Traffic & Transit

Fluid Spill In West Hartford Cleaned Up, Road Back To Normal: UPDATE

Parts of the roadway had been closed and motorists were urged to avoid the area.

A fluid spill in West Hartford caused problems for motorists on a busy section of local roadway Tuesday morning.
A fluid spill in West Hartford caused problems for motorists on a busy section of local roadway Tuesday morning. (Patch Graphics)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A fluid spill on a busy roadway in West Hartford had lanes closed and motorists were urged to avoid the area Tuesday morning, but it is now cleared.

At 8:25 a.m., the West Hartford Police Department said the spill was on New Britain Avenue from Cambridge Street to New Park Avenue in the east travel lane.

In addition, police said, the left turn lane from New Britain onto New Park had been shut down.

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"Please use caution if traveling through the area, seek alternate routes if possible," wrote the WHPD.

Later in the morning, however, police said the situation was cleared and the roadway resumed normal operatoins.

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