Update on Storrow Drive mess of 10/14/22. No impact on Charles River White Geese?
1. Introduction.
2. Update.
A. Phil Barber.
B. WBZ-TV, Channel 4.
C. Boston.com.
4. Context Analysis.
1. Introduction.
This follows up on yesterday’s report at https://charlesriverwhitegeeseblog.blogspot.com/2022/10/nasty-accident-on-boston-side-of-bu.html.
There was a strikingly nasty accident with oil spill on Soldiers Field Road / Storrow Drive under the Boston End of the BU Bridge which abuts the ghetto in which the Charles River White Geese are heartlessly confined on the Cambridge side.
2. Update.
A. Phil Barber.
Phil Barber provided me with the following still from WBZ channel 4 yesterday after I had started distribution of our report.
B. WBZ-TV, Channel 4.
Post is dated 10/14/22, 12:37 pm
[A relevant photo disappeared while I was reading this. It is a short report, fully quoted.]
BOSTON - Part of Storrow Drive was shut down for nearly 9 hours Friday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed, tore off its roof and spilled boxed sprouts and oil all over the road.
The truck hit the B.U. bridge on the eastbound side of the highway around 2 a.m. and rolled over. Massachusetts State Police said the driver, a 67-year-old man from Mattapoisett, was walking around when they arrived and he didn't appear hurt.
There's no word yet on what caused the crash.
The Department of Environmental Protection was called in to help with the cleanup because of the oil that spilled from the truck.
The road re-opened around 11 a.m.
URL: https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/storrow-drive-crash-boston-traffic-storrowed-truck/
C. Boston.com.
Boston.com’s report seems to be a direct quote from the state. The relevant paragraph from: https://www.boston.com/news/local-news/2022/10/14/storrow-drive-truck-rollover-closes-road-morning-commute/?p1=recirc_mostpopular
"The parkway’s eastbound lanes remained closed through the morning commute, until around 11 a.m., as environmental officials cleaned up oil that had spilled from the truck. "
D. Short analysis.
Normally this sort of thing is from small box trucks with stupid students and family.
This driver was apparently a pro in a highly professional vehicle. Analysis: apparently just another bad driver remaining on the road perhaps because of the terrible traffic enforcement by New England police.
The WBZ TV report is extremely brief about the oil spill, just comments that it was cleaned up. If it were serious, they would have stated.
Similarly, they state that the contents and “oil” were spread “all over the road.” Apparently no problem with pervious surfaces.
Boston.com seems to be quoting the state, and just mentions the clean up. WBZ has the live camera report. I assume they added that language.
The situation would APPEAR to be not harmful to the Charles River White Geese.
The structure visible in Phil’s still is the Grand Junction Railroad Bridge.
3. Context Analysis.
Here is a good shot of the area from “From Cambridge to Boston with the DJ Inspire 3, Drone footage, Drone footage, #3,” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ciNKvj82d4, Minute 9.13.
The bridge which is most visible is the B.U. Bridge. Running under it is the Grand Junction Railroad Bridge. The triangular area on the right bounded by the two bridges and Memorial Drive is the Destroyed Nesting Area of the Charles River White Geese to which the Charles River White Geese have been confined since they were driven off their core habitat on the Magazine Beach playing fields (above the bridge, beyond the brown roof) in 2007. For most of their 42 year habitat on the Charles River, the Magazine Beach playing fields have been their core habitat and their food. The food has been poisoned and access destroyed by a bizarre row of bushes.
The trees at the bottom are the Wild Area, which the Cambridge City Council, through an aid, has gotten the Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation to remove from public view in coming destruction on Memorial Drive. TOTAL “Public” review of plans will very clearly be limited to the Charles River Poisoner and invited friends.
Here is a better view of the Boston side from minute 4.39, taken from the opposite direction:
To the right is the Boston end of the Grand Junction railroad bridge. Soldiers Field Road is next to the river. The Magazine Beach playing fields are below the brown area on the left.
The accident occurred on Soldiers Field Road between the Grand Junction Bridge and the BU Bridge. The Grand Junction Bridge is visible in the background of the Channel 4 still above. That shot was apparently taken from the BU Bridge.
The BIG highway is I90 (Mass. Pike), but that is another story. The road at which the BU Bridge ends on the right above I90 is Commonwealth Avenue, Boston.
