‘It will happen’: Changes to eventually come to Dead Man’s Curve on I-90 in Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – An Amazon Prime semi flipped early Thursday morning, the decision coming in about 4 a.m. for one more accident at Lifeless Man’s Curve.

“That may be a 90-degree curve within the roadway,” mentioned Amanda McFarland, ODOT public info officer for Northeast Ohio.

“Lots of time, pace is the issue, it’s the primary issue,” continued McFarland. “Now we have loads of mitigating measures that we’ve got put in place there, similar to rumble strips, shiny flashing lights, and overhead indicators warning those who they should decelerate.”

That is the second main shutdown in two days.

On Wednesday, one other truck crashed and caught hearth, closing I-90 Eastbound for a couple of hours.

Accidents occur on the extreme curve a couple of occasions a 12 months and contain vans greater than automobiles.

“The big tractor-trailers and stuff whose hundreds can shift as they’re making an attempt to make this curve and it simply finally ideas over their automobile and that appears like that will have been the case with this morning’s crash,” mentioned McFarland.

ODOT is engaged on fixing the realm, making the curve extra gradual and never forcing drivers to sluggish from 55 miles per hour to 35 on the sharp flip.

“Our engineers have been trying into it, engaged on plans to attempt to assist flatten the curve and, finally, it can occur,” mentioned McFarland. “In what period of time, I don’t know. No funding has been secured right now.”

McFarland says the curve shall be so gradual, the street will stay 55 miles per hour all through.

However, till the $400- to $500-million mission has a timetable and the curve will get flatted, it’s hazard is actual.

“We’re not a online game once you touring this 90-degree flip,” mentioned McFarland. “You’ll be able to’t simply get your automobile flipped over and get in your means.”

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