Traffic & Transit

Falmouth Crash Downs Utility Pole, Closes Road Tuesday

Eversource needed to replace the utility pole on Sandwich Road, and the street has since reopened.

FALMOUTH, MA — Falmouth police have reopened a portion of Sandwich Road that was closed Tuesday following a downed utility pole.

A car accident featured a driver who struck a utility pole at 174 Sandwich Rd. on Tuesday. Police needed to shut the road down while Eversource officials observed the damage.

That observation has been made, and Eversource was on the scene putting in a new utility pole as of Tuesday evening.

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The road has since been reopened.

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