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Oct 23, 2008 11:16 am US/Eastern

Movie Shoot Slows Down Mass Pike Traffic

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WESTON (WBZ) ―

Click to enlarge 1 of 1: The movie shoot was held near the Weston tolls where drivers go to Route 30 on the left or Route 128 on the right.
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A movie shoot slowed down rush hour traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike Thursday morning.

The crew from Mel Gibson's new film, "The Edge of Darkness," was shooting near the Weston tolls at the exit to Route 30 and Route 128.

State Police told WBZ it was delaying the commute on the westbound side back to Newton Corner.

Turnpike Authority spokesman Mac Daniel told WBZ the crew has been shooting along the Pike for about a month.

Mac Daniel released a statement from the MassPike Thursday saying:

"We apologize to the commuters who were stuck in this morning's quagmire near the Weston interchange. In hindsight, we should not have allowed the filming to take place during the morning rush hour. In addition, work reconfiguring the lanes at the Weston interchange compounded the problem and should have been stopped when the backups began. Again, apologies all around. It won't happen again."

Daniel said they were approved to shoot at Thursday's location, but it's still unclear if anyone gave the OK for them to shoot during rush hour.