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The Forest Hills Overpass of Doom strikes again
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Won't drive over it
Met a DOT bridge engineer at a party who said it is unsafe and won't drive over it himself. I now follow the same logic. It is shame how our infrastructure hasn't been maintained at a safe level.
I avoid JP in general
I avoid JP in general - seems like a place engineered to be difficult and time consuming to get in or out of.
It works just fine
It just isn't about you.
apparently some people just
apparently some people just arnt hip enough to drive through JP
I think if you live
In Arlington, that's possible. If you live in JP, not so much.
Arlington has its own issues
Mass Ave is like a valley slow to access between Rt 2 and I-93. Arlington, like Cambridge has only removed road capacity since 1971 when Rt. 2 was widened.
You know what?
Your inability to navigate in the Boston area may have a lot less to do with your perceived lack of high speed multi-lane roadways and a lot more to do with your lacking understanding of local geography.
Mass Ave in Arlington goes no where near I-93.
Funny
That's why I avoid Arlington.
Sounds like JP is better off
Sounds like JP is better off with you avoiding it.
This bridge should have been
This bridge should have been closed months ago! How could they possibly keep it open?
Most likely because people
Most likely because people are too busy trying to come up with a non-bridge solution to add more traffic to the area.
Well if the state hadn't
Well if the state hadn't overbuilt an necessary highway overpass on top of a PARKway, to suit the needs of suburbanites and give the finger to local residents, this wouldn't be an issue right now.
I agree. I cant stand these
I agree. I cant stand these people that waltzed into our city and decided that they know whats best for me. these god damned turkey baster baby making whole food shoppers need to leave now!
Every time anyone proposes a
Every time anyone proposes a solution for the Casey that reduces the traffic capacity in the area, people get the vapors and protest as if it will bring on the apocalypse.
Yet if the DOT ever throws in the towel and closes the overpass altogether, I bet the traffic situation will resolve itself without any fuss.
The problem is easy to fix...
I cross that bridge a couple times a week. I've never had a flat or even a hard bump. Want to know the secret? Slow the f@€k down! Stupid Massholes.
Slower than the ridiculous 5
Slower than the ridiculous 5 mph people already drive on the overpass like they're in a Sunday parade? If the City is going to keep this thing standing and open to traffic, they need to at least do some minimal maintenance so that people aren't driving over exposed metal and other hazards. People with flat tires are going to be the least of the problems if the bridge isn't either maintained to some minimal safety standards or closed.
Get used to it
That is going to be the average rate through Forrest Hills with accompanying gridlock when the surface solution come to town. NIMBY win for locals. FU to the residents of Mattapan who want to get to work in Longwood or the universities.
I bet you'd be complaining if
I bet you'd be complaining if some other neighborhood wanted to turn Mattapan into a highway so they could drive to work faster. How selfish of you to want some other community to get fucked over for your convenience as long as you get yours and face no consequences.