WESTFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – The Mass. Pike exit 41 ramps were temporarily closed in Westfield due to an oil spill on Route 202.
The Westfield Regional Dispatch Center alerted the community on Facebook at 1:21 p.m. that a large oil spill shut down the southbound lanes on Route 202 (North Elm Street) between the Mass. Pike and Holyoke Road.
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Live Traffic Map
The Waze traffic map shows heavy traffic beginning in West Springfield on the westbound side of the Mass. Pike as drivers head toward Westfield.
During the clean-up, one southbound lane has since reopened however, only one lane of traffic is open in both directions. Drivers are being asked to seek an alternate route at this time.
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