Thursday, December 6, 2012
Just like new after vehicles left road and wrecked them.
The utility pole that got rammed by a Suburban and the bus shelter that got leveled in a one-vehicle spin-out are back in action in Fridley. Both have been replaced: the pole at 57th Avenue and Seventh Street NE, and the bus shelter at 73rd and University avenues NE. To clear up one point, a Comcast service interruption at about the same time the pole got hit was actually unrelated, Dave Nyberg of Comcast said by email: After consulting with our field team, it appears the utility pole incident and service issues as described by the resident are unrelated. To confirm, we did indeed have vehicles on the scene of the utility pole incident after it occurred; our technicians confirmed no damage had been done to the Comcast network. The service …
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Metro Transit says a new shelter will be in place within a week. Fridley police are waiting on
Metro Transit will replace the bus shelter that was demolished by a one-vehicle spin-out crash on Saturday. Metro Transit spokesperson John Siqveland said the replacement shelter should arrive within a week. Meanwhile, a bench (with advertisement for Miller Funeral Home) is in place at the southwest corner of 73rd and University avenues NE—matching the bench at the northeast corner of the intersection, which does not have a shelter. Update: A commenter at the Fridley Patch Facebook page said Wednesday afternoon the new shelter is in place. Fridley Police Lt. Mike Monsrud said by email Tuesday that the Dec. 1, 2012 incident remains under investigation: Three people were transported to North Memorial Medical center from the accident scene. A…
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
A one-vehicle accident took out the bus shelter at the southwest corner of the intersection. Three people in the vehicle went to the hospital.
Fridley has one fewer bus shelter after a vehicle spun out at 73rd and University avenues NE Saturday. Fridley Police Sgt. Jim Mork said Sunday that all three people in the vehicle were transported to the hospital as a precautionary measure. It was a one-vehicle crash, Mork said. The vehicle ended up in the ditch by the side of University Avenue, which is Minnesota Hwy. 47. The cause of the crash, including why the driver lost control, is under investigation, Mork said. The bus shelter at the southwest corner of the intersection was "really destroyed," Mork said. A crew from Metro Transit removed the debris and what was left of the shelter Saturday, he added. Related: Bus Shelter Will Be Replaced Anoka County Distpatch said the first …
Chris Steller
4:50 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Thanks, Josh! I updated the post with that news. more ›