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Norwalk's Yankee Doodle Bridge to Get Fresh Coat of Paint
Over the next several weeks crews from the state Department of Transportation will strip and paint all of the structural steel on the bridge, which has become badly rusted.
The I-95 Yankee Doodle Bridge in is reportedly getting a fresh coat of paint.
According to a report in The Hour of Norwalk, over the next several weeks crews from the state Department of Transportation will strip and paint all of the structural steel on the bridge, which has become badly rusted. The work is expected to cause minor traffic delays.
According to the report, scaffolding and containment enclosures have already been installed on the bridge, which carries I-95 traffic over the Norwalk River, and work should commence soon.
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No completion date was given in the report.
The painting follows an asphalt plug joint repair on the Yankee Doodle bridge, scheduled for May 23-30, which will also result in lane closures, according to an announcement posted last week .
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For more about the painting project, check out The Hour of Norwalk report.
