T riders and freeway motorists handled some journey complications on the Fourth of July, as Orange Line observe flooding and truck rollovers on Interstate 93 in Boston wreaked some havoc on the vacation.
Early Tuesday morning, the MBTA introduced that Orange Line service had been suspended between Back Bay and North Station due to observe flooding close to Haymarket. The area has been in a flood watch resulting from vital rainfall in latest days.
The MBTA advised riders that they may use the Green Line for alternate service between North Station and Copley.
Then at 10:35 a.m., after staff labored to resolve the flooding close to Haymarket, the MBTA introduced that common Orange Line service had resumed between North Station and Back Bay.
Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was coping with two separate tractor trailer truck rollovers on I-93 south in Boston Tuesday morning.
The rollovers blocked a number of journey lanes within the areas of exit 14 and exit 15.
The first rollover was reported at 9 a.m., within the space of Exit 15 (Mass Ave/Roxbury). A gasoline spill was reported at that incident.
Then at 9:05 a.m., MassDOT reported that there was a jackknifed tractor trailer after exit 14 (Savin Hill).
Drivers have been urged to keep away from the realm and search alternate routes within the morning.
Source: www.bostonherald.com”