Traffic is backed up on Interstate 91 in New Haven after a tractor-trailer accidentally dropped a 40,000 pound coil spool of metal wire.
The incident happened at the Interstate 95 connector.
There are major delays back into North Haven and drivers can avoid the area by taking the Wilbur Cross Parkway, State Street or Whitney Avenue.
There was a new crash on I-91 south by exit 1 close to 9 a.m.
As of 9:06 a.m., more debris that landed on the highway between exits 3 and 2 was removed.
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