 2012. CW MPT Traffic Shifts TS-14A and TS- 14B occurred on June 23, 2102 and June 24, 2012, respectively 14 weeks earlier than the Contract Deadline late finish date. Traffic Shifts TS-14A/14B moved I-95 NB off the existing Q-Bridge and onto the new NB Q-Bridge. This shift removed I-95 NB traffic from existing Bridge No’s 06609, 00172, and 00174A/C (Contract E) and onto a temporary connector road and Ramp I bridge constructed previously in Contract B1. The ramps from Route 34 EB to I-95 NB, I-91 SB to I-95 NB and the Wooster Street On- ramp were also realigned.

The successful Corridor Wide Traffic Shift TS-14A/B was due in part to early planning and coordination between the Contractors, ConnDOT, CE&I Firm and the GEC. The original Contracts had Traffic Shifts TS-14A and TS-14B occurring over two weekends with Exit 50 (Woodward Avenue and Port Area) being closed for the entire week for traffic traveling from I-91 SB to I-95 NB because it remained on the existing Q-Bridge and could not access the off-ramp. After successful coordination, TS-14A and TS-14B occurred over 38 hour period starting at 8:00 PM on Friday, June 22, 2012 and was completed at 10:00 AM on Sunday June 24, 2012. TS-14A shifted I-95 NB traffic off the existing Q-Bridge and onto a temporary connector roadway and the new NB Q-Bridge at 9:15 AM on Saturday morning. TS-14B shifted the I-91 SB ramp to I-95 NB and the Wooster Street on-ramp to a new alignment and onto the new NB Q-Bridge at 4:30 AM Sunday morning, approximately 5 hours ahead of schedule. The coordinated Traffic Shift Operations proceeded along the following timeline: • 8:00 PM Friday to 8:00 AM Saturday (12 hours) - Long Wharf on-ramp and Exit 50 was closed. I- 95 NB was reduced to one lane and the Ramp to I-91 NB was also reduced to one lane. During this time the temporary connector roadway tie-in was milled and paved, temp barrier curb installed and the impact attenuators installed. Signs were also removed and relocated and pavement markings were modified. All work was performed by Contract B. • 8:00 AM Saturday to 6:00 PM Saturday (10 hours) - During this segment the Wooster Street on- ramp was closed and I-91 SB ramp traffic to I-95 NB did not have access to Exit 50 (Woodward Avenue and Port Area). Work performed during this time included; removal of a portion of existing I-95 NB roadway embankment to connect the new Ramps N&O (I-91 SB to I-95 NB and Wooster St on-ramp) to the new Ramp O bridge which was constructed in Contract B1. This work was performed by Contract E.

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• 6:00 PM Saturday 10:00 AM Sunday (16 hours) - During this segment the I-91 SB ramp to I-95 NB and the Wooster Street on-ramp was closed. The tie-in of these ramps was completed by Contract E. At the east end of the project, Contract B modified pavement markings and relocated temporary barrier curb and relocate signs. • Contingency for Weather - 10:00 AM Sunday to 6:00 AM Monday (20 hours) – The contingency was not required. Multiple tools were developed and utilized to aid in communication and coordination between all the stakeholders before, during and after the traffic shift. The documents and process used to achieve the TS-14A and TS-14B traffic shifts have been included in the Appendix of this document.

Tracking TMP Implementation Costs The costs of implementing the TMP are included in, but not limited to, the following special provisions and items which are included in the contracts: ● Item #0970006A – Trafficperson (Municipal Police Officer) ● Item #0970007A – Trafficperson (Uniformed Flagger) ● Item #0971001A – Maintenance and Protection of Traffic ● Item #0971999A – Wrecker Service ● Item #0973724A – Worksite Traffic Supervisor ● Item #0977001 – Traffic Cone ● Item #0978002 – Traffic Drum ● Item #1118051A – Temporary Signalization ● Item #1130000 – High Mounted Internally Illuminated Flashing Arrow ● Item #1131002A - Remote Controlled Changeable Message Sign ● Item #1806200 – Type D Portable Impact Attenuation System

There are also costs associated with the interdependency of the contracts and stages, details of which are provided to the GC in NTCs included in the contract documents. A list of M&PT pay items and estimated costs for contracts B1, E2, B and E are included in the Appendix.

In addition, State Police services are funded under Incidental Costs for the project and are paid directly through the ConnDOT CORE System.

Other costs associated with implementing the TMP are maintaining the Program website, issuing Construction News bulletins and press releases, and organizing PI meetings.

Evaluation Report A ‘TMP Evaluation Report’ will be prepared for each contract upon completion. The report will include an evaluation of the TMP as implemented during construction, TMP implementation costs, lessons learned and will provide recommendations for revising the TMP as required.

Contingency Plans When accidents or unexpected events occur on the expressways within the work zone, traffic delays could be magnified due to reduced shoulder widths and the presence of Temporary Precast Concrete Barrier Curb along the roadways. In work zones on I-95 there will be a constant presence of uniformed law enforcement officers that can expedite incident assistance in case of emergencies or unforeseen events. The construction contracts include a pay item for ‘Wrecker Service’ which provides for tow trucks to be positioned near the work zone to be able to quickly remove disabled vehicle from the roadway during morning and afternoon rush hours (between the hours of 6 a.m. – 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. – 7 p.m.). The Incident Management System provides around-the-clock monitoring of all of the work zones on I-95,

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I-91 and Route 34. In the case of an incident, the State Police and staff at the BOC that monitor highway conditions can expediently dispatch emergency personnel. If the incident is significant and requires the closing of I-95 there are Diversion Route Plans (See Reference Documents) that are implemented. As stated in the Special Provision, “Maintenance and Protection of Traffic”, Work Zone Safety Meetings are to be conducted prior to the start of construction with representatives from ConnDOT-Construction, the construction contractor, including sub-contractors as required, and state and local police, to review the contract requirements and discuss the Department’s procedures. Also, included in the Special Provisions, the “Notice to Contractor - Coordination with Maintenance”, requires that the contractor remove any lane closures to allow for sanding and plowing activities when weather conditions warrant and when notified by ConnDOT-Construction.

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Implementation Costs The implementation of the work zone management strategy is included in the plans, specifications, including special provisions and pay items of each of the individual construction contracts and through the bid items and special provisions (listed in the TTC section). Implementation costs are tracked from design through the contract bid price and throughout the completion of construction of each contract.