Traffic & Transit

I-84 Truck Crash Finally Cleared In West Hartford: UPDATE

Interstate 84 was initially closed early Friday morning after a tractor-trailer rollover.

A tractor-trailer rollover in West Hartford caused major traffic issues early Friday morning.
A tractor-trailer rollover in West Hartford caused major traffic issues early Friday morning. (Patch Graphics)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — Traffic was backed up Friday morning on Interstate 84 after a tractor-trailer crash closed the highway, according to the state Department of Transportation, but the scene was finally cleared by midday.

According to the DOT, traffic is now flowing freely, and the incident is no longer listed on the DOT's incident report as of very late Friday morning.

The DOT reports I-84 East was closed between exits 41 and 43 due to an overturned tractor-trailer, resulting in significant traffic backups.

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Eventually, two lanes were closed in that area, but traffic was jammed for most of the morning Friday.

The accident was first reported at 4:13 a.m.

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