Route 7 Road Work in New Milford Starts Monday

Brookfield drivers who head north on Route 7 should expect road work in New Milford next week. The Connecticut Department of Transportation announced that roadway repairs will be made on Route 7 in New Milford starting Monday, November 2, 2026.

The department's advisory does not specify a segment of the road or a daily work schedule, so drivers should follow posted signs and flaggers through the work zone and allow extra time. Route 7 is the main north-south corridor linking Brookfield and New Milford, and it carries commuters, shoppers, and school traffic between the two towns every day.

The work is one of several Connecticut Department of Transportation projects starting Monday, which also include paving work in Milford and milling and resurfacing on an Interstate 95 ramp in Orange. For the latest lane closures and delays, drivers can check the department's real-time road information at CTroads.org.

One clarification is worth making: the advisory names New Milford only. It does not list work on Brookfield's stretch of Route 7, which runs as Federal Road through town. Brookfield drivers will still feel the effect, though, because the New Milford segment is the direct continuation of the same road north out of town. Anyone commuting to New Milford, or passing through on the way to Litchfield County, should plan for slower travel in the work zone starting Monday morning.