November 10, 2015 Update
Several years ago, the design methodology for bridges being funded by the State or Federal Government changed. Because the State took over responsibility for the project, they determined that they needed to redesign the bridge to meet the newer methodology. Accordingly, they needed to prepare a scope of work to migrate the design from the old to the new, solicit costs, and negotiate a contract with the bridge designers. This paperwork, which took more than a year to complete, was finally signed in August of 2015. The consultant was given a Notice to Proceed immediately thereafter and has recently begun the work. ConnDOT is hesitant to give a firm schedule due to the complexities of the environmental permitting, but their current expectation is that the project will be bid for construction late 2017 with construction beginning in 2018.