Traffic & Transit

West Hartford Road Reopens After Rollover: Police: UPDATE

The roadway was closed in both directions, but it is now reopened.

A rollover accident in West Hartford Tuesday afternoon was causing some traffic woes.
A rollover accident in West Hartford Tuesday afternoon was causing some traffic woes. (Kristin Borden/Patch)

WEST HARTFORD, CT — A busy section of West Hartford was closed after a rollover motor vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon, according to the West Hartford Police Department, but it has since reopened.

The WHPD reported at about 4:10 p.m. Tuesday that police are conducting an investigation on New Britain Avenue at Cortland Street.

As a result, traffic was closed in both directions, police said, between Westgate Street and Mayflower Street.

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"Please seek alternate routes through the area while first responders are on scene," police said.

But 4:35 p.m., however, the WHPD said the roadway in that area was reopened to both pedestrian and motor vehicle traffic.

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