Press Releases

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) today announced the Route 8/I-84 Mixmaster Rehabilitation Project in Waterbury will be completed on October 31, 2024. The $223 million, 2.77-mile project restored the structural integrity and extended the service life of multiple bridges within the complex interchange. The project ensures that the interchange can safely handle traffic volumes for the next 25 years.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that, in order to facilitate milling and paving work associated with the Route 8/I-84 Interchange (Mixmaster) rehabilitation project in Waterbury, Exit 35 will need to be closed.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that, in order to facilitate construction work associated with the Route 8/I-84 Interchange (Mixmaster) rehabilitation project in Waterbury, Exit 31 (Route 8 Northbound to I-84 Eastbound) will need to be closed.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that, in order to facilitate construction work associated with the Route 8/I-84 Interchange (Mixmaster) rehabilitation project in Waterbury, Route 8 Northbound will need to be closed.

Beginning Friday, May 13, 2022, the Exit 31 ramp from Route 8 Southbound to I-84 Eastbound will close starting at 10:00 p.m. and will reopen the following morning at 6:00 a.m.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing scheduled lane and ramp closures on I-84 westbound in Waterbury starting Tuesday, January 5, 2021, through Friday, January 8, 2021, from 10:00 p.m. until 6:00 a.m. the following morning.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that construction work associated with the Route 8/I-84 Interchange (Mixmaster) rehabilitation project in Waterbury will impact the Exit 31 off-ramp from Route 8 Southbound to I-84 Eastbound beginning Monday, April 15, 2019. This closure will remain in effect through Monday, April 22, 2019.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that construction work associated with the Route 8/I-84 Interchange (Mixmaster) rehabilitation project in Waterbury will impact the Exit 19 and Exit 20 off-ramps from I-84 Westbound and Bank Street on-ramps beginning Monday, January 28, 2019.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that construction work associated with the Route 8/I-84 Interchange (Mixmaster) rehabilitation project in Waterbury will impact the Exit 31 ramp from Route 8 Southbound to I-84 Eastbound beginning November 12, 2018.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation is announcing that construction work associated with the Route 8/I-84 Interchange (MixMaster) rehabilitation project in Waterbury will impact local roads and Exits 30 and 32 on Route 8 Northbound. These closures are required for the ongoing construction of the Route 8 Northbound temporary bypass and are scheduled to start August 20, 2018.