Crime & Safety
Route 1, Route 128 Traffic: Ramps Reopened After Truck Overturns
There is heavy traffic on Route 128 after a tractor trailer overturned on the Route 1 ramp.
Photo courtesy of Massachusetts State Police
There is still heavy traffic on Route 128 after a tractor trailer overturned on the Route 1 ramp.
MassDOT tweeted at 4:30 p.m. that the ramps from Route 1 Northbound to Route 128 Northbound and from Route 1 Southbound and Route 128 Northbound have been reopened, but they warn of heavy traffic in the area.
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#MAtraffic Update: Peabody, US-1 NB/SB to I-95/128N: Truck removed, all ramps from Rt 1 to 95/128NB have reopened. Heavy traffic.
— Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) December 14, 2016
#MAtraffic Alert: Lynnfield, US-1 at I-95NB: truck rollover. Ramp to 95NB closed.
— Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) December 14, 2016
Twitter user Shaun Jordan posted a video of the overturned trailer and emergency personnel.
18 wheeler roll over at on ramp to 128 north Peabody @cbsboston pic.twitter.com/A7NbTRsQpM
— shawn c. jordan (@SHAWNJORDAN) December 14, 2016
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