Massachusetts Turnpike

SUV goes up in flames on the turnpike in Newton

By adamg - 1/2/21 - 2:10 pm

Hannah Armstrong captured the flaming SUV on the Massachusetts Turnpike westbound, just before Exit 17 in Newton Corner, shortly after 1 p.m. today. State Police report no injuries and that Newton and Boston firefighters doused the flames.

Dorchester woman settles doubts whether you can get a Corolla up to 100 m.p.h., State Police say

By adamg - 10/15/20 - 11:42 pm

State Police report a Dorchester woman faces a variety of charges after getting her econobox to accelerate past 100 m.p.h. on the turnpike today before flipping it over on the exit ramp to Rte. 9 in Framingham. Read more.

Yes, we have no bananas: Harry Chapin song plays out on turnpike in Allston

By adamg - 10/11/20 - 1:47 pm

Rolled over truck on I-90 eastbound in Allston

Photo by BFD.

State Police report a truck carrying a load of bananas overturned on the inbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston, near where the toll plaza used to be, shortly after 8 a.m. Read more.

Truck flips on its side on the turnpike in Allston

By adamg - 8/27/20 - 3:07 pm

Bradley had plenty of time to observe a truck flipped on its side on the inbound turnpike near the Allston onramp shortly before 3 p.m. He noticed the driver appeared to have gotten out OK.

Crashy night on Boston highways: Multi-vehicle crash on the turnpike in Brighton, car flipped in East Boston

By adamg - 8/22/20 - 10:12 pm

A now ex-car. Photo by Spin.

Several vehicles, including an 18-wheeler, got entangled tonight on the Massachusetts Turnpike inbound near the IHOP in Brighton. Read more.

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Sox send a message to turnpike travelers

By adamg - 7/22/20 - 10:21 pm

Black Lives Matter along the Fenway side of the turnpike

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Drew shows us the new message the Red Sox put up alongside the Massachusetts Turnpike in the Fenway.

State to announce final plans for Allston turnpike realignment this fall

By adamg - 6/22/20 - 10:54 pm

CommonWealth reports MassDOT is looking at a new alternative for rebuilding the turnpike while maintaining train lines, Soldiers Field Road and bike and pedestrian paths in a space just 204 feet wide just past where the Allston/Cambridge tolls used to be. Read more.

Pike traffic drops like a rock

By adamg - 4/25/20 - 10:59 am

Traffic on parts of the turnpike down 73 percent

Ari Ofesevit has been looking at the latest Massachusetts Turnpike traffic data (courtesy those toll gantry thingees) and while it's not surprising that people are simply driving a lot less on the highway in the Boston area in these Covid-19 days, it's still kind of amazing to see - and raises some questions about MassDOT toll revenue.

Jamaica Plain man dies in motorcycle crash on turnpike offramp in Allston

By adamg - 3/5/20 - 1:43 pm

State Police report that Stephen Salazar, 32, of Jamaica Plain, died at the Allston/Cambridge offramp from the Massachusetts Turnpike around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Read more.

Growing opposition to 'temporary' turnpike bridge over the Charles for Allston realignment

By adamg - 2/10/20 - 9:23 pm

WFXT reports state officials might have to push back a planned 2022 start for a ten-year program to replace the current Allston/Cambridge turnpike interchange because of mounting opposition to a proposal to build a bridge over the Charles while the work is being done.

People living near the "temporary" Forest Hills T bus depot could probably speak to how temporary "temporary" is around here.

PSA: The turnpike is in bad shape

By adamg - 1/18/20 - 8:18 pm

PSA: The Mass Pike is BAD. pic.twitter.com/S2LtbIvFnL

— Susanne A. Shavelson (@SShavelson) January 19, 2020

Crash jams up turnpike in Brighton

By adamg - 11/26/19 - 2:51 pm

Teddy Kokoros shows us the aftermath of a single-car crash on the eastbound side of the Massachusetts Turnpike at the New Balance complex.

Springfield as a Boston suburb

By adamg - 11/10/19 - 12:59 pm

No, we're not talking about fever dreams about high-speed rail between Basketballville and the Hub, but about the estimated 10,000 people who already commute from the western part of the state to jobs in the Boston area. MassLive.com interviews one guy who spends $230 a week in tolls and gas to commute from Springfield to downtown Boston - 25% of his take-home pay.

Asleep at the wheel - while hurtling down the turnpike in Newton

By adamg - 9/8/19 - 3:44 pm

Dakota Randall took some video around 3 p.m. of the driver in the Tesla next to him speeding down the street while apparently asleep.

State to shut turnpike on ramp from Clarendon Street next month

By adamg - 8/6/19 - 2:03 pm

On ramp set to be shut. Photo by MassDOT.

MassDOT reports it will permanently shut the on ramp down to the Massachusetts Turnpike from Clarendon Street on Sept. 3 because hardly anybody uses it and it's really a pretty crappy little on ramp. Read more.

State Police report a, easbound tractor-trailer driver died when his truck rolled over on the westbound side of turnpike around 1:30 p.m. Read more.

Kindly tow truck driver stops traffic after man gets onto turnpike in his wheelchair

By adamg - 3/26/19 - 4:43 pm

WHDH reports on an incident in which a man in a wheelchair wheeled himself down a ramp to the Pru tunnel around 8 this morning.