An intense storm hitting Boston Wednesday caused flooding that shut down a highway tunnel in the city and knocked out power for tens of thousands.
The on-ramp from Congress Street to Interstate 93 was flooded Wednesday night, Massachusetts State Police said. Traffic was being diverted and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation was bringing in emergency crews to pump the water out.
NBC10 Boston has reached out to MassDOT for more information.
Videos were circulating on social media of cars driving through a flooded tunnel. Police didn’t share any information about whether any vehicles became stuck in floodwaters.
As of around midnight, fewer than 9,500 customers remained without power, down from over 24,000 around 7 p.m., according to the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency.
Also facing power issues were MBTA Commuter Rail trains that run to South Station — at Back Bay, a downed catenary wire, the line that provides power to trains, was causing significant delays to and from Boston. Adding to the problems was a disabled Amtrak train, the T said.
