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Moakley Bridge light pole falls on pedestrian's head, sending her to the hospital in bad shape
By adamg on Tue, 09/27/2022 - 9:11pm
WCVB reports on our decaying infrastructure, specifically, a pole that gave way and smashed into a woman's head this afternoon. A 311 report claims the pole was rusted at the bottom.
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Oh *that's* what was going on!
I walked by the downtown side of the Moakley bridge around 8 pm tonight, and was wondering why there were all these police cars and closed lanes, with both sidewalks closed to pedestrians. There appeared to be welding in progress.
Mayor Wu should be on top of
Mayor Wu should be on top of decaying city owned infrastructure , for the sake of public safety, this is 2022 not 1975.
Anyone know why
the bridge was named in honor of Joe Moakley’s wife? I’m sure she was a lovely lady, but I can’t find anything about her except that she married a future congressman.
Because Moakley secured all the funding
For the infrastructure in the seaport and a great deal of the Big Dig.
Yes, she should. Just as all
Yes, she should. Just as all the other mayors before her should have.
That bridge isn't even very
That bridge isn't even very old!
My first thought too
I looked it up and it opened in 1996.
Galvanize
Galvanize all the things.
You can't galvanize something that's already installed
But you can apply a superhydrophobic coating.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPM8OR6W6WE
Hydrophobia is another name for rabies
Hydrophobia is another name for rabies. Last thing we need is rabid light poles thrashing wildly about and biting people.
…. Well, actually, looks like we’ve already got something like that in this case, so maybe it wouldn’t be any worse.
I do worry about the “super” part in “superhydrophobic”. Super rabies sounds a lot scarier than regular rabies.
Cheap materials more likely the problem.
The galvanized components at the exterior electrical hookup on my house in ptown, 2 blocks from the water, were significantly corroded within the first couple of months after installation.
The likely culprit is cheap materials, planned obsolescence, and break-away fittings designed to mitigate injury if, say, you drive your car into a light pole.
Our Secretary of State is terrific...
...but not sure he could do much about the rust :-)
Cheaper thinner metals on all
Cheaper thinner metals on all the poles now. You can just bend the poles that have coroded from dog urine, pollution, and weather. This poor woman deserves to be okay, a positive prognosis, and every single dime.
A commercial blaming Maggie Hassan for this incident...
In 3, 2, 1 ....
This is what happen when you
This is what happen when you let your dogs piss on everything.
Nope.
This is what happens when you don’t use galvanized bolts near salt water.
This is what happens
When you don’t use stainless steel on saltwater adjacent fixtures. Rapid rust and corrosion next to the ocean is to be expected.
It’s also what happens when there isn’t a process to regularly inspect and replace city owned infrastructure.
I knew it!
We are in the thrall of the Big Dog Urine lobby. Rotting the infrastructure of our lives, from the ankles down.
This never would have
This never would have happened in old Southie.
Joe Moakley must rolling over
Joe Moakley must rolling over in his grave,
News Crews love this stuff
Rode across this bridge on the way to work this morning, tons of cones on the bridge and multiple news crews milling about
City's removing 23 street lights from bridge
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/09/28/metro/city-removes-23-street-ligh...