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Morrissey Boulevard drivers advised to pack hip waders for the next week
By adamg on Wed, 10/14/2020 - 11:14am
DCR is advising that high tides between Thursday and next Wednesday could force shutdowns of Morrissey Boulevard as Mother Nature reminds us what happens when you literally build roads at sea level.
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I've travelled on Morrissey Boulevard for 40 years
Morrisey Boulevard used to flood maybe once or twice a year at high tide and during some storms.
Now it's flooding almost once a month, and during many storms.
Either the Boulevard is sinking, or the sea is rising, or both
Both.
Both.
We were just driving to
We were just driving to Harbor Point last night and I told my husband that Morrissey Blvd always floods as we drove through a huge puddle.
Apparently the first two
Apparently the first two commenters never heard of global warming and the rising sea levels.
Ah, I believe in global
Ah, I believe in global warming and will think that will be under the sea soon.
Actually they have plans
Actually they have plans (kinda sorta) to rebuild Morrissey so maybe (hopefully) this won't come to be.
Now let's do K Circle!
hopefully they dont rebuild it
and it disappears for good.
Global warming affecting the
Global warming affecting the drivers who helped create it. Fitting.
My advice
Reread the first 2 comments.
And I don’t understand why,
And I don’t understand why, back when it was built, they looked at the map and said yup, building this causeway OVER THE WATER and, as you say, at sea level, makes perfect sense.
the sea knows better than we do
we were fools to build it in the first place and we would be fools not to simply let her quietly drown it and reclaim what is hers.
Dorchester doesn't need Morrissey, but then again Morrissey wasn't built for Dorchester now was it?
also we don't need Morrissey the person - no one does - but that's another discussion.
What's different about the
What's different about the tides Thursday through next Wednesday? Is it 'King Tide' season?
Thank God for Morrissey Boulevard
It allows me to avoid 93 in the morning on my way to work, maybe we need to set up a go fund me page?
Or maybe they could include some cash in the recently proposed huge development in that area to help?