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A crash involving a motorcycle early Thursday evening on Route 3 in Duxbury, Massachusetts, required a medical helicopter to be summoned to the scene. A person suffered serious injury and had to be flown to Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston after the crash on Route 3 south, near mile marker 22, fire and transportation officials said. A spokesperson for the…

Roosevelt Circle and a southbound stretch of Interstate 93 in Medford, Massachusetts, are once again operating at full traffic capacity after days of delays, but it could take up to a full year to finish repairing the overpass damaged in last week’s truck crash, the state’s highway chief said Monday. Crews had reopened all four I-93 southbound lanes and...

A maximum of two I-93 southbound travel lanes will be open Tuesday morning, MassDOT said.

Traffic is being rerouted on Interstate 90 in Southboro over the weekend as construction crews replace a bridge. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation is replacing the I-90 westbound bridge over Cordaville Road. The work began Friday evening and is expected to end on Monday, June 28 at 5 a.m., according to MassDOT.  All westbound traffic will shift to the eastbound…

The Massachusetts Department of Transportation confirmed a crash took place Monday on Route 3 southbound after Exit 12.

A woman is dead after the vehicle she was driving went off the road and into a river in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation confirmed a crash took place Monday on Route 3 southbound after Exit 12. Fire officials say the driver, who was alone in the vehicle, went onto the median, hit trees and other objects before…

Tuesday is May 4th, also known as Star Wars Day (as in, “May the 4th Be With You”), the unofficial holiday of fans of the sci-fi film franchise. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation decided to get in on the fun, posting a series of amusing road signs with Star Wars-themed messages on some of the state’s major roadways. MassDOT...

There’s a new push on Beacon Hill to help drivers trapped by invalid license suspensions. A bill filed by state Sen. Eric Lesser would give the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles discretion over whether to suspend someone’s driving privileges in certain cases. The move comes after the RMV penalized thousands of drivers in Massachusetts in recent months for violations...

A bill filed by state Sen. Eric Lesser would give the Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles discretion over whether to suspend someone’s driving privileges in certain cases. The move comes after the RMV penalized thousands of drivers in Massachusetts in recent months for violations they committed previously outside the state.

A truck that belongs to the Massachusetts Department of Transportation went up in flames Thursday morning. Firefighters worked to put out the blaze, which broke out on the westbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Boston near Fenway Park Thursday morning. Only one lane was open on the westbound side of I-90 while the left lane on the eastbound side…

Travel is going to be difficult Sunday as continuous snow falls from brunch to bedtime. MassDOT Highway Administrator Jonathan Gulliver joined us to discuss road preparations ahead of the storm, including pre treatments in a few select areas.

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.

Get ready for new exit numbers, coming soon to a highway near you. 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. Starting at 8 p.m. Sunday and continuing until 5…

The driver of a tractor trailer was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing on Interstate 95 northbound, according to officials. MassDOT spokeswoman Jacquelyn Goddard said a “serious injury crash” had taken place around midnight Friday in the area before the Mansfield Rest Area. No other cars were involved. Lanes have since opened on the highway. No further…

North Andover Fire responded to the area of Route 114 at Sharpners Pond Road for a three-vehicle crash around 5:25 p.m.

One person has died and three others are injured following a multi-car crash Monday evening in North Andover, Massachusetts, fire officials say. North Andover Fire responded to the area of Route 114 at Sharpners Pond Road for a three-vehicle crash around 5:25 p.m. One person died, fire officials said, while three others were taken to local hospitals with various injuries….

The amount of traffic on Massachusetts roadways is down with most people staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic but the rate of fatalities has doubled, according to the state’s Department of Transportation.

The amount of traffic on Massachusetts roadways is down with most people staying at home due to the coronavirus pandemic. But the rate of fatalities has doubled, according to the state’s Department of Transportation. In April, 28 people died in crashes compared to 27 the same month last year, when there were 50% more vehicles on the road, according to…

From the latest troubles on the MBTA to the constant traffic on the roads, transportation advocates are pushing for more investments, even if some of the money may have to come out of their pockets. They gathered at the state house Tuesday to urge lawmakers to support ideas such as congestion pricing, raising the gas tax and adding more fees…

Transportation advocates are hoping to fix the problems on the MBTA, but they say more funding is needed.