WESTON, Mass. — State Police officials announced all lanes opened back up at 12:40 p.m. on Monday.
#MAtraffic update: All lanes are open, all assets clear. https://t.co/dmJzQkfpaL
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) June 25, 2018
The ramp from Route 218 to the Massachusetts Turnpike was shut down early Monday morning after a tractor-trailer rolled over.
The ramp carries traffic from Route 128 northbound lanes onto the Mass. Pike heading in both directions.
One lane was opened, allowing traffic to get by around 8:30 a.m. after the truck, which was carrying 43,000 pounds of beef flipped onto its side into from the ramp heading in the opposite direction.
A health inspector and a refrigerated truck were called in to attempt to recover the cargo.
UPDATE: TT is back upright pic.twitter.com/FA9B4js4pp
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) June 25, 2018
Now that the sun has come up, it appears this truck that rolled over is a tractor trailer. The good news is it doesn’t look like anything major spilled onto the road, should make for an easy clean up. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/Cf7nBLCQ7t
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) June 25, 2018
Here’s an overhead look at crews still trying to figure out how to upright this tractor trailer on the on-ramp to the Mass Pike from 128 North in Weston. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/m43O18J7Ze
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) June 25, 2018
TRAFFIC ALERT: the on-ramp to the Mass Pike from 128 North in Weston is still closed as crews work to right it and clear it. Traffic has to travel by slowly on the Mass Pike off-ramp to 128 North as emergency crews are parked there. @boston25 pic.twitter.com/YQLkByy12p
— Kelly Sullivan (@ksullivannews) June 25, 2018
More info on the location of this rollover. It's on the ramp from 128NB to the Pike @boston25 pic.twitter.com/4Vd1XfHyAm
— Catherine Parrotta (@CatherineNews) June 25, 2018
Be advised: @ksullivannews tells me traffic is slow getting off the Pike to 128NB due to emergency vehicles on the off ramp @boston25 pic.twitter.com/mroi9CUBUz
— Catherine Parrotta (@CatherineNews) June 25, 2018
A state police spokesperson said the driver only sustained minor injuries. It was not immediately clear if the driver would be cited for the crash.
The spokesperson said the though the truck was righted before 7 a.m., it was still unsafe to drive and would have to be loaded onto a truck to be moved.
We'll have traffic updates Monday morning on Boston 25 Morning News.
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