Scarborough crash shuts down part of Route 1 for hours

A nearly half-mile stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough was closed in both directions for hours due to a crash, according to police.The Scarborough Police Department announced shortly before 4:55 p.m. Tuesday that Route 1 was shut down to all traffic between Willowdale Road and Haigis Parkway.Police told Maine’s Total Coverage that a vehicle struck a telephone pole.The closure was expected to last several hours, according to police.Shortly after 11 p.m., Scarborough police announced that the affected section of Route 1 had reopened to all traffic.

SCARBOROUGH, Maine —

A nearly half-mile stretch of U.S. Route 1 in Scarborough was closed in both directions for hours due to a crash, according to police.

The Scarborough Police Department announced shortly before 4:55 p.m. Tuesday that Route 1 was shut down to all traffic between Willowdale Road and Haigis Parkway.

Police told Maine’s Total Coverage that a vehicle struck a telephone pole.

The closure was expected to last several hours, according to police.

Shortly after 11 p.m., Scarborough police announced that the affected section of Route 1 had reopened to all traffic.