The State Transportation Department will immediately begin installing new concrete barriers on three
viaducts along the Bronx River Parkway, following a catastrophic accident that claimed the lives of seven relatives last weekend, officials said Wednesday.
Many of the trucks use East 117th Street to head west, because the passage below the Metro - North tracks at the Park Avenue
viaduct along the approved truck route on East 116th Street is too small for some of the large trailers to pass through.
Not exact matches
McDonald said the department will install concrete barriers
along the outer travel lane on both the northbound and southbound lanes over the
viaduct at the Bronx Zoo, as well as two other similarly constructed
viaducts south that cross over East Tremont Avenue and the Amtrak lines.
The new barriers will be placed to the inside of the raised curb
along the roadway, so a vehicle would hit that before it reached the curb; they will run about 2,000 feet in each direction at the three
viaducts, a person briefed on the plan said.
The iconic Jacobite Steam Train runs
along this route, crossing the Glenfinnan
Viaduct, which was made famous by the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films.
This route takes drivers past the Glenfinnan
Viaduct, through gorgeous Glencoe Valley,
along Loch Lomond, and on to Glasgow or Edinburgh.
For example, imagine the view from your window as you journey
along The West Highland Line complete with rolling green hills and the famous Glenfinnan
Viaduct crossing.
There are also nearby walks
along the clay trails and around Treskilling lakes, and the unique Luxulyan Valley and
viaduct.