Go a few miles from Exit 9 on I-95, and the highway traffic actually seems lighter than normal for a weekend around here. So where’s the Carmageddon?

According to the Connecticut Department of Transportation, traffic was backed up 1.6 miles (southbound, as of 9:20 a.m.) and 2.2 miles (northbound, 7:56 a.m.) on Saturday morning. It didn’t appear to be much worse at midday Saturday.

Take a look at these traffic camera pictures of the highway from the Connecticut Department of Transportation:

Image from ConnDOT I-95 Exit 13 traffic cam permalink

No sign of heavy traffic late Saturday morning near Exit 9. The Darien North rest stop is on the left (you can see the sign).

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Traffic in the southbound lanes close to Exit 9, right by the entrance to the Darien South rest stop.

Image from ConnDOT traffic camera near Exit 9 permalink

Two lanes on the northbound exit ramp, not one, as stated in ConnDOT news releases. And it might well be traveling faster than 20 mph, although that's hard to tell if you're not in it.

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This image, from a ConnDOT traffic cam pointed southwest at the bridge, showing the left side nearly demolished.

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Yes, traffic is backed up on the highway, northbound side, near Exit 8 in downtown Stamford. But that's often the case, even on a weekend.

The highway at the construction site for the replacement Route 1 bridge certainly is blocked at Exit 9, with vehicles in both directions diverted to the exit ramps, so it’s not as if they reopened I-95.

The side of the bridge nearest Darien is clearly largely demolished, according to this traffic cam picture from the Connecticut Department of Transportation:

ConnDOT traffic cam at Exit 9

This image, from a ConnDOT traffic cam pointed southwest at the bridge, shows the left side nearly demolished. Southbound traffic on the right is being diverted to the Exit 9 ramp.

There seem to be two lanes of traffic flowing — and it is flowing — on the northbound ramp on the side of the highway, according to this traffic cam. We were told there would be only one lane.

Image from ConnDOT traffic camera near Exit 9

Two lanes on the northbound exit ramp, not one. And it might well be traveling faster than 20 mph, although that’s hard to tell if you’re not in it. This image is from the Exit 9 website ConnDOT set up for the project.

So you still have until 1 p.m. Saturday to get your household hazardous waste to the Darien dropoff site at the Noroton Heights Railroad Station parking lot. You shouldn’t have to worry about getting around town.

These statements from ConnDOT on the project (on the Web page for traffic cams) indicate that work could be over by midday Sunday, with the highway flowing undisturbed that afternoon.