Traffic Woes: No Construction or Accidents to Blame
Heavy southbound traffic has again crippled the community. According to the State Department of Transportation, no major traffic accidents have been reported on I-95 or the Merritt Parkway in the past several hours- and no major accidents were reported in Westport, either. “Congestion” is the only way to label the immense back-ups. The DoT said that nearly 15 miles of both the Merritt and I-95 are both heavily congested into late tonight. “We’re trapped” a motorist yelled as they remained stopped on Greens Farms Road around 8 this evening - another victim to a traffic re-route from apps such as Waze that navigate traffic onto side streets when the interstate becomes congested. Traffic on Post Road was backed up through the length of town, with Greens Farms Road backed up from Bridge Street past Nyala Farms Road - evidence that traffic is not only escaping the highway from Exit 18, but even earlier at 19 and possibly further.