Sponsor:CSCE Construction Technical Group and the University of New Haven Student
Chapter
Topic:Update on the I-95 New Haven Harbor Crossing Corridor
Improvement Program
and UNH Student Chapter activities
This
Program is one of the largest transportation improvement initiatives ever
undertaken by the Connecticut Department of Transportation (ConnDOT). The
Program includes operational, safety, and capacity improvements to 7.2 miles of
I-95, construction of a new signature, ten-lane bridge, and transit
enhancements including a new Shore Line East commuter rail station at State Street in New Haven. Program limits extend from Sargent/Long Wharf Drive (Interchange 46) in New Haven to Cedar Street (Interchange 54) in Branford. The Program was
initiated in 2000 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the new State Street
Commuter Rail Station. Highway improvements are scheduled for completion in
2016.
Speakers:Brian
Mercure, Assistant District Engineer, ConnDOT District 3A
Anthony
A. Moretti, Vice President & Area Manager, Parsons Brinkerhoff
Tour:An approximately 60-minute site tour will be
held prior to the dinner meeting beginning at 3:00 p.m. at the ConnDOT District
3A Office (
424 Chapel Street,New
Haven,
CT06511,
Phone: 203-785-0456). Bring durable shoes (will be on active construction
site), hard hat*, safety glasses* and reflectorized vest*. The tour is limited
to 30 people. If you are interested in joining the tour, please sign up for the
tour when you sign up for the dinner.
*
These items will be provided if not owned.
Location:The Graduate Club, 155 Elm Street, New Haven,
CT
Time:5:30-6:30 PM - Social Hour, 6:30-7:30 PM - Dinner,
7:30 PM - Program
Cost:Members: $35.00, Non Members: $45.00, Full Time
Students: $15.00
There is no cost for CSCE members who are unemployed.
Please pay at the door with cash or checks payable to
CSCE.
Dinner:Choice of Prime Rib; Tuscan chicken with Dijon, garlic herb, lemon, and white wine marinade; Asian Salmon
with roasted ginger glaze; Penne with artichoke, sun dried tomato, and
vegetables in light marinara sauce
Reservations:Please contact Amy Petrone
by email at admin@csce.org or by telephone
at (860) 526-5935 with dinner choice and interest in joining the tour by
Monday, March 22, 2010.
Directions:
From North,
Hartford Area:
Take 91 South - Once in
New Haven, take Exit 3, the
Trumbull Street exit
(see footnote below)
.
From North,
New
London Area:
Take 95 South (West) to
New Haven
- then follow signs to 91 North and
Hartford
&
Springfield - once on 91 North take Exit 3, the
Trumbull
Street exit (see footnote below)
.
From South,
New York,
Stamford
Area:
Take 95 North
(East) to
New Haven
- then follow signs to 91 North and Harford &
Springfield -
once on 91 North take Exit 3, the
Trumbull
Street exit (see footnote below)
.
Footnote: At
end of Exit 3 count the traffic light you are faced with as #1. At the 3rd
light take a left on Temple Street. At your next light take a right on Grove Street. At your next light, take a left on College Street. At your next light turn left on Elm Street. The Graduate Club is 150 feet down Elm Street on your left.
Parking
: YALE
LOT #51 -
Parking available behind Club in Yale Lot #51 after 4:00 p.m. Entrance on
Temple
Street. At end of Exit 3, count the traffic light
you are faced with as #1, then proceed straight ahead on
Trumbull Street a total of 3 traffic lights. At third traffic light,
take a left onto
Temple Street, go two blocks (past Grove and Wall Streets). First
driveway on right past Wall Street.
