If you were driving northbound through the O’Neill Tunnel in the late morning of Aug. 14, you may have noticed an object dangling from the ceiling.
Michael Verseckes of the state Department of Transportation said in a statement that two Lane Use Signals (LUS) inside the Interstate 93 tunnel were struck by an over-height vehicle just before 10 a.m. The signals are used as traffic control that display green arrows or red Xs to steer traffic to or from certain lanes.
The first signal hit was located near the entrance to the I-93 northbound tunnel and the second was hit by Exit 26, the Storrow Drive exit. MassDOT is working in conjunction with the state police to identify the over-height vehicle.
Verseckes added that the over-height vehicle alarm was triggered before the incident. The DOT has removed both hanging signals and all lanes were reopened to traffic before 11 a.m.
