Update: As of 10 a.m. local time on May 5, 2024, I-95 in Norwalk has reopened according to Governor Ned Lamont.
At about 5:30 a.m. May 2 on I-95 in Norwalk, Connecticut, a tractor-trailer, a fuel truck and a passenger vehicle collided, causing a massive fire that's shuttered the interstate and caused "horrendous" traffic in the area, according to Governor Ned Lamont.
"Thank God there were no serious injuries, but it has resulted in the closing of I-95 North and South, and that is incredible in terms of the traffic jams," he said at a press conference early Thursday morning.
Lamont said the state had "given notice to trucking companies" to take I-87 or I-84, and that additional traffic information was available on CTroads.org.
"Commercial vehicle operators are asked to monitor vehicle weight and height restrictions while navigating alternate routes," state police wrote on Twitter. "Commercial vehicles remain prohibited from traveling on CT Parkways."
Lamont said authorities needed "a couple hours to investigate" the cause of the crash, and that they're "also looking at structural damage to the bridge."
"I can just tell you that I have talked to Secretary Pete Buttigieg, and the Feds are standing by," he continued. "I know what an incredible inconvenience this is for people, and all I can ask you to stay away from that area as best you can because the traffic jams are horrendous."
