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By John Waller
Update: State police reported shortly before 12:30 p.m. Wednesday that the interstate has been cleaned up and reopened.
There appears to be a bit of a situation on I-495 South this morning.
At 9 a.m., state police reported that a dump truck spilled wet concrete across all three travel lanes, south of Route 3 in Chelmsford.
“Multiple vehicles have driven through the concrete,” police said.
All three travel lanes were closed, and traffic was only passing the spill in the breakdown lane.
Troopers on scene, Rt 495 SB, south of Rt 3 Chelmsford, where dump truck spilled wet concrete across all three lanes. Multiple vehicles have driven through the concrete. All 3 travel lanes are now closed for cleanup of the cement. Traffic getting by in BDL only. #MATraffic
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) July 20, 2022
John Waller is a deputy editor overseeing news coverage on Boston.com. He is a Lexington native and Colby College graduate.
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