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Giant Pothole Damages 20 To 30 Cars On Route 1 South In Lynnfield

LYNNFIELD (CBS) - A giant pothole on Route 1 in Lynnfield left 20-to-30 vehicles damaged Thursday morning, according to Massachusetts State Police.

Troopers shut down one lane of Route 1 south just before the Lynnfield Tunnel after the cars started getting flat tires and other damage during the morning rush hour.

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The pothole on Route 1 south in Lynnfield Thursday morning. (WBZ-TV)

The pothole they hit is about four feet wide.

"This destroyed two of my wheels, completely destroyed at 5:30 in the morning," driver Nick Nelson told WBZ-TV on Facebook.

"We could not see the pothole in the dark until a split second before impact. This made for a pretty terrifying (and expensive!) morning commute," Julie Will commented on Facebook.

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The pothole repairs on Route 1 south in Lynnfield Thursday morning. (WBZ-TV)

MassDOT said Thursday afternoon that all repairs to the pothole are finished and that all lanes are open.

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