Traffic & Transit
Heavy Traffic On I-95 To Continue In Groton During Repairs
State police said work on downed power wires will require highway shut downs on an alternating basis.
GROTON, CT - Drivers should expect to see significant traffic on I-95 as northbound and southbound lanes will be closed on an alternate basis. State police said the closures will be one hour for each side at exit 88 south and exit 87 north.
Exit 88 currently has two lanes closed. Suggested alternate routes are routes 1 and 184.
The highway was closed in between exits 87 and 88 in both directions earlier Tuesday morning due to down power lines, WFSB reported.
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Groton Utilities crews were installing new signs with a crane and struck the wires around 3:40 a.m.
A multi-car crash followed the incident, closing southbound lanes between exits 89 and 88, and was later cleared.
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Multiple fires and customer outages were reported, along with some traffic lights being out. Power was restored later Tuesday morning.
Additionally, Groton schools were closed Tuesday due to the power outages, according to the district's website.
NBC Connecticut reported that power surges in the area resulted in a hotel being on emergency backup power.
#CTtraffic: Both southbound and northbound lanes will have significant delays today in Groton to include alternating (approx 1 hour long ) highway shutdowns at exit 88 south and exit 87 north. Alternate routes: Rt1 and Rt184. Currently, s/b at exit 88 has 2 right lanes closures. pic.twitter.com/KjVCrmRHZa
— CT State Police (@CT_STATE_POLICE) 2 April 2019
#UPDATE Troopers say I-95 NB & SB is back OPEN in #Groton! The NB side all lanes are open and the SB side 1 lane is open @NBCConnecticut #NBCCT https://t.co/Zo3Eiz4BC3
— Hanna Mordoh (@HannaMordoh) 2 April 2019
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