Protests on I-93 Cause Major Traffic Delays; 17 Arrested


By Jack Pickell @pacmanjack and Jon Palmer @JonPalmerBDC
Boston.com Staff | 01.15.15 | 7:50 AM

Protesters shut down I-93 Northbound at East Milton Square and I-93 Southbound in the Medford-Somerville area during the Thursday morning commute causing major traffic backups, according to Massachusetts State police.

State Police reported that 17 people from the Medford protest were under arrest and that all protesters had been removed, while MassDOT said all lanes at the Milton scene were again open to traffic.

The protest was organized by the Boston contingent of the group Black Lives Matter, according to an Associated Press report.

In a statement posted Thursday morning on the group’s Facebook page, the protest was held “to ‘disrupt business as usual’ and protest police and state violence against Black people.”

Protestors with arms chained together inside barrel on Rte 83 Milton



ALERT: If you're wondering why I-93 North in East Milton isn't moving, protesters are sitting on the highway.

I think they should have moved those 1,200 lb barrels they were attached to off to the side and just left them there still attached...