Kaboom: Westwood bridge no slouch when it comes to storrowing

Eleven foot eight!

My bet is that they stopped up the road. I would put good money that the guys from the truck are the guys clearing the debris at the end judging by their matching t-shirts. Then again, I wasn't there.

Yeah that bridge sure came out of nowhere. And they way it was dressed it was like it was asking to get hit. Certainly not the drivers fault!

the picture does not show it but there is additional signage, warning over sized trucks to beware.

is probably a Ming of the past.

(thank you, I'll be here all week)

Flashing green light is no longer permitted but they are grandfathered in... it means the same thing as a green light, "but expect the light to change." It was used in places where the light was under the control of something other than a normal traffic control system. For example, a traffic signal at a crosswalk, where there is no cross street, but a pedestrian can push a button to get a walk signal. Or, in front of a fire station, where an exiting fire truck can cause the traffic light to turn red.

Kind of meaningless distinction, since of course any green light should be expected to change, which is probably why they did away with them.

are pretty recent installations (there are also two on the other side of the bridge). So now they are flashing green arrows but I am not sure if that is the only thing they will be flashing in the future.

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The green arrows are temporary lights that were installed a few weeks ago in preparation for the temporary relocation of the Islington Fire Station while a new station is built on the site of the old one. While construction is ongoing, these lights will be used to stop traffic so the fire trucks can get out.
This bridge has been a problem for decades. A generation ago, the MBTA presented a plan to fix it, but that plan was shot down by vocal opposition of residents who didn't want the increased traffic they felt would result from allowing larger truck to pass. Fortunately, at the most recent community meeting several years ago, those residents no longer represent a consensus and the Town, selectman, and near about everyone agrees the MBTA needs to reconstruct the bridge "ASAP." It is supposedly on the top of their priority list with a design study currently underway with the expectation that it will be rebuilt in 1-2 years.
In the mean time, one thing that has made a difference is that the DPW installed some warning sticks on the 12" sidewalk under the bridge which has virtually eliminated the problem of cars hitting the curb and bouncing into the other lane to cause T-bone accidents. No pedestrian has been killed yet from attempting to navigate that narrow sidewalk and bikers know to wait and take the lane, but it is a real scary proposition. Many cars stop or slow down to time there passage so they don't get sideswiped.
As a resident who lives half a mile away and who has been talking with town officials and discussing this issue in our pedestrian and bicycle safety committee meetings for the past 6-7 years, it is frustrating to see how long it takes to solve an obvious problem. But today, it is all on the MBTA to get this done. There are some engineering challenges; raising the bridge would be problematic due to the impact on the rest of the line and the location of the Islington train station...lowering the roadway creates drainage issues. But come on...I am sure something can be designed. Eventually, it will be fixed. In the meantime, expect to see another crash or two every month.

It was nice of those kids to pick up someone else's mess for the drivers who were too lazy to get of their behinds themselves.

continued on a bit to pull over to the side?

It takes a hot second to stop a big truck. The three people dressed identically who come from the far side of the bridge and start cleaning up are the moving crew. Did you forget that just because you can't see an object anymore doesn't mean it ceased to exist?

Now my head hurts from the stupid.

Map. The truck is travelling west to east on East St. The kids come out of the ballfields just before the bridge. (My barber is right across Washington.)

Maybe you left Harvard and crossed the river and tried to get on to Soldiers Field Road in Allston, but it's a pretty good haul to get to Storrow (which begins past the BU Bridge).

Remember this?

Someone I know was standing on the Longfellow Bridge when a Broadway Express moving truck slammed into the bridge, spilling its load. The movers were supposed to transport this family's possessions from Beacon Hill to Oakland, CA. They didn't get even a mile from their point of origin.

On the plus side, most people are so spooked by how narrow it is that they slow way down.

extra bonus feature of launching dimwit drivers into oncoming traffic.

That curb looks designed to do just that. For the impatient, the action starts at 1:00. Westwood PD arrives in two minutes flat, pretty impressive.