Monday, August 10, 2015

Truck collision with a pole brings high-tension wires down on road, Route 16 lanes closed in Revere, Massachusetts
















 









August 10, 2015 

REVERE, Mass. —

Lanes of Route 16 in Revere are closed after a crash brought high-tension wires down on the road, according to police.


Chelsea Fire said all eastbound traffic on Route 16 in Revere was diverted to Route 1 North.


Massachusetts State Police spokesman Dave Procopio said a truck backed into a pole near Mill Street, knocking it and the transformer over, leaving high-tension wires across the road.


By noon, a lane in each direction has been reopened. It was not clear when the road would fully reopen.


National Grid were called to the scene.