Traffic & Transit
I-495 Traffic Update: Back To Normal With Lanes Re-opened
Traffic backed up for miles when a car fire spread to brush along I-495, Thursday.
TEWKSBURY, MA — Tewksbury firefighters put out a car fire that had spread onto brush alongside I-495, Thursday. Traffic was back to normal by around 2 p.m. The right two lanes of I-495 in Tewksbury were closed with a car fire which spread to brush along the road and traffic backed up for miles.
Right two lanes of 495 Southbound have been closed down due to a car fire in break down lane. Expect delays while @TewksburyFire work to control the scene. pic.twitter.com/3cltBPtHry
— Tewksbury Police (@TewksburyPD) November" class="redactor-linkify-object">https://twitter.com/TewksburyP... 7, 2019
State police captured aerial footage of the fire, which had caught brush along the road
MSP Air Wing spotted this: #MAtraffic Brush Fire , I-495 SB in #Tewksbury. Right two lanes closed. pic.twitter.com/50eerYtZnp
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) November 7, 2019
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