Major backups on Rt. 7 Thursday

UPDATE — 2:15 p.m.: DOT road work is completed. Route 7 is open in both directions in north Wilton and Georgetown.

Thursday: 11:38 a.m. — Road work being done by the state Department of Transportation on Route 7 is backing up traffic in both directions on Thursday in and around Wilton.

Work is being done in the southbound lane in Georgetown, and in the northbound lane in Wilton.