BOSTON (AP) - The state Transportation Department has launched
review of handrails in some Big Dig tunnels that have been
connected to the deaths of seven people, including a state trooper.
Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Mullan ordered the study
following a story in The Boston Globe about the deaths of seven
people who died after striking or getting entangled in the
handrails after accidents.
The department said in a statement Monday that the internal
review would be conducted by engineers with expertise in safety,
crash railing systems, and structural design. Their findings will
be forward to Mullan by the end of the month.
The handrails, which line about six miles of tunnels, are on top
of raised walkways and are designed to keep maintenance workers
from falling into traffic.
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