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Crash on I-93 in Medford Causes Delays During Morning Commute
One person was hospitalized with serious injuries as a result of the crash.
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Rollover Crash in Medford Temporarily Shuts Down I-93
An early morning crash on Interstate 93 in Medford, Massachusetts temporarily caused the southbound side of the highway to be completely shut down before later reopening. Just a single lane was open on the northbound side between exits 23 and 24, according to Massachusetts State Police, after a rollover crash resulted in what they called life-threatening injuries to the driver,…
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Hundreds of Massachusetts Bridges Are Structurally Deficient, Report Finds
A new report finds that only a quarter of bridges in Massachusetts are in good condition, with hundreds in desperate need of repairs. The report, released by the Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center Tuesday, says that there are 644 structurally deficient bridges in the Commonwealth, in addition to 218 that are listed as being in “unknown” condition by the state’s…
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Mass. Roadway Deaths at 11-Year High, and Rising
Roadway fatalities in Massachusetts soared in 2021 to the highest level in more than a decade, and the trend continues to head in the wrong direction nearly halfway through 2022. Preliminary data through June 15 tally 172 deaths on Bay State roads, 10 more than during the same span last year, a Department of Transportation spokesperson said Wednesday. The spokesperson…
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Here's How Bad the First Sumner Tunnel Closure Made Traffic in Boston
Drivers faced a roughly threefold jump in travel times through the Ted Williams Tunnel and the normally breezy Sunday drive across the Tobin Bridge turned into a bumper-to-bumper mess during the first full weekend closure of 87-year-old Sumner Tunnel for repairs, a Massachusetts Department of Transportation official said Wednesday. Quantifying the headaches that travelers and East Boston residents experienced at…
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Movie Filming Sunday on Tobin Bridge in Boston and Chelsea; Slowdowns Possible
A movie will be filming for several hours Sunday on the Maurice J. Tobin Memorial Bridge, and drivers may encounter slowdowns, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation warned in an advisory. The filming with occur from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will go with the flow of traffic, MassDOT said. Police will escort a vehicle equipped with a mounted camera…
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Cape Bridge Replacement Costs May Soar to $4 Billion
The public sector is feeling the strain of soaring inflation, too: officials now expect that a once-in-a-generation infrastructure overhaul in Allston will cost $300 million more than estimated, and the price of replacing the Cape Cod bridges could more than double. Outlining a series of projects that will feature in an upcoming application for competitive federal grants, Transportation Secretary Jamey…
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1 Dead After Crash on I-95 in Foxboro
One person is dead after they were thrown from a car during a crash on Interstate 95 in Foxboro, Massachusetts Thursday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation reported the single-car crash occurred on I-95 southbound, prior to Exit 12B. The crash caused significant traffic issues, with the two left lanes closed, and an approximately 1-mile…
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Trench Collapse Closes One Lane on Route 1 in Revere Tuesday
The left travel lane of Route 1A southbound in Revere will remain closed into the day Tuesday due to a collapsed trench from a recent City water main break, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) said. Traffic using Route 1A southbound will need to use the right-hand travel lanes beginning south of the General Edwards Bridge, which carries traffic over…
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Jonathan Gulliver of MassDOT: Stay Off Roadways If You Can
In an interview with NBC 10 Boston, MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver warned against non-essential travel on Friday.
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Authorities Respond to Serious Crash on Route 3 in Duxbury, Mass.
MassDOT said serious injury has been reported.
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Police Identify Boston Man Killed in Billerica Crash
State police said they’re investigating why Joseph Francois left the SUV he was in and walked into the roadway Saturday night.
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Boston Man, 43, Struck by Pickup Truck, Killed on Route 3 in Billerica
Massachusetts State Police are investigating why a Boston man was in the roadway Saturday night when he was fatally struck by a pickup truck on Route 3 in Billerica. Officials identified the victim Sunday as Joseph Francois, 43, of Boston’s Hyde Park neighborhood. According to a preliminary investigation, a 50-year-old woman from Lowell was driving a Chevy Equinox on Route…
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Mass. State Police Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Crash in Billerica
The crash occurred on Route 3 northbound, just prior to Exit 78.
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Route 3 Delays Expected After Pedestrian Struck, Killed in Billerica, Mass.
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle Saturday night on Route 3 in Billerica, Massachusetts, forcing several lanes of traffic to close, transportation officials and state police said. The incident occurred on Route 3 northbound, prior to Exit 78, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said. Delays in the area were expected. Two right travel lanes were initially closed, and…
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Horse on the Loose Gallops Down Busy Massachusetts Highway
Drivers on a Massachusetts highway experienced pretty unusual traffic on Tuesday when they found a horse running alongside their cars. The animal was spotted galloping down Route 140 south in Taunton around 11:15 a.m. near exit 19, according to officials from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Video captured the unusual scene, showing the adventurous horse running alongside traffic on the…
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What We Know About the Company and Driver Involved in Monday's I-93 Overpass Crash
The NBC10 Boston Investigators dug into records with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and found that the company involved in Monday’s bridge crash on Interstate 93 south has had a number of violations. But most of those violations are considered low risk. The company — Dove Transportation out of Alabama — has also been involved in five crashes, excluding…
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Bicyclist Rides Through Ted Williams Tunnel
Footage obtained by NBC10 Boston shows a bicyclist traveling westbound in the Ted Williams Tunnel just after 7 p.m. Wednesday.
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2-Vehicle Crash on I-95 Causes Serious Injuries, Lane Closures
Serious injuries were reported from a two-car crash in Woburn Sunday evening, according to authorities. The accident, on Interstate 95 near Exit 54, also led two lanes of the highway to be closed, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation reported. Officials said to expect delays in the area as the scene is processed.
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Driver Killed in Crash With Tractor-Trailer: Bourne Police
The driver of a sedan was killed in a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer truck in Bourne, Massachusetts, according to police. The accident occurred on Sandwich Rd. in Bourne, and closed traffic in both directions between the Bourne and Sagamore Bridge, the Massachusetts Department of Transporation reported around 6:15 p.m. Bourne police said that the sedan driver had been killed,…