The westbound side of the Mass Pike is closed at the Route 495 interchange in Hopkinton after a large crack was seen in the highway. Drivers should expect traffic delays as crews make emergency repairs to the road,

The westbound lanes of the Massachusetts Turnpike between Hopkinton and Westborough were shut down due to a possible sinkhole, MassDOT said Friday. At around 7 a.m., a contract worker noticed “unusual pavement cracking” adjacent to an embankment,

During a press conference earlier this afternoon, MassDOT Highway Supervisor Jonathan Gulliver said officials hoped to have one lane on the Pike's westbound side open by about 2 p.m.; however, that side of the road remained closed as of 2:45 p.m.