Umsindo wethrafikhi ukhuphuke kuphela kubahlali baseMedford abahlala enyakatho ye-Interstate 93 - futhi bafuna okuthile okumele kwenziwe ngale nkinga.
Ngesikhathi somhlangano woMkhandlu Wedolobha wangoLwesibili ebusuku, izakhamizi zaseMedford zitshele izikhulu ukuthi zifuna kwakhiwe isithiyo sazo somsindo ukusiza ukuvimba umsindo womgwaqo omkhulu osuka ku-I-93.
“Ukulala ebusuku amafasitela evuliwe, kuyinto ehlukile,” kusho esinye isakhamuzi esihlala kuFountain Street, eduze nomgwaqo omkhulu.“Kungenza ngikhathazeke ngokuba nezingane endaweni.”
Ikhansela leDolobha uGeorge Scarpelli uchaze ukuthi kunesithiyo esisodwa kuphela ohlangothini oluseningizimu ye-I-93 ukuvimba umsindo kubahlali, futhi bekuyinhloso ngaso sonke isikhathi ukuthi umbuso wengeze umgoqo wesibili womsindo.
Kodwa-ke akukho mnyakazo osewake wathathwa selokhu kwaqala ukuvimba umsindo eminyakeni eminingi edlule, okuthuse izakhamuzi zakule ndawo ukuthi umsindo ulokhu unyuka ngoba usuka komunye umgoqo ubheke kolunye uhlangothi.
"Kuzomele siqale inkhulumomphendvulwano manje," kusho uScarpelli.“Izimoto ziya ngokuya ziba zimbi.Kuyinkinga enkulu yempilo.Ake senze leli bhola ligingqike ngendlela eqondile.”
Izakhamizi zaseMedford ezikuFountain Street zifuna umgoqo womsindo owakhelwe ukuvimba umsindo oseduze nemizi yazopic.twitter.com/Twfxt7ZCHg
Esinye sezakhamizi zase-Medford esisanda kufika kule ndawo siqale saletha udaba ku-Scarpelli, futhi isakhamuzi sachaza ukuthi “sasingazi ukuthi umgwaqo onguthelawayeka uzokhala kangakanani” lapho sithuthela eminyakeni emibili edlule.Umuntu udale incwadi yezikhalazo yokuthi kwakhiwe umgoqo wesibili, owasayinwa omakhelwane, kanti iningi lezakhamizi zakuFountain Street liqhube lagcizelela ukuthi lo msindo kumele uncishiswe.
“Le ndaba ibaluleke kakhulu,” kuchaza isakhamuzi, osesihlale kuFountain Street iminyaka engaba ngu-60.“Kuyamangaza ukuthi ungakanani umsindo.Kuyintshisekelo yokuvikela izingane zethu kanye nezingane ezizayo.Ngethemba ukuthi kwenziwa ngokushesha okukhulu.Siyahlupheka.”
U-Scarpelli umeme uMnyango Wezokuthutha WaseMassachusetts (MassDOT) nabo bonke abamele izwe laseMedford emhlanganweni wekomiti elincane lokudingida ukwengezwa kwesinye isithiyo somsindo.
Ummeli Wombuso u-Paul Donato uthe usebenze ngendaba yokuvimbela umsindo iminyaka engaba ngu-10, futhi wachaza ukuthi eminyakeni eminingi edlule, izakhamuzi zaseFountain Street zazingafuni umgoqo wesibili kuleyo ndawo.Kodwa-ke, uthe uzobheka ukuthi bakuphi ohlwini lwe-MassDOT futhi bazame ukusheshisa inqubo.
“Kwakunomakhelwane kuFountain Street abangithumelele ukuxhumana bethi, ‘Ningabeki umgoqo ngapha komgwaqo ngoba asiwufuni,” kusho uDonato.Manje sesinomakhelwane abasha, futhi baqinisile.Ngisebenza kanzima ukuze ngenze lowo mgoqo.Manje sengizothola ukuthi bami kuphi ohlwini lwe-DOT nokuthi yini engingayenza ukuze ngilusheshise.”
U-Donato wachaza umgoqo womsindo wenyuka ohlangothini oluseningizimu ye-I-93 cishe eminyakeni eyi-10 edlule, futhi wathi kumthathe iminyaka eminingi ukukufeza.Wanezela umgoqo womsindo ubekwe yi-MassDOT kanye ne-Federal Highway Administration, kodwa wathi kubalulekile ukuyengeza ukuze usize umphakathi.
“Lokhu kuyisidingo,” kusho uDonato.“Lokhu kube yinkinga enkulu.Abantu sebehlale nayo iminyaka engu-40, futhi sekuyisikhathi sokuthi iDOT isukume, ibanyusele ohlwini futhi kwenziwe umgoqo.”
"Sizodinga abamele umbuso, kanye nombusi kanye nabo bonke ukuthi basilwele," kusho uBurke.“Impela ngizobazisa.Impela sizokweseka futhi sikulwele.”
Phakathi nomhlangano womkhandlu wangoSepthemba 10, uKhansela uFrederick Dello Russo uvumile ukuthi kuzoba inselele ukwakha umgoqo wesibili womsindo, kodwa waphawula ukuthi “kungenziwa.”
"Ngiyacabanga nje ukuthi kunomsindo ongakanani," kusho uDello Russo.“Kufanele kungabekezeleleki ngezinye izikhathi.Baqinisile abantu.Ngizwa kuMain Street.Ummeli u-Donato uzodingeka kakhulu kulolu daba. "
Ikhansela leDolobha uMichael Marks uvumelane nombono kaScarpelli wokuthi wonke umuntu kumele angene ekamelweni elilodwa ukuze adingide lolu daba.
"Akukho okwenzeka ngokushesha kuhulumeni," kusho uMarks.“Akekho obeyilandela.Kudingeka kwenzeke ngokushesha.Izithiyo zomsindo kufanele zinikezwe. ”
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Isikhathi sokuthumela: Apr-13-2020