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06.08.25 New Toll Road barriers put people at risk? 06.08.25 Fire chiefs say blocking Toll Road turnarounds unsafe |
Turnaround turmoil Editorial briefs August 28, 2006 State officials have an early test of how much influence they retain over the Indiana Toll Road operations during its lease to a Spanish-Australian consortium. Maintenance crews for the toll road’s private operator, ITR Concession Co., recently placed barriers of sand-filled barrels along the 157-mile roadway’s emergency turnarounds. Matt Pierce, a spokesman for ITR, said the barrels were placed along the turnarounds to prevent unauthorized vehicles from using them and causing accidents. But Liberty Township Fire Chief Bill Branham and other fire chiefs fear the barrels could threaten emergency responders’ ability to reach crash victims, because the responders will lose time moving the barrels out of the way. The decision to place those barrels was apparently discussed at the Indiana Toll Road Oversight Board’s Aug. 9 meeting. Three of the board’s seven members are top aides to Gov. Mitch Daniels. The meeting was publicized only by a notice posted on the door at toll road headquarters two days before. The barrels are to be replaced by the end of September with flexible fiberglass poles with reflectors and emergency responders instructed in how to drive over them. Hope someone remembers to invite them to the training sessions.
http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/news/editorial/15381077.htm
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