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The Atlantic reclaims its eponymous street; Fort Point becomes the Inundation District

By adamg on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 11:48am
Mess at Long Wharf

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Finn shows us the rising floodwaters on Atlantic Avenue at Long Wharf., around 11:30 a.m.

Earlier, he watched police blocking off Atlantic Avenue - which also flooded in the January storm:

Atlantic barriers

Aquarium station on the Blue Line is shut, trains stopped stopping there:

Dave Adams shows us the Inundation District next to GE's new headquarters site in Fort Point:

Fort Point flooding

He reports A Street under Summer was also flooded.

Neighborhoods: 
Downtown
South Boston
Topics: 
Weather
Free tagging: 
Nor'easter
Atlantic Avenue
Long Wharf
Aquarium
Blue Line
Fort Point
Fort Point Channel


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Comments

By SamWack on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:00pm.

Atlantic Avenue is under the Atlantic! Christopher Columbus sails again! Seaport Boulevard is at sea! Aquarium is full of water!

By anon on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 3:17pm.

While Boston was underwater due to poor infra. Meanwhile, reinforcing Aquarium's headhouse after the last storm wasn't an emergency, but building a private $100,000 kitchenette and bathroom at MassDOT was. wtf

By adamg on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 12:52pm.

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:29pm.

We're here at Long Wharf with a live shot of our umpty thousand dollar van being destroyed by seawater.

By dm12 on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:37pm.

"Hey boss, yea the shots arent dramatic enough. So I was thinking...."

By Will LaTulippe on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:40pm.

Who are all these news operations racing against? You're the (expletive) news. I'm going to watch whether you stand in the floodwater or not.

By roadman on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 2:28pm.

Regardless of what insanely immature gimmicks you decide to pull.

By Tim Mc. on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 2:12pm.

I wonder if it's actually taking damage yet. The engine is probably still fine...

By anon on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 4:23pm.

Looks like they had to row row tow that truck:

IMAGE(https://northendwaterfront.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/Flooding-March-2-2018-382.jpg)

By whyaduck on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:22pm.

n/t

By Tim Mc. on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:33pm.

It may be the sandbags are working, but they can't let people in because sandbags are blocking the door. :-)

(Or they don't want people exiting onto a flooded road.)

By whyaduck on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:35pm.

the water is getting into to Aquarium Station somehow and thus it is closed.

By SwirlyGrrl on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 1:51pm.

Sealing the entry keeps sea water out of the entry ... and the escalators and such.

I think the problem is that they can't sandbag a zillion leaks through the brick walks and the soil in the surrounding area and into to tunnel.

Anyone want to meet for lunch at the BPDA Waterfront Cafe?

By Tim Mc. on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 2:13pm.

Oh true, I'd missed that shot of the indoor rain. :-)

By Gary C on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 2:25pm.

Photo from BostonGlobe.com:

IMAGE(http://c.o0bg.com/rf/image_835w/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_storm13_met.jpg)

By adamg on Fri, 03/02/2018 - 3:11pm.

Although the Atlantic Avenue entrance (the one by the Marriott) remains closed.

By MJTyrrell on Wed, 03/07/2018 - 7:54am.

Well yeah... Y’all better get crack’n on that surge barrier!...
https://architectureboston.files.wordpress.com/2010/05/murray-dimambro_s...