OF THIS BREAKING NEWS STORY. LOOK FOR UPDATES ON CBS 2 NEWS THIS MORNING AND ALSO THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT ON CBS NEW YORK.TOM BRITT STARTED NOW TO THE TANKER CRASH THAT STRUCK DOWN I-95 IN NORWALK, CONNECTICUT. BOTH SIDES OF THE HIGHWAY STILL CLOSE TONIGHT. IT'LL STAY THAT WAY UNTIL AT LEAST MONDAY. >> CREWS NEED TO REPLACE A DAMAGED OVERPASS AND WORK ON THAT IS SET TO BEGIN OVERNIGHT. MEANWHILE, WE DID LEARN THAT NORWALK PUBLIC SCHOOL IS ALSO CLOSED TOMORROW BECAUSE OF POTENTIAL TRAFFIC BACKUPS. CBS NEWS NEW YORK'S LORI BORDONARO LIVE NOW IN NORWALK WITH THE LATEST FOR US. LORI? >> Reporter: AND CHRISTINE AND MAURICE, TRAFFIC WAS AT A STANDSTILL FROM EXITS 12 TO 14 WHERE TRAFFIC IS BEING DIVERTED. YOU CAN SEE RIGHT NOW THESE EMERGENCY CREWS OUT HERE GETTING READY TO TAKE DOWN THAT BRIDGE. WE WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT HERE AFTER STOPPING FOR SEVERAL HOURS IN DARIEN, WHERE WE MET UP WITH A LOT OF FRUSTRATED DRIVERS. >> WE'RE WAITING IT OUT UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. >> Reporter: MARSHALL AND HAUER AND THE TWO PUPS HE'S TRANSPORTING TO RHODE ISLAND FROM FLORIDA ARE SPENDING THE NIGHT AT THE DARIEN REST STOP, HOPING TO AVOID THE TRAFFIC NIGHTMARE ON I-95. >> IT WASN'T BAD UNTIL I GOT INTO CONNECTICUT, AND THEN, YEAH, I GOT THE NOTIFICATION AT THE HIGHWAY WAS SHUT DOWN. >> Reporter: I-95 SHUT DOWN IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN EXITS 15 AND 16 IN NORWALK AFTER THE FIERY CRASH AT 5:30 THURSDAY MORNING. A FUEL TANKER CARRYING 8500 GALLONS OF GASOLINE COLLIDED WITH TWO OTHER VEHICLES, BURSTING INTO FLAMES THAT SPREAD TO THE FAIRFIELD AVENUE OVERPASS. >> THE BRIDGE WAS DAMAGED. THE HEAT FROM THE BURNING FUEL COMPROMISED SOME OF THE BRIDGE , SO THAT BRIDGE IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME DOWN. >> Reporter: THE DEMOLITION SET TO BEGIN AT 3:00 A.M. FRIDAY, WITH SPECIAL EQUIPMENT BEING HAULED IN FROM OUT-OF-STATE. >> WE'LL WORK THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND HOPEFULLY HAVE EVERYTHING, AS LONG AS THE WEATHER WILL DOUBT, HAVE EVERYTHING REOPENED FOR THE COMMUTE ON MONDAY MORNING. >> ANYONE THAT DRIVES INTO THAT AREA, IN THAT GEOGRAPHICAL FOOTPRINT, WILL RECEIVE A WIRELESS ALERT ON THEIR CELL PHONE ADVISING THEM TO AVOID THE AREA. >> Reporter: GOVERNOR NED LAMONT DECLARING A STATE OF EMERGENCY AS DRIVERS STRUGGLE TO NAVIGATE DOORS, MEANING A STANDSTILL FOR TRAFFIC AND A SLOWDOWN FOR BUSINESS. >> I WORRY ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES. I THINK IT WILL DEFINITELY IMPACT THE LOCAL MERCHANTS. >> TIME IS MONEY FOR THEM. NOW IT WILL BE A DIVERSION AT A TIME AND COST. >> Reporter: Q BRICKHOUSE TRANSPORTS SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. >> WE JUST PRETTY MUCH JUST TRYING TO GET TO EXIT 13, JUST TO GET OFF AND TRY TO GET HOME, AT LEAST. >> I'VE BEEN SITTING HERE FOR A FEW HOURS, SO IT'S PRETTY TERRIBLE. >> Reporter: CONNECTICUT. NOT AN OPTION FOR DRIVER GERALD RAMIREZ, WHO HAS THIS ADVICE. >> DO NOT GET IN THE HIGHWAY. AT LEAST NOT IN THIS DIRECTION GOING THAT WAY. STAY HOME. SERIOUSLY. >> Reporter: AND METRO-NORTH WILL HAVE EXTRA CREWS ON HAND IN CASE MORE TRAINS ARE NEEDED. GOVERNOR LAMONT IS URGING TRUCK DRIVERS TO TAKE ROUTE 84 OR 87 AS ALTERNATES, AND CARS CAN TAKE ROUTE 1 OR THE MERRITT PARKWAY. WE'RE LIVE IN NORWALK TONIGHT, LORI BORDONARO, CBS NEW YORK. >> DO WATCH CBS 2 NEWS STARTING AT 4:30 IN THE MORNING FOR THE LATEST ON THAT DEMOLITION THAT IS SET TO BEGIN AT 3:00 A.M..
