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Two southbound lanes on Interstate 93 in Medford re-opened Thursday morning after closing completely overnight as crews work to repair the Roosevelt Circle Overpass. Only the right lane and breakdown lane were open during rush hour, slowing traffic to a crawl.

All southbound lanes on Interstate 93 southbound in Medford are expected to re-open Wednesday as crews finish demolishing the damaged section of the Roosevelt Circle Overpass after an over height truck slammed into it Monday.

There were miles of delays Tuesday morning on Interstate 93 southbound in Medford, where just two lanes are open as crews work to repair the Roosevelt Circle Overpass after an over height truck crashed into it Monday night.

Officials are investigating a fatal shooting in North Haven and a related car crash with injuries in Hamden on Saturday. State police said they received reports of shots fired in the area of the Route 40 Exit 1 on-ramp in North Haven around 11:20 a.m. Troopers are working with North Haven police and Hamden police to investigate the incident. North…

Traveling for the Fourth of July? Well, buckle up and brace yourself for traffic of pre-pandemic proportions.  According to an AAA report, Boston will see the second-highest Independence Day travel volume on record, trailing only 2019. Drivers in the Boston area are expected to experience nearly three times the delays when compared with typical drive times. The report projected that...

Traveling for the Fourth of July? Making dinner plans? Here are some important tips to know before you hit the road. Traffic levels are expected to reach pre-pandemic proportions.  According to an AAA report, Boston will see the second-highest Independence Day travel volume on record, trailing only 2019. Drivers in the Boston area are expected to experience nearly three times...

According to an AAA report, Boston will see the second-highest Independence Day travel volume on record, trailing only 2019. Drivers in the Boston area are expected to experience nearly three times the delays when compared with typical drive times.

The Los Angeles area lost its long-held title as the nation’s most traffic-congested region in 2020 — falling to second place for the first time since at least 1982, according to an annual report released Tuesday.

Boston-area drivers wasted an average of 50 hours in traffic congestion last year, as traffic returned following a brief respite during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report. The 2021 Urban Mobility Report from the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, which looked at traffic conditions for 494 urban areas in the U.S., ranked the Boston area…

A pedestrian bridge collapsed in Northeast Washington, D.C., Wednesday, leaving at least five people with injuries, authorities said.

The government’s highway safety agency says U.S. traffic deaths rose 7% last year

After being restricted from traveling and socializing for over a year due to the pandemic, millions of drivers are expected to hit the roads this Memorial Day weekend. The American Automobile Association (AAA) is predicting that more than 37 million people will travel at least 50 miles over the weekend, representing a 60% increase over last year. Overall, travel times…

After being restricted from traveling and socializing for over a year due to the pandemic, millions of drivers are expected to hit the roads and the airport this Memorial Day weekend.

Here are the worst times to travel during Memorial Day weekend as the American Automobile Association (AAA) estimates more than 37 million people will hit the road.

As Massachusetts pushes toward a full reopening, more vehicles have been on the state’s roads.

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker pitched his new omnibus road safety legislation as a way to improve the state’s almost-worst-in-the-nation seatbelt use and cut down on traffic deaths that have not abated during a stretch of pandemic-era decreased travel. Some civil rights and transportation advocates caution, however, that the route to safer roads Baker proposed is too punitive and could exacerbate...

Sheriff’s deputies worked to catch a bovine spotted on Houston’s 10 East on Wednesday morning.

A car exploded on Highway 114 in Southlake and it was caught on video.

A single-car crash in the southbound lane of Interstate 93 caused major delays for Thursday morning’s commute. One car struck the barrier of the HOV lane near Furnace Brook Parkway in Quincy, causing multiple lanes to be shutdown heading south. As a result, traffic was delayed on the northbound side of the highway as well.

Remember all those traffic problems we dealt with every day? They’re back. Traffic has returned to its pre-pandemic levels across much of the country. Here’s a refresher of how bad congestion had become in our area and some of the solutions on the table.