Traffic & Transit

Tractor Trailer Crash Messes I-95 Commute In Old Lyme

Congested traffic reported for about 2.8 miles due to the accident, state DOT.

Instate 95 in Old Lyme was congested Tuesday afternoon due to a tractor trailer crash.
Instate 95 in Old Lyme was congested Tuesday afternoon due to a tractor trailer crash. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)

OLD LYME, CT — A crashed tractor trailer is causing motorists on Interstate 95 some angst this afternoon, with snarled traffice being reported.

According to the state Department of Transportation, the accident happened between exits 71 and 70 at about 12:56 p.m.

As a result, traffic is reported to be "congested" on the interstate between exits 73 and 70 for about 2.8 miles.

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Cleanup is expected to take less than an hour.

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