disabled dump truck blocking lane on i-495 connector, Essex County MA

Traffic

Reported: 11/12/2025 09:54 AM

I-495, Massachusetts

A disabled dump truck carrying asphalt is blocking the first travel lane on the connector road that leads to I-495 northbound near the Route 9 interchange in Essex County, Massachusetts. Police have requested a tow truck because of the heavy load and potential traffic obstruction.

Audio|Source: Eastern Massachusetts State Police

02:57

Transcript:

00:00

Sir, can you send a tow for a disabled vehicle?

00:03

It's a dump truck.

00:09

With a load of asphalt on the back.

00:13

It's on the connector from, I'm sorry, on 495, but it's on that connecting road where you get off the low connector to get onto 495 northbound.

00:30

It's got an unknown transmission issue.

00:45

It's in the first travel lane.

01:01

Yeah, let them know because of the heavy load in the back, they might need something heavy to,

01:06

it would be hard to put it up onto a,

01:09

might be hard to pull it up onto a flatbed and I'm not too sure.

01:26

Unit A1 to 2460.

01:33

Go ahead. All right,

01:37

sent it over to A3, I believe that truck is going to be in their area.

01:42

Just go again one more time with the 6.

01:48

I think it's going to be A1-0.

01:51

It's on the connector, the connecting road where you get off the low connector to get onto, right when you get onto 495 northbound.

02:04

So it's on 495 northbound, but it's in that connecting road on the right side that comes from the connector in the first lane.

02:15

All right, we see.

02:24

No further details.

02:27

Nothing shown, sir.

02:29

Any more calls?

02:32

Negative.

02:35

Until these vehicles get secured by the tow.

02:46

Unit 916 will be en route from the missing link.

02:50

916, if you can give me a code 3, I'll explain, thank you.

02:57

I appreciate.

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