One year ago, all traffic on Interstate 95, one of the busiest highways in the country, was halted in the heart of Norwalk. Traffic flows freely along Interstate 95 in Norwalk under the remnants of the Fairfield Avenue bridge on Monday morning, May 6, 2024. Crews demolished the span last week and over the weekend after a tanker carrying gasoline ignited under the bridge last Thursday, authorities said, leading to massive traffic jams throughout the area. This fiery collision made national news, as for three days, I-95 traffic between New York City and Boston was choked while crews worked to clear the way. Within 80 hours, the damaged overpass was removed, and all lanes reopened, relieving the congestion but leaving Norwalk residents without a vital connection to the busy Route 1 corridor with no bridge over that section of highway. It took 80 hours of round-the-clock work to reopen the highway. Today, the scars of the accident are gone, and traffic flows under and over the bridge as if it never happened.
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