Route 66 in Portland reopens after crews remove car involved in fiery crash

Route 66 in Portland reopens after crews remove car involved in fiery crash

Police temporarily closed Route 66 in Portland at 11 a.m. to remove a vehicle after a fiery crash on Wednesday morning. The road was closed eastbound and westbound at Middle Haddam Road in Portland and Cobalt Center. Traffic was detoured while the road was closed. Route 66 has since reopened. Police said the crash happened just after 4:30 a.m. and the vehicle went about 75 feet off the road and down an embankment, where it caught on fire. The pe…