How many times has this utility pole been hit in the last few years @NewtonFireDept? @14thVillage https://t.co/X0JflGrXnu
— Village14 (@14thVillage) December 11, 2018
#MAtraffic Crash, Rte 9 EB in #Newton with injuries. All lanes closed. Seek alt route. pic.twitter.com/aoaJmsTF09
— Mass State Police (@MassStatePolice) September 14, 2016
I count three times this has happened in the past year or two. Someone should look into why. #crashnotaccident
This photo of the same pole being repaired after collision on Aug 10, 2013, H/T Mark Dionne
Pole down on Boylston St
[UPDATE: in one of the incidents, the car missed and hit the next pole up the street]
TRAFFIC ALERT Route 9 EB Newton CLOSED at Centre Street, Poles and wires down following earlier crash pic.twitter.com/BZndbIUWz5
— David Robichaud (@RobiBSU) February 23, 2016
The upshot is that they will now bury that section of the utility line!
It looks to be close to the point where traffic enters route 9. Could be conflicts with merging cars?
Not really. It’s up the hill before (but not too close to) Dudley Road. The merge from Parker, I think, is far enough behind.
I took an almost identical photo on Aug 10, 2013. Yes, it also seems like “a year or two ago” to me too…
Mark — can you send me the photo to post? I’m starting to think there’s a hidden supermagnet in the transformer.
Two words: road design.