UPDATE: Work Continues on Post Rd Sewer Main Break; Delays for Post Road Traffic

Update, 9:31 p.m.:

Police say construction work will likely continue through the night to repair a sewer main that collapsed under the Post Road near 468 Post Rd. East, according to the Westport News.

Traffic has been constricted to one lane in each direction as the work goes on, and that may mean traffic delays during rush hour Friday morning, police indicated, since the road is not expected to be fully open until mid-afternoon Friday, according to the newspaper.

Original article:

A sewer main collapse near 468 Post Rd. East is causing traffic delays as crews work on fixing it and traffic has been constricted to one lane in each direction, according to the town government website.

“Crews are responding to repair the broken pipe but the process will be lengthy. For the foreseeable future only one eastbound and one westbound lane will be open,” the town government website states. “People traveling in that area should expect traffic delays.”

The town is asking drivers to find alternate routes to bypass the area (here’s a Google map of the neighborhood), such as:

• South Compo Road to GreensFarms Road to Hills Point Road
• Sherwood Island Connector to North Compo Road to Cross Highway to Roseville Road.