Traffic

There will be rolling closures on parts of I-91 in Vermont to repair damage done by falling rocks earlier this week. WPTZ reports that part of the highway between Bradford and Fairlee – exits 15 and 16 – was damaged when a boulder fell around 100 feet down. The southbound side of the highway has been closed while transportation officials…

TomTom released its annual Traffic Index for 2023 ranking the U.S. cities with the worst traffic.

Less than a week after storms brought destructive coastal flooding, officials in Hampton, New Hampshire, are dealing with flooding of another sort – a water tower leak. The Hampton Police Department confirmed the water tower on Church Street, a landmark for its location visible from the beach, sprung a leak Wednesday. The road is closed between Ocean Boulevard and the…

A serious crash temporarily closed part of Route 18 in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Bridgewater police shared a photo of the scene on social media and said that Route 18 was closed to traffic between Cottage and Winter streets. The road has since reopened. Bridgewater police and fire officials said they received several…

Commuters traveling on I-195 through Providence, Rhode Island, got the first taste Tuesday of what will be a monthslong traffic jam for emergency work on the Washington Bridge. Westbound cars and trucks were backed up as the highway narrowed and traffic was diverted off the bridge, which highway officials closed Monday night after they found a “critical failure of some…

The Rhode Island Department of Transportation announced an emergency closure of the Washington Bridge on Monday, a busy artery in the Providence area. The bridge connects East Providence to Providence via I-195, over the Seekonk River. Transportation officials said Monday that they closed all the westbound lanes after they found a “critical failure of some bridge components.” Traffic will be…

Wintry weather made a mess of the roads in parts of New England during Thursday’s morning commute, officials said. New Hampshire State Police said troopers responded to 78 weather-related calls between 5 a.m. and 10:30 a.m., including crashes, cars sliding off the roads and other forms of driver assistance. No one was seriously hurt. In Vermont there were lane closures…

A rise in accidents killing or injuring pedestrians and bicyclists has led to moves to ban right-on-red turns across the U.S.

A sinkhole opened up on Route 24 south Thursday, causing delays near the Stoughton/Avon line, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. Crews were making repairs, but with the right lane closed, there were significant backups Thursday evening. The closure was expected to last several hours. More details were not immediately available.

A dump truck spilled asphalt on Route 2A in Shirley during a crash on Tuesday morning, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. MassDOT reported the crash at 8:10 a.m., saying that the eastbound side of the road was closed. Traffic was getting by on the westbound side of the road. Additional details were not immediately available.

Add the Tobin Bridge to the list of aging, congested spans that state officials are eyeing for replacement. Acting Transportation Secretary Monica Tibbits-Nutt informed state officials at a meeting Wednesday that the Healey administration is beginning to plan for the “eventual replacement” of the Tobin Bridge, one of the most highly traveled routes in the state and a gateway linking…

A sinkhole on a Cape Cod road led to traffic detours on Saturday afternoon. The sinkhole was reported by the Dennis Police Department at around 3:30 p.m. on Upper County Road, west of Route 134. Traffic headed toward Yarmouth was being detoured. Drivers have been asked to avoid the area if they can.

A truck crashed on Massachusetts Route 6 at the Sagamore Bridge on Friday, spilling gravel on the highway and closing a lane, officials said. The crash appeared to be snarling traffic on the bridge to Cape Cod at the start of Labor Day Weekend. It wasn’t immediately clear if anyone was hurt in the crash. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation…

Days before the Sumner Tunnel is scheduled to reopen to traffic after a two-month shutdown for restoration work, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey will tour the site with outgoing Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca and other officials Wednesday afternoon. Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver, Undersecretary of Transportation Monica Tibbits-Nutt and MBTA General Manager Philip Eng are also slated to attend the hard hat…

The idea for building a water shuttle on the Charles River came to Drew Rollert as one might expect: After a particularly terrible attempt to get around by car in Greater Boston. 

City officials in Somerville, Massachusetts, are responding to complaints that some of the speed humps they installed are catching drivers off-guard. The city first started installing the structures in 2019 after a fatal crash on Powderhouse Boulevard. Officials said they have been hugely successful in improving traffic safety, but some drivers said the structures are so hidden, they are causing…

One driver on Highway 101 tried to use a dressed-up mannequin in the backseat in order to use the carpool lanes.

The Callahan Tunnel in Boston was temporarily closed Friday when an overheight truck got stuck, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said Friday. Video from MassDOT shows the truck entering the tunnel, then backing up as the driver realized the vehicle was getting stuck. The tunnel houses Route 1A and brings traffic north to Logan Airport and East Boston. This comes…

U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating complaints that the doors on some Ford Escapes can open while the SUVs are being driven.

The highly anticipated — and, for some, much dreaded — two-month closure of Sumner Tunnel began Wednesday, giving commuters their first look at how the rest of the summer’s travel will go. About 39,000 drivers use the tunnel every day, which funnels people from Logan airport and East Boston to the North End and downtown. “If everyone that uses the…