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Route 1A south reopens in East Boston a day after bus crash; driver cited

Boston police are moving to have the bus driver's license suspended

Route 1A reopened Tuesday afternoon in East Boston, more than 24 hours after a bus crash brought utility wires down on the busy corridor.

The bus was carrying passengers to Logan airport. Two people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

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The driver was cited Tuesday negligent operation and marked lanes violations, Boston police said, and are working to have the driver's license suspended.

The road was closed in both directions for much of the day Monday following the crash. By around 2:45 p.m., McClellan Highway reopened in the outbound direction, but inbound, toward Boston, remained closed.

Boston police said Monday night that the road would remain closed at Boardman Street on Tuesday, and to expect impacts on the morning commute.

Part of Route 1A remained closed a day after a bus crash knocked down utility poles on a stretch in East Boston.  Follow NBC10 Boston: https://instagram.com/nbc10boston https://tiktok.com/@nbc10boston https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston https://bsky.app/profile/nbcboston.com

One lane of the southbound side of the highway reopened after 1 p.m., though utility workers were still seen working on power lines.

Traffic flowing on Massachusetts' Route 1A in East Boston a day after a bus crash knocked over power lines.
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Traffic flowing on Massachusetts' Route 1A in East Boston a day after a bus crash knocked over power lines.

Drivers had been asked to find an alternate route.

Traffic on Monday was being diverted through East Boston neighborhoods, with travel impacts reaching neighboring communities Chelsea and Revere.

During Monday morning's crash, a bus brought down five utility poles and four transformers. Well over a thousand Eversource customers lost power following that crash, but their electricity was restored within hours.

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