Boston News, Weather, Sports | FOX 25 | MyFoxBoston This story is another reminder why the North End / Waterfront HazMat Task Force fought to ban hazardous material (hazmat) trucks from the streets of Downtown Boston and the North End / Waterfront. The latest rollover by a hazmat truck happened yesterday when a JP Noonan Read More…
City Councilor Sal LaMattina gave a “State of the North End” update at the February 25, 2013 meeting of the North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC). LaMattina represents District 1, including the North End, Charlestown and East Boston and is one of the primary conduits between NEWNC, Boston City Hall and city agencies. Councilor Read More…
One of the bank shots coming off the May 2012 State ban of daytime hazmat trucks cutting through the North End/Downtown Boston was the passage of a State transportation bill allocating $300,000 for yet another regional study of the hazardous truck routing issue. The bill provides for, “Up to $300,000 to retain an independent, third-party, nationally Read More…
The streets of the North End / Waterfront and downtown Boston just became safer, at least during the day. A State decision came down Friday indicating that dangerous hazardous material trucks won’t be passing through the city during the hours of 6 am to 8 pm. The daytime ban is a win for the North Read More…
We have received indications that MassDOT, the State’s transportation agency, is a week or so away from a decision on our permanent Boston area hazmat truck route. The North End Hazmat Task Force encourages you to remind MassDOT how you feel about this decision. You may sign the letter below with an email of your Read More…
Video: CBS Boston video report on the HazMat Radioactive Material Scare today near Haymarket. Bolstering the case for banning cut-through hazmat trucks from the North End and downtown Boston, a truck carrying radioactive materials caused the shutdown of the Haymarket MBTA station and surrounding area this afternoon. The hazmat truck was stopped when Boston Police Read More…
With the re-routing decision now in the hands of State transportation officials, hazardous material trucks continue to travel though the center of downtown Boston, the North End and waterfront. A gas tanker is shown above receiving a traffic violation on Surface Road / Atlantic Avenue. Thanks to Bruce McCue for the photo!
Boston Transportation Department Commissioner Thomas J. Tinlin has responded to recent press articles and letters from suburban politicians regarding the City of Boston proposal to reroute pass-through hazardous material trucks to Route 128 from city streets (including the North End / Waterfront / Downtown). The public comment period has now ended and the routing decision Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Residents’ Association has submitted the following letter to State transportation authorities in support of the proposal to reroute pass-through hazardous material trucks from City of Boston streets to highways around the city. Additional information, including the City of Boston routing evaluation, is available on the MassDOT website (select Quick Links, Read More…
The North End / Waterfront Neighborhood Council, NEWNC, has submitted the following letter in support of the proposal to reroute pass-through hazardous material trucks from City of Boston streets to highways around the city. Donna Freni, NEWNC President, urges all North End/Waterfront residents to submit their own individual letters of support by the public comment Read More…
This video shows the August 30, 2011 public hearing held in Waltham, Mass. regarding the proposed re-routing of pass-through hazardous material (hazmat) trucks from downtown Boston to Route 128 and surrounding highways. City of Boston officials are strongly recommending the hazmat route change based on a comprehensive 182-page public safety analysis recently released by the Read More…
With over 3,000 votes, the results of a Boston Herald web poll this week were decisively in favor of prohibiting hazmat trucks from Boston. The final results were 71% supporting a ban and 29% voting in favor of the truckers. These web polls are far from scientific, but this was a notable end result given Read More…