City officials were warned in 2019 that the bollards designed to block vehicles did “not appear to work.” They were being fixed when a truck rammed through Bourbon Street on Wednesday.
Bollards that normally protect pedestrians from vehicles were to be replaced as part of the city’s preparations for the Super Bowl next month. The attacker drove his pickup around a police vehicle parked to block traffic from the street he struck.
Pedestrians walk past police tape and a small white metal barrier near where a pickup smashed into New Years crowds early on Wednesday, leaving at least 10 people dead.
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