Massachusetts Turnpike

A vehicle slammed into the back of a truck as they headed west on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Palmer Thursday, causing serious injuries and temporarily closing the highway, police said.

Emergency roadwork was conducted Friday on the Massachusetts Turnpike near Interstate 495.

MassDOT warns that detours and delays on the westbound side of the highway near I-495 in the area could last several hours.

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The Massachusetts Turnpike west was closed for emergency repairs at the interchange with I-495 Friday morning because of road settling amid construction that could have created a large sinkhole, officials said.

Several vehicles on the Massachusetts Turnpike were damaged by falling concrete last week.

Inspectors found no other areas in need of immediate attention after chunks of concrete fell onto the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston’s Prudential Tunnel on Friday, MassDOT said Monday.

Shocking video shows a piece of concrete fall onto the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston on Friday, narrowly missing cars driving on the busy highway. Here’s what MassDOT says about the incident in the Prudential Tunnel and what it was like driving through the tunnel soon after the incident....

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A piece of concrete, part of the Prudential Tunnel in Boston, fell into traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Friday. See the moment in this video provided by MassDOT, which shared this explanation for what happened: “Recent freeze/thaw cycles caused the concrete to become saturated, freeze, and then delaminate as temperatures rose today.”

Concrete fell on the Massachusetts Turnpike, narrowly missing several vehicles in Boston’s Prudential Tunnel on Friday afternoon but causing damage and traffic delays.

A crash sent a truck into a ditch on a major highway connection near Boston Monday afternoon, affecting traffic, officials said. The crash took place on the ramp from the eastbound Massachusetts Turnpike to Interstate 95 in Weston, according to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. The left lane was closed. In #Weston, left lane closed on I-90 EB ramp to…

Many traveled on Christmas Eve as they planned to reunite with loved ones for the holidays. Some of those plans got disrupted early Tuesday morning by snowy wintery weather. “This morning, it was bad, so it delayed my travel,” said Arthur Dunn, who was driving from Worcester to Boston. Dunn had been putting off holiday shopping until Tuesday. “Everything is…

Tuesday was a busy travel day ahead of Christmas as people finished their shopping and headed to their destinations.

The snow piled up in New England Friday, making traveling treacherous.

The roads have been a mess Friday amid snowfall Friday, and more is expected overnight.

A serious truck crash closed the Massachusetts Turnpike headed toward Boston in Auburn on Friday afternoon, authorities said, while police and the Department of Transportation warned drivers about slippery conditions given the falling snow. There were no injuries, according to Auburn Fire Rescue, which shared images from the scene showing two tractor-trailers that collided and resting on a thin layer…

Traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike was impacted by a van fire on the highway in Boston.

An intense fire caused a major traffic backup on I-90 in Boston Tuesday night.

A van was fully engulfed in flames on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston Tuesday evening. Firefighters quickly doused the flames pouring from the white vehicle, which was in the right lane by MBTA train tracks. One lane of traffic was getting by, causing a major backup in the Fenway/Back Bay/Allston area, near Ipswich Street. Authorities haven’t shared information about...

The westbound Massachusetts Turnpike was blocked for nearly two hours by a rolled-over truck near I-495 on Thursday, officials said, snarling traffic ahead of rush hour. The incident near the Hopkinton/Westborough line at about 2:30 p.m. led to minor injuries for the driver, a 74-year-old from Worcester, according to Massachusetts State Police. While the Massachusetts Department of Transportation had...

A major highway project is underway in Massachusetts that could have a big impact on your commute. It’s taking place at the interchange between the Massachusetts Turnpike and Interstate 95 in Newton and Weston. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has started overnight work as part of the ambitious project, which involves the rehabilitation of eight bridges. Five of them will…