Concrete fell on a number of automobiles inside Boston’s Prudential Tunnel on Friday afternoon, inflicting harm and leading to visitors delays.
The incident occurred within the westbound lanes on the Massachusetts Turnpike, state police mentioned, damaging a number of automobiles.
No accidents have been reported, state police mentioned.
The Massachusetts Division of Transportation confirmed the difficulty as effectively, saying “a bit of non-structural concrete at an enlargement joint beneath Huntington Avenue grew to become dislodged and fell right into a journey lane within the Prudential Tunnel.” They mentioned current freeze and thaw cycles induced the concrete to turn out to be saturated, freeze after which “delaminate” as temperatures rose on Friday.
MassDOT mentioned they’ve a two-lane closure in place and are conducting emergency inspections throughout the width of the tunnel to determine and take away nay extra unfastened materials within the space.
In #Boston, two left lanes at the moment closed in Prudential Tunnel (I-90) WB.
— Mass. Transportation (@MassDOT) February 21, 2025
Extra inspections will happen Friday night time and over the approaching days to make sure the tunnel’s security, MassDOT mentioned. They mentioned motorists ought to expecte elevated congestion within the space and search alternate routes.
Aerial pictures from the scene confirmed main visitors backups.
No additional particulars have been launched.
