Connecticut traffic

Connecticut State Police are preparing to patrol the highways for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend this year, even though the traffic may look a little different due to COVID-19. State police said typically, the days before and after Thanksgiving are some of the busiest travel days of the year. This year, though, COVID-19 changed holiday plans for lots of people and…

In 2019, approximately 55 million people left town over the Thanksgiving holiday. This year that number is expected to be down more than 10%, according to AAA.

Connecticut State Police have released statistics relating to 4th of July weekend traffic enforcement. Police said that from the start of their enforcement period, July 1, through 7 a.m. today, they responded to 105 accidents, none of which were serious in nature. There have been 2,290 calls for service with 77 motorist assists, they said. There have been 14 arrests…

Be prepared to sit in more traffic if your commute takes you through Waterbury. Another construction project is about to get underway, and it won’t be finished for two years. “I don’t like the highways because it’s too much, too aggravating, too stressful, and it’s too crowded,” said Diedra Patterson of Waterbury. Patterson has another reason to avoid them....

A motorcyclist has serious injuries after the driver of a Nissan Armada turned around on the median of Route 15 in Hamden just 5:45 a.m. Tuesday and struck him, according to police.

LifeStar transported one person to the hospital after a crash on Route 6 in Brooklyn on Monday morning.

State police will have extra patrols out for the holiday weekend.

Route 190 in Enfield is closed after a vehicle rolled over.

The scene is now clear after a crash that was causing delays on Interstate 95 North in Madison.

One person was transported to the hospital after a crash on Interstate 91 North in Wethersfield Wednesday morning.

One person has died after a crash on Interstate 95 North in Branford Friday morning that closed the highway for hours.

The driver of a tractor-trailer who went down an embankment on Interstate 91 North in Wallingford early Friday morning has died, according to state police.

Part of the Berlin Turnpike is closed in Newington after a serious multi-vehicle crash.

A crash on Interstate 84 West in Manchester caused delays Tuesday morning.

The Silas Deane Highway in Rocky Hill has reopened after a serious motorcycle crash.

Route 31 in Coventry was closed near Route 44 Thursday after a truck rollover.

Mountain Road in Farmington has reopened after a pole was broken during a car crash Wednesday morning, according to police.

Interstate 395 South in Griswold was closed after a motorcycle crash this morning and the left lane is now open.

Traffic was slow on Interstate 84 East in Hartford, as well as Interstate 91, Tuesday morning and it was not because of a crash. It was because a dog was on the highway and police were following it to catch it.

One person was trapped when a dump truck rolled over on Route 8 southbound in Bridgeport Monday.