PRESS RELEASE
December 22, 2016 @ 9:30 PM
Route 8 has been reopened to traffic in both directions.
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(Original) PRESS RELEASE
December 22, 2016 @ 6:15 PM
Traffic will be heavy in the downtown area near Route 8 due to a pedestrian being struck by a vehicle on Route 8 south.
Southbound traffic will be re-routed off of Exit 27 at Maple Street and
detoured back onto Route 8 south via the on ramp at Salem Bridge (Exit
28).
It is strongly advised to avoid the area and to use
alternate routes over the course of the next few hours while this
incident is investigated by the Connecticut State Police on Route 8.