DOUG. writes:
This was the scene on Thackeray Pl NE, between 42nd and 43rd at 8:30 this morning. A large delivery truck carrying lumber was stuck on Thackeray for about and hour because it was too big to make the turn at 42nd. I spoke briefly to the truck driver, who blamed his GPS (technology!).
Three #26 Metro buses were stuck behind him. All were empty. Presumably the passengers had gotten off and found another way to move along.
So if you were wondering why your 26 never came (or was an hour late) this morning, now you know!
Good Morning Wallingford… 830 AM and a big boom! Car accident on 46th and Woodland Park. What the hekk happened this early to flip a car and drive another almost into building? 6 police and fire trucks
I was on the 2nd bus that got stuck and had to go back up to 45th to get a 44 over to the District and then Downtown. The thing that I found frustrating in this situation was that it seemed like Metro should have had sufficient time to reroute the busses that got stuck behind the first one. Yesterday the first bus would have been stuck for around 15 minutes before the bus I was on crossed 45th (which is the last chance to reroute before you get to 40th as far as I can tell).