Traffic

As the joke goes, sometimes it can take an hour or more to get from one point in Boston to another. But the city is hoping emerging technologies like artificial intelligence can help speed things along. A study that came out this past summer found Boston had the fourth worst traffic in the U.S. and the eighth worst in the...

A tractor-trailer rollover is causing delays at the Mass. Pike exit onto the I-95 interchange in Weston, Massachusetts, firefighters said Wednesday. The crash is on I-90 eastbound near exit 123, according to the Weston Fire Department. The driver suffered minor injuries, according to the fire department. This is the same area as an ongoing construction project. Massachusetts State Police said...

Drivers should expect delays on I-95 north in Lynnfield, Massachusetts, after two tractor-trailers collided, one of them rolling over, Thursday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police. Police said the crash happened at exit 61 and that the drivers suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The two right lanes are closed as crews work to clear the scene. More details were not immediately available.

A crash with a truck left a motorcycle driver with life-threatening injuries and a youth with serious injuries in Carver, Massachusetts, Friday afternoon, authorities said. The crash took place about 4:45 p.m. at the intersection of Meadow Street and Rochester Road, according to Carver’s fire, police and EMS departments. The motorcycle’s driver was taken to a local hospital while...

A sinkhole on Interstate 495 caused by a water main break is causing traffic delays in the Haverhill, Massachusetts, area. The work is not expected to be complete until Tuesday. Massachusetts State Police said the water main break was first reported around 7 a.m. Monday. A sinkhole started forming in the breakdown lane on I-495 south, just after exit 106…

All lanes have reopened on I-93 South in Canton, Massachusetts, Monday after a vehicle fire. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation warned that three lanes were closed on I-93 south due to the response just after noon. The lanes have since reopened. No other details were immediately available.

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…