Traffic And Delays Pile Up In Boston As Sumner Tunnel's One-Month Closure Begins

By Laura Haefeli, CBS Boston

July 8, 2024

BOSTON - As the holiday weekend comes to an end, traffic and backups from Boston's Sumner Tunnel closure are expected to get worse.

"They seem to make the worst possible choices when it comes to the when and the how," said Massachusetts resident David Kaiser. Taking one for the team, Kaiser picked up a friend from Logan Airport on Sunday, leaving two hours early to avoid being late. "My dad used to say that the single greatest thing you can do for a person is to make a trip to the airport and this definitely has made it a lot harder."

With the Sumner Tunnel closed cars rely on the Ted Williams Tunnel, clogging airport traffic.

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