Traffic & Transit
Sumner Tunnel In Boston Shut Down Briefly After Truck Gets Stuck
Traffic was diverted to the Ted Williams Tunnel until the Sumner re-opened just after 6 a.m.
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March 26, 2024
BOSTON - The Sumner Tunnel in Boston was shut down briefly early Tuesday morning after an incident with a truck.
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A truck that was too tall for the tunnel scraped the ceiling and ended up stuck inside just before 4 a.m. No one was hurt.
The tunnel was shut down and the truck was removed about two hours later. A spokesman for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation said inspectors determined there was no structural damage to the tunnel.
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This truck ended up stuck in the Sumner Tunnel in Boston just before 4 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26, 2024/MassDOT/CBS Boston
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