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TRAFFIC ALERT:  1:30 p.m.
For Immediate Release:  Friday, December  21, 2007

MAIN STREET IN HARTFORD, BETWEEN ATHENAEUM SQUARE AND CENTRAL ROW CLOSED DUE TO FALLING SHEETS OF ICE FROM ROOF OF 750 MAIN STREET

(Hartford) - Hartford Police have closed the north lanes of Main Street, from Athenaeum Square to Central Row, in downtown Hartford, due to safety concerns resulting from falling sheets of ice from the roof of 750 Main Street, Hartford.  Central Row, East, leading to the I-84 East and I-91 South is also closed to traffic due to safety concerns at this time. 

Although there are no reported injuries to individuals or vehicles at this time, the Hartford Police Traffic Division asks motorists to take alternate routes, avoiding the downtown area, until further notice.

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Contact:   Nancy Mulroy, Public Information Officer, Hartford Police Department,  (860) 757-4021
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