T riders and highway motorists dealt with some travel headaches on the Fourth of July, as Orange Line track flooding and truck rollovers on Interstate 93 in Boston wreaked some havoc on the holiday.
Early Tuesday morning, the MBTA announced that Orange Line service had been suspended between Back Bay and North Station because of track flooding near Haymarket. The region has been in a flood watch due to significant rainfall in recent days.
The MBTA told riders that they could use the Green Line for alternate service between North Station and Copley.
Then at 10:35 a.m., after employees worked to resolve the flooding near Haymarket, the MBTA announced that regular Orange Line service had resumed between North Station and Back Bay.
Meanwhile, the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was dealing with two separate tractor trailer truck rollovers on I-93 south in Boston Tuesday morning.
The rollovers blocked several travel lanes in the areas of exit 14 and exit 15.
The first rollover was reported at 9 a.m., in the area of Exit 15 (Mass Ave/Roxbury). A fuel spill was reported at that incident.
Then at 9:05 a.m., MassDOT reported that there was a jackknifed tractor trailer after exit 14 (Savin Hill).
Drivers were urged to avoid the area and seek alternate routes in the morning.
