Begin December aerial photos: Facing west from Austin Rd. exits, Project limits from Pierpont Rd., with three EB lanes open

Facing west towards Scott Road Bridge, I-84 with three eastbound lanes open

Facing west, Scott Road Bridge vicinity, with three eastbound lanes open and new EB Exit 25 off-ramp

Facing southwest, Scott Road Bridge with new eastern portion and demolition of western portion

Facing south, Scott Road Bridge with new Exit 25 off-ramp/Plank Road/Scott Road intersection

Facing east, Scott Road Bridge with new Exit 25 off-ramp/Plank Road/Scott Road intersection

Facing northeast, I-84 west of Scott Road Bridge

Facing northeast with Scott Road Bridge upper right, new retaining walls along portions of I-84

Facing north, retaining wall adjacent to I-84, site of future path of Plank Road East

Facing east, I-84 with WB 25 on-ramp, lower right, and path of Plank Road East, right of WB I-84

Facing south, new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge over new EB I-84; Plank Road over Mad River (bottom)

Facing south, new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge over new EB I-84; new Reidville Drive is along rock cut at top; WB I-84 is at bottom of photo

Facing east, new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge (horizontal) with, from left to right (verticals): Plank Road; WB I-84; former EB 25 off-ramp; future WB I-84; new EB I-84; new EB Exit 25 off-ramp and new Reidville Drive

Facing east, view of new, straighter EB I-84 and S-curve removed

Facing northwest, new: EB 25 off-ramp; intersection at Harpers Ferry Road; and Reidville Drive

Facing west, Harpers Ferry Road Bridge vicinity

Facing north, with Reidville Drive in foreground, new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge with new EB I-84 passing under it

Facing south, Harpers Ferry Road Bridge vicinity

Facing west, from Harpers Ferry Road Bridge and Reidville Drive to Hamilton Avenue Bridge vicinity

Facing east, Harpers Ferry Road Bridge vicinity with new EB I-84 alignment

Facing northeast, Harpers Ferry Road Bridge vicinity with Scott Road Bridge and beyond, top right

Facing west, EB 25 off-ramp and I-84 west of Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing southwest, EB 25 off-ramp and I-84 between Harpers Ferry Road and Hamilton Avenue Bridges

Facing south, new I-84 and EB 25 off-ramp bridge over the Mad River western crossing, south of Hamilton Park

Facing southwest, Hamilton Avenue Bridge vicinity with new EB 23 on-ramp construction, left

Facing south, Hamilton Avenue Bridge; new WB 23 off-ramp at bottom of photo

Facing northeast, future EB 23 on-ramp and bridge from Hamilton Avenue

Facing west, Hamilton Avenue Bridge to end of Project limits at Washington Street underpass

Facing west, Hamilton Avenue Bridge vicinity with future EB 23 on-ramp, left

Facing south, EB 23 off-ramp; new sound barrier wall landscaped with trees, upper left

Facing east, Hamilton Avenue Bridge, EB 23 loop on-ramp and EB 25 off-ramp

Facing south, future EB 23 on-ramp/bridge from Hamilton Avenue

End December 2017 aerial photos: facing east, the Project from the western Project limits at Washington Street

Facing northwest, new intersection at Harpers Ferry Road, Reidville Drive, and EB I-84 25 off-ramp; new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge with new alignment of EB I-84 passing underneath it.

Facing south west, from the new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge, eastbound I-84 in its new alignment on opening Day, Dec. 8, 2017

Facing east, west of new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge – EB I-84 before opening on December 7

Facing east, path of future I-84 east of Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing west from under new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge; path of future EB I-84

Facing southwest, path of future EB I-84 under new southern portion of Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing west, path of future I-84 under new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing east, view from Harpers Ferry Road of excavation of path of future I-84

Facing west, view from east of Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing south, constructing path for future I-84 lanes east of Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing north, excavating for future path of I-84 east of Harpers Ferry Road

Prep for blasting of rock for path of future I-84 north of Reidville Drive and east of Harpers Ferry Road

Begin October aerial photos: facing east towards Hamilton Avenue Bridge, the western Project limit from Washington Street

Facing east from eastern Project limit at Washington Street with Hamilton Avenue Bridge and beyond

Facing east with Hamilton Avenue Bridge in foreground, and Harpers Ferry Road Bridge beyond

Facing northwest, new western portion of Hamilton Avenue Bridge

Facing south, future EB 23 bridge and on-ramp from Hamilton Avenue

Facing east, future EB 23 on-ramp from Hamilton Avenue, with EB 25 off-ramp beneath them, and running eastward

Facing southwest, deck finishing machine on deck of EB 23 on-ramp bridge

Facing southwest, Hamilton Avenue Bridge with future EB 23 on-ramp lower left

Facing southwest, I-84 bridge over the Mad River western crossing, and EB 25 off ramp

Facing east, with new bridge over Mad River western crossing at bottom; new path for I-84 to continue under new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge; new EB 25 off ramp on right

Facing east, future I-84 over Mad River eastern crossing, and new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing south, future I-84 and new EB 25 off ramp and bridge over Mad River eastern crossing

Facing south, new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge, and new Reidville Drive

Facing southeast, new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge (right), and new Reidville Drive along rock cut

Facing west, future path for I-84, with new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge in foreground

Facing north, new EB 25 off-ramp with future I-84 lanes and bridge over Mad River

Facing northeast, new EB 25 off-ramp and Reidville Drive, with future I-84 lanes to go under Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Facing east, east of Harpers Ferry Road; Plank Road north of I-84; future path of I-84 south of I-84

Facing northwest, excavation of vicinity east of Harpers Ferry Road Bridge for future I-84 lanes

Facing west, Beaver Pond Brook and new culvert under future I-84 on left, future Plank Road East on right

Facing north, rerouted Beaver Pond Brook and retaining wall along southern side of future EB I-84; retaining wall to the north will be along north side of future Plank Road East

Facing northeast, retaining wall to the north will be along north side of future Plank Road East

Facing northeast, path of future Plank Road East north of WB I-84

Facing east, with retaining wall along future Plank Road East lower left, looking towards Scott Road Bridge

Facing northeast, I-84 west of Scott Road Bridge

Facing southwest, Scott Road Bridge vicinity with new EB 25 off-ramp and Plank Road north of I-84

Facing east, rerouted Beaver Pond Brook, north of new EB 25 off-ramp, east of Scott Road Bridge

Facing south, Scott Road Bridge with new eastern portion under construction

Facing south, culverts under Scott and Plank Roads, and new access road to Mobil gas station from new Plank Road

Facing west, Scott Road bridge vicinity

Facing northwest, sound barrier wall along new EB 25 off-ramp east of Scott Road Bridge

Facing southwest, I-84 east of Scott Road Bridge to end of Project limits

End October aerial photos; facing east toward Austin Road, the east end of Project limits at Pierpont Road

Thank you

Preparing bucket of front-end loader for donations to benefit St. Vincent DePaul Society Mission of Waterbury.

Delivering donations to front-end loader; orange CTDOT wing-plow truck on site for kids to explore

Young participant shares a high-five with Slow Down Sam

Project workers, family members and the community contributed to Fill the Bucket! food drive.

Young attendee explores the wing-plow truck

Edwin Rodriguez, of St. Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury, joins Slow Down Sam, of the CT Work Zone Safety Campaign, in front of donations collected during Fill the Bucket!

CT Safety Work Zone Campaign volunteer at the event

View from inside the wing-plow truck

John Dunham, CTDOT District Engineer places his donation; Project Engineer Chris Zukowski, in orange, volunteers his help.

Filled bucket before being loaded to go to St. Vincent DePaul Mission

Youngest volunteer displays the gauge indicating the bucket is filled!

Filled bucket before going to St Vincent DePaul Mission of Waterbury.

Packing the trucks bound for the mission.

Thank you

Slow Down Sam admires work on Retaining Wall 106 along future Plank Road East.

Facing south toward Reidville Drive, east of Harpers Ferry Road, workers drill rock before blasting; path for future I-84

Facing south toward Reidville Drive, workers break blasted rock in order to remove it from site.

Facing south, same site as above, workers excavate and remove overburden of earth, constructing the path for future I-84

Facing west, toward Harpers Ferry Road, workers place parapet section for retaining wall along Beaver Pond Brook

Facing west, with Reidville Drive on the left, parapet construction for retaining wall along Beaver Pond Brook

Rerouted Beaver Pond Brook and new culvert under future I-84, and new retaining wall.

October sunrise on the Project

October sunrise on the Project

New Eastbound 25 off-ramp and new Plank Road open

Traffic shifts onto new Harpers Ferry Road Bridge

Eastbound 25 off-ramp detour at EB Exit 23 off-ramp detail

I-84 traffic shift to the north over new Bridge 1224, and EB Exit 25 off-ramp detour