Brewer Street Closure Effective May 1
East Hartford, CT— Effective Monday, May 1, a portion of Brewer Street in East Hartford will be closed through November 2023. The closure in necessary to replace the bridge over Pewterpot Brook. The road will reopen prior to Thanksgiving.
The closure is limited to the section of Brewer Street between Mill Road and Glenn Road/Contractors Road, but motorists should seek alternate routes if using Brewer Street as a through road.
The primary detour for through-traffic will be Maple Street, using Forbes Street and Main Street/High Street. Local traffic can access properties to the east of the closure (east of Glenn Road/Contractors Road) and west of the closure (west of Mill Road). An emergency access (temporary road) will be in place for Fire Department vehicles housed at Fire House No. 5, to the east of the closure.
All motorists are encouraged to avoid the construction area and seek alternate routes to their intended destinations through November 2024, when the construction is expected to be complete.
ABOUT THE PROJECT:
The reconstruction of Brewer Street from Main Street (State Route 517) to Jefferson Lane (one property east of Jefferson Lane) is currently under construction. Project funding is from the Surface Transportation Program administered by the Connecticut Department of Transportation, Local Roads Group. Additional funding is provided through the Local Transportation Capital Improvement (LOTCIP) funded by the State of Connecticut and administered by the Capitol Region Council of Governments (CRCOG).
The project will reconstruct approximately 3,200 feet of Brewer Street which consists of two separate project numbers due to funding sources. Project No. 42-318 is approximately 2,000 feet in length, beginning at Main Street (S.R. 517) and extending to nearly 200 feet east of Glenn Road, and includes the replacement of Bridge No. 042012 over Pewterpot Brook. Project No. L042-001 begins at approximately 200 feet east of Glenn Road and extends approximately 1,200 feet to the east, ending 150 feet east of Jefferson Lane.
See the town’s website for more information: Brewer Street Reconstruction.