Traffic & Transit

Traffic Backed Up On I-495 After North Andover Truck Crash

All northbound lanes were temporarily closed following the tractor-trailer rollover, WMUR reported.

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Traffic was backed up for miles on I-495 going into North Andover Thursday afternoon.
Traffic was backed up for miles on I-495 going into North Andover Thursday afternoon. (Google maps)

NORTH ANDOVER, MA — Traffic was backed up for miles on I-495 northbound going into North Andover Thursday afternoon following a tractor-trailer rollover.

As of 4:50 p.m., traffic was backed up to Lowell in the northbound direction and for about a mile in the southbound direction.

According to WMUR, all northbound lanes were temporarily closed as crews cleaned up the truck crash.

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WCVB captured the cleanup live from a helicopter beginning around 3:45 p.m. Thursday.

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