PORTLAND — Traffic is flowing again on Interstate 295 after a morning crash shut down northbound travel lanes in Portland.
A tractor-trailer and a car collided in an area under construction near the Congress Street overpass at about 9:30 a.m., according to Maine State Police. There were no reports of injuries,
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Crews work to remove a car that was wedged between a tractor trailer and the guardrail on I-295 northbound today. A tanker truck and the car collided in an area that is under construction. Northbound traffic was being detoured at Exit 4 to the Veterans Memorial Bridge while the accident was cleared this morning. Shawn Patrick Ouellette / Staff Photographer
Crews work to remove a car wedged between a tractor-trailer and the guardrail on I-295 today. Shawn Patrick Ouellette / Staff Photographer
While emergency crews worked to clear the wreckage, northbound motorists were detoured at Exit 4 in South Portland to Route 1 over the Veterans Memorial Bridge.
The I-295 lanes were reopened around noon.
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