Ted Williams Tunnel Closed, Logan Airport Traffic Diverted

July 11, 2006

Ted Williams Tunnel Closed, Logan Airport Traffic Diverted
July 11, 2006 – A portion of the ceiling in the tunnel connecting Interstate 93 north to the Ted Williams Tunnel collapsed last night. The tunnel system is part of the Big Dig construction project overseen by the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. The ceiling collapsed at about 11 p.m. and immediately led to the shutdown of the tunnel by State Police. Debris was scattered onto a passing car and killing a female passenger.

State Police said the tunnel was shut down to give engineers time to study the extent of the damage to the ceiling and to the roadway. On its Web site, the Turnpike Authority said that the I-90 east connector tunnel to the Ted Williams Tunnel is closed and that all traffic was being diverted at Exit 24.

According to the Turnpike Authority, I-90 East and I-90 West through the I-90 Connector Tunnel to Logan Airport is closed from I-93 in Boston to the Ted Williams Tunnel. To access Logan Airport from the south and west take I-93 North through the O’Neill Tunnel to Exit 24, the Callahan Tunnel. Follow variable message signs to Callahan Tunnel.

Logan Airport traffic from I-90 West in the Ted Williams Tunnel is being diverted to I-93 North and South via Exit 24 and South Boston via Exit 25.

For more information, visit http://www.massturnpike.com/.