Northbound traffic on Route 5 and Interstate 91 was reportedly backed up to Connecticut.
WEST SPRINGFIELD - State police reported slow-going on Interstate 91 north and on the Massachusetts Turnpike Friday afternoon as people, perhaps spurred by the summery weather, flocked to the Big E.
“It’s backed up to the Connecticut line,” said Trooper Christina A. Albano, who is attached to the Springfield barracks, of northbound traffic on Interstate 91. “Route 5 has some congestion too...I think it’s because it’s a nice day.”
Longmeadow police reported traffic on Route 5 was backed up to the state line and beyond.
State police on the Massachusetts Turnpike reported heavy traffic between Ludlow and West Springfield because of the Big E and an ongoing power line installation project on both side the turnpike in Chicopee,
“It’s pretty widespread,” said Trooper Alvin Lockhart, who is attached to the Westfield barracks.
Friday morning, a truck fire on I-91 northbound by the Interstate 291 exit caused an earlier traffic backup.
Springfield boasted partly sunny skies Friday afternoon with temperatures in the high 70s. Saturday and Sunday will see wetter and cooler weather, according to abc40/ fox 6 meteorologists.