Two Tractor-trailer Crashes Shut Down Major Routes In Broome County

New York State Police Troop C troopers and Broome County Sheriff's deputies were busy on Monday, September 28, 2026, responding to a couple of tractor-trailer rollover crashes that briefly tied up traffic.

Route 11 Rollover Crash

According to reports, law enforcement officers were investigating a crash on Monday involving a tractor-trailer that overturned on State Route 11 near Penn View Drive, resulting in downed power lines and utility poles.

This crash, which caused a power outage for several nearby neighbors, closed both directions of Route 11 near Penn View Drive. Motorists were directed to use State Route 12 to State Route 79.

The tractor-trailer driver was not injured in the crash, according to the report.

Interstate 81 Rollover Crash

Monday morning, a fuel tanker overturned at the Exit 16 on-ramp of Interstate 81 North (old Exit 6). Both lanes of the interstate in the Town of Chenango were closed.

Traffic was routed to State Route 11 to reconnect to Interstate 81, according to law enforcement reports, but due to the State Route 11 rollover and road closure, motorists were directed to State Route 12 to State Route 79 to reconnect with Interstate 81 north in Whitney Point.

No report of any injuries was released by law enforcement on this crash. New York State Department of Transportation crews arrived to clean up the crash area.