ATLANTIC STREET BRIDGE WORK BEGINS THIS WEEKEND

Metro-North Railroad is advising customers and drivers that from Saturday through Sunday, Connecticut Department of Transportation crews will be doing prep work to replace the Atlantic Street Bridge located at the east end of the Stamford train station.

This bridge replacement prep work will reduce the number of main-line tracks available in Stamford from five to two. It also hinders the railroad’s ability to move trains into and out of Stamford Yard, one of the two major train-servicing facilities on the New Haven line.

As a result of the DOT project, Metro-North will make minor weekend schedule adjustments to the New Haven Line, and substitute busing will be in effect on the New Canaan branch.

For both days, local trains departing Stamford will arrive at Grand Central Terminal five minutes later than the current schedule. Schedules for express trains will not change.

Local trains to Stamford will depart Grand Central Terminal five minutes earlier and operate five minutes earlier at all stations through to Stamford to alleviate construction-related congestion at Stamford. Schedules for express trains will not change.

On the New Canaan branch, substitute bus service will be in effect after 10:30 p.m. on Friday, continuing through Sunday.

Buses from New Canaan to Stamford will operate up to 20 minutes earlier than normal train times. At Stamford station, customers will connect with continuing train service to Grand Central Terminal.

Buses from Stamford to New Canaan will depart Stamford after customers transfer from the train and will arrive at branch-line stations up to 20 minutes later than normal train times.

Information about the planned schedule changes is available through MetroNorth Railroad’s real-time service information sources, the MYmta app, and MTA.info.

Customers can sign up to receive alerts by visiting MyMTAAlerts.com.

Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media Mayor David Martin watches as Yechiel Segal throws the first pitch on his behalf during a Fairfield County Jewish Baseball League game at Newfield Elementary School in Stamford on Sunday. The league is divided by age into four groups: Introduction to T-ball, T-ball, minor league and major league. Martin was in attendance to throw the honorary first pitch on Sunday.