Crime & Safety

Traffic Update: Route 31 Reopened After Oversize Delivery Jam

An oversized load delivery ground traffic to a halt on Wednesday in Geneva. Here are some pictures from the scene.

Route 31 north of Route 38 in Geneva reopened to traffic Wednesday afternoon after an oversize delivery snafu.

An oversized load attempted to make a delivery on Stevens Street, about four blocks north of Rt. 38. The load got stuck on Rt. 31 between Stevens and Ford streets trying to navigate a turn.

Traffic was held to one lane and quickly became congested. Police notified the public of the situation at about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

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The load finally cleared the area and traffic was reopened at about 4 p.m.

See pictures of the massive delivery and the police response on this page. Click on the current photo to scroll through the image gallery.

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