Removal of Exit 21 Off Ramp on I-84 East

Waterbury– The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) will hold a conceptual public information meeting about the removal of the Exit 21 Off-Ramp on Interstate 84 Eastbound in Waterbury. The meeting will occur in person on Thursday, March 23, 2023, from 6-8pm at Maloney Magnet School, 233 South Elm Street in Waterbury. The meeting will be open to members of the public for comments and questions.

The goals are to provide an overview of what the project intends to accomplish, including the need, benefits, environmental impacts, and timeline, to obtain public input and answer questions from the public that will help shape the project.

The project is an Early Action Project identified under the New Mix Planning and Environmental Linkages Study, aimed at addressing the long-term needs of the Interstate 84 and Route 8 Mixmaster Interchange in Waterbury.

The project aims to improve safety, traffic flow, and air quality by reducing congestion on I-84 Eastbound in the vicinity of Exits 19 through 22, as well as enhance the local roadway network by improving traffic operations and providing urban design improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists.

The project proposes to remove the Exit 21 Off-Ramp from I-84 Eastbound and extend the auxiliary lane to allow additional merge and diverge distance for drivers entering and exiting I-84 Eastbound near Exit 22. Additional information about the project can be found on this Fact sheet.

You can learn more about the project and Thursday’s meeting HERE.