Massachusetts Turnpike

The long-awaited MassDOT project is finally set to begin in the Bay State on Sunday, with Interstate 90 — the Massachusetts Turnpike — and Route 6 the first roads to receive new mileage-based exit numbers under federal guidelines.

As a nor’easter sweeps through New England Saturday, dropping rain and snow amid high winds, the conditions for drivers on the road are looking rough. By midday, central Massachusetts had been impacted significantly. The speed limit on the Massachusetts Turnpike was reduced to 40 miles per hour — state troopers said they’d responded to several crashes. That speed limit will…

Slick conditions led to several accidents across the region, but roads improved as the storm turned over to rain Saturday evening.

New England has seen constant downpours of rain and snow throughout the day Saturday.

Reports of crashes across New England as heavy rain turned into heavy, wet snow in many areas.

We get updates from Maine to Worcester to Connecticut on the snowstorm slamming the region Saturday.

Today: Heavy rain, changing to heavy snow from northwest to southeast. Becoming very windy late. Temperatures in the 40s early, 30s late. Overnight Saturday: Heavy snow tapers. Gusty wind. Lows in the 20s, wind chill teens. Sunday: Blustery but fair, north country snow showers. Highs in the 30s, wind chill 20s.

A car driving the wrong way on the Massachusetts Turnpike slammed into an ambulance in Natick, leaving its driver hurt.

A wrong-way driver was hospitalized early Wednesday morning after crashing into an ambulance on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Natick, officials said.

A state police trooper was injured in an accident on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Friday morning. The accident was reported before 8 a.m. on Interstate 90 east in Framingham. Four vehicles were involved in the crash, according to state police. Framingham fire confirmed that they responded to the scene of an accident involving a state police cruiser in the area…

A state trooper was injured Friday morning in a crash on the Massachusetts Turnpike in Framingham.

Transportation officials in Massachusetts are set to update the public about a major project to remake the Massachusetts Turnpike in the area near Boston’s Allston neighborhood, the Boston Globe reports. According to the paper, Transportation Secretary Stephanie Pollack on Monday will disclose the state’s latest thinking on the Massachusetts Turnpike Allston Interchange project, which would squeeze 12 lanes of...

One person is dead and another is in critical condition after a crash Wednesday morning on a Massachusetts Turnpike ramp in Millbury. State police say an SUV crossed over the median and collided with a box truck. The crash occurred on the ramp between Interstate 90 and Route 20 at Exit 10A, police said. One person died at the scene…

A motorcycle crashed, leaving a person dead, at an exit of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston’s Brighton neighborhood Wednesday afternoon, police said.

A Connecticut man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly threw a pocket knife at another driver during a road age incident on the Massachusetts Turnpike. State police said they received a report at about 9 p.m. of a road rage incident involving two drivers on I-90 in Auburn. The caller told authorities the other motorists threw a knife into his…

Massachusetts State Police are investigating after they received a call for an armed robbery at a Starbucks at a Massachusetts Turnpike rest stop on Thursday. Police said the robbery occurred around 6:15 a.m. at a Starbucks in the Framingham rest area off Interstate 90 westbound. A Starbucks employee told police that a male suspect with a handgun forced his way…

Massachusetts transportation officials warned drivers to use caution as several crashes were reported amid snowy conditions Tuesday morning. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said on Twitter the speed limit on the Massachusetts Turnpike had been temporarily reduced to 40 mph as snow and freezing rain caused slippery conditions. Using the hashtag #TakeItSlow, MassDot urged drivers to keep a safe distance…

Another snow storm that moved through the region on Tuesday canceled some schools and caused a messy commute.

One person is dead after a crash involving a tractor trailer on the Massachusetts Turnpike, state police announced Friday. Authorities responded Thursday night to the 104.4 mile marker on Interstate 90 eastbound in Westboro where they found a Lexus coupe on fire, resting against the median barrier. The driver of the Lexus, who was identified as Joel Yeghen, 39, of…

Joel Yeghen, 39, of Ocean, New Jersey, was pronounced dead on scene.