O'Neill Tunnel

Big Dig light fixture comes crashing down

adamg — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:41:28 +0000

But not because it was held up with rusty paper clips but because a car on the top level of a car carrier knocked into a bunch of light fixtures, the Globe reports. And isn't it nice to see that Big Dig designers paid homage to Storrow Drive by designing a tunnel with height restrictions?

State probes crashing light fixtures of doom in O'Neill Tunnel

adamg — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 00:20:01 +0000

After one of the 110-lb. fixtures plunged to the roadway last month, the Herald reports.

'You're gonna follow me in the city of Boston. Welcome to hell."

adamg — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:34:15 +0000

Trailer for Mel Gibson's "Edge of Darkness," which features follows a man as he drives home to Roslindale in a typical afternoon commute through the O'Neill Tunnel (via Sam Baltrusis):

Aren't crashes like this only supposed to happen on fog-shrouded California roads?

adamg — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:54:32 +0000

15-vehicle pileup shuts O'Neill Tunnel for 45 minutes.