{"id":31064,"date":"2023-07-13T13:00:17","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:00:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=31064"},"modified":"2023-07-13T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T13:00:23","slug":"bostons-ted-williams-tunnel-closes-for-organ-transplant-during-morning-commute-boston-25-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news24feed.com\/?p=31064","title":{"rendered":"Boston&#8217;s Ted Williams Tunnel closes for organ transplant during morning commute &#8211; Boston 25 News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">BOSTON &#8211; Boston&#8217;s Ted Williams Tunnel was closed to traffic to allow for an organ transplant during the height of the Thursday morning commute, officials said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">The tunnel was closed to traffic at 8:15 a.m. to accommodate transportation, MassDOT announced at 8 a.m. as commuters took to city and surrounding roads.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">&#8220;Drivers on I-90 in Boston in the tunnel area may experience brief delays,&#8221; MassDOT said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">The tunnel reopened to traffic shortly after 8:15 a.m., but residual traffic was backed up for miles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">The Ted Williams Tunnel and Tobin Bridge have been serving as alternate travel routes for drivers since the Sumner Tunnel closed earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">No additional details were immediately available.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MassDOT Notice: Ted Williams Tunnel <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Boston?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Boston<\/a> will close briefly at 8:15 approx.  for medical transport<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mass Transit (@MassDOT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MassDOT\/status\/1679460734734925828?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">July 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-tl066j-0 rQkyc body-paragraph\">This is a developing story.  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The tunnel was closed to traffic at 8:15 a.m. to accommodate transportation, MassDOT announced at 8 a.m. as commuters took to city and surrounding roads. &#8220;Drivers on I-90 in Boston in the tunnel area may experience brief delays,&#8221; MassDOT said in a statement. The tunnel reopened to traffic shortly after 8:15 a.m., but residual traffic was backed up for miles. 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