Traffic & Transit

Road Work Finished In Busy Part Of Hartford: UPDATE

The road work was finished about an hour earlier than expected.

Road work had motorists going slower on Tuesday in a busy section of town, but the project is now done.
Road work had motorists going slower on Tuesday in a busy section of town, but the project is now done. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

HARTFORD, CT — A busy section of roadway in Hartford closed due to road work has now reopened, according to state officials.

According to the State Department of Transportation, Route 598 East was closed from the rotary to the tunnel because of the road work.

DOT officials said the project was expected to be complete by 1 p.m. today, but the job was finished sooner-than-expected and it is no longer listed on the DOT's incident list.

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