Wall Collapse @ 181 St.

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Anonymous

Wow -- massive. I'm watching it on the 5 o'clock news. I pray nobody was trapped.

But in narrow-minded cycling terms: the collapse is not fifty feet away from the overpass that will take you to the bike path at 181st St. Anybody willing to bet that the overpass will survive the inevitable demolition and reconstruction?

Is there another access to the path south from there?

So much for the Greenway -- first the Riverbank fiasco and now this. A traffic-free escape coming to or going from the city -- for those who insist on avoiding or even just occasionally tire of street roulette -- will remain a distant dream.

John M.

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Diane Goodwin (not verified)
Path

Are they going to close the GWB path? I'm leaving to head home and hope it's still open.

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Rob (not verified)

Today was the one day I drove in and did not bring my bike.

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Heath (not verified)
The poor path

I was at 181st street at 5:30pm which was apparrently right after it happened.

I was heading north. The path was closed right after the steep climbs under the bridge. The fun part was riding down the henry hudson parkway to get to the street on the other side.

The overpass was not really near the collapse. It was sort of close, but not really. I have no idea why they closed the bicycle path. It did not seem to be blocked. How did it look on the news?

I am not sure whether I should try taking the path to work in the morning. I usually get on at 200th street and ride down to midtown. It looks like I will be climbing Bennet Ave. first thing in the morning.

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Heath (not verified)
As an aside

I got to riverbank park this morning at 7:15am. It was closed and I had to carry my bicycle up the stairs. Every other morning since monday it was open.

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Evan Marks (not verified)
Not quite a foreign country but...

"...one TV newsbimbo signed off her breathless report about it ""reporting from the Bronx..."", while another said she was ""reporting from Queens...""

LOL."

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Heath (not verified)
Bike path

Any idea where to find out when or if the bike path is opening?

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John Z (not verified)
Not Quite

"""So much for the Greenway -- first the Riverbank fiasco and now this. A traffic-free escape coming to or going from the city -- for those who insist on avoiding or even just occasionally tire of street roulette -- will remain a distant dream.""

On the Greenway heading north just before the bridge over the Amtrak tracks, you will find to your left a path heading into a wooded area. Dismount your bike and follow the path. In about 50 yards you will find a hole in the fence to a trail down to the Amtrak tracks. While a bit rough, railroad ballast is quite navigable for a mountain bike or hybrid. Ride the ballast for 300 yards and you will find on your left another hole in the fence, leading to a single-track trail along the Hudson River. Follow this trail for about a mile until Dyckman Street where you will find a gate that is always open."

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JT (not verified)
railroad ballast?

Sounds like fun!

But what is exactly is railroad ballast? Does riding on it entail playing chicken with freight trains, hobos or wild animals?

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John Z (not verified)
Ballast

Its the crushed stone the tracks are laided upon...

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Alan (not verified)
What's the detour?

Does anybody know how traffic is being diverted? I have to drive up there later and I want to avoid the detour if I can.

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esass (not verified)
Detour

Better of avoiding immediate area. If you have to go to the GWB, slog around the West Side Hwy. I just look at the DOT cameras and traffic is moving pretty well.

Heading up to Ct or Westchester, West Side to Cross Bronx to Deegan.

Riverside works pretty well.

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Alan (not verified)

Thanks

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John Z (not verified)
They Don't Make Them Like They Used To...

"""Constantinople's great city walls, stretching for 4 miles from the Golden Horn to the Sea of Marmara, were breached only twice in 1000 years and still stand 1600 years after their construction during the 5th-century by Emperor Theodosius II.""
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Jonathan Bloom (not verified)

Yes indeed, but did they have bikes back then?

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Chris T. (not verified)
No bikes

But they didn't have unions, or quality control analysts in Theodosius II time either.

Seriously, Riverside is probably a bad choice by car, and cyclists will probably find bumber to bumper traffic as the HHP will be closed for a number of days.

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