Downtown Crossing to Get Fix This Week
The angled railroad crossing in downtown Hamilton has caused at least two bicycle crashes this summer. It will now be repaired.
The railroad crossing in downtown Hamilton will be repaired this week, starting Wednesday, to eliminate the danger to bicyclists. The angled crossing has caused at least two bicycle cashes in recent weeks, including one last weekend where a Beverly woman was flipped over her handlebars when her bicycle tire got caught in a gap between a ail and the road pavement. The work will begin on Wednesday morning, Sept. 19, Hamilton Police Lt. Scott Janes said in a written news release. The work will again continue on Friday, Sept. 21. The work hours each day will be 12 a.m. through 12 p.m. A variable message board has also been put up at the crossing to alert drivers to the upcoming construction. One lane on Bay Road (Route 1A) will be closed …
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Robert Smallman
12:15 pm on Wednesday, September 19, 2012
I had a crash at this location on 2/1/12 resulting in a broken right femur and shoulder separation. I didn't realize that my plight was shared by so many others. Why does it take so long for this sort of problem to be addressed? It's great that this is getting addressed! Bob Smallman, Wenham more ›