New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced Tuesday a plan to install barriers (bollards) to protect “high-profile sites” from attacks, such as the Halloween truck attack that killed eight along a Hudson River bike path.
According to the mayor’s office, the city will devote more than $50 million for a broad expansion of protection in the city’s many high-traffic public areas, including 1,500 new bollards.
“These additional safety bollards will allow New Yorkers and visitors to be more secure at landmark locations and other sites throughout our city,” said Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill in a statement from de Blasio’s office. “They will also serve to delineate restricted areas and help streamline vehicle, bicycle and pedestrian traffic in these areas.”
Since attacks in 2017, the city installed a number of temporary concrete barriers in high-traffic areas throughout the city.
“In identifying locations, the city conducted a thorough review of locations, including business corridors, tourist attractions, and iconic sites,” according to the mayor’s office. “The city previously installed permanent metal bollards near the Times Square pedestrian plazas as part of a $50 million capital project completed in late 2016, and similar bollards will be added to additional areas in Times Square as part of this project.”
Read the city’s announcement here.
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