Traffic & Transit
Marblehead Causeway Reopens Amid Coastal Flood Watch Wednesday
The Causeway was closed at about 9 a.m. ahead of the approaching high tide and reopened at about 11:15.
MARBLEHEAD, MA — The Causeway in Marblehead was closed at about 9 a.m. on Wednesday in anticipation of a high tide that flooded roads up and down the coast of Massachusetts in the wake of the latest winter storm.
The storm surge, which was expected to cause between 1 to 3 inches of inundation, led to the closing of roads in Salisbury, Newbury and the Morrissey Boulevard exit off Route 93 in Dorchester.
The Causeway reopened at about 11:15 a.m.
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A Flood Watch remained in effect in most of Massachusetts through 1 p.m., through the National Weather Service.
Flooding was also reported in Southborough, Northborough, Plymouth, Saugus, Chelsea, Braintree and other coastal locations with concerns about the Wednesday morning high tide running at 1 to 3 inches of inundation.
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(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)
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