A large crane rolled off of the back of a truck on Jacob’s Ladder early Friday morning, creating an absolute traffic nightmare in Cruz Bay. The road remains closed as of Saturday night, and it does not look like it’s going to reopen anytime soon.
The truck was driving from Cruz Bay toward the Westin early Saturday morning. As it climbed up to the top of Jacob’s Ladder – the extremely steep hill between the gas station/basketball court area and the Westin – the truck began to roll backwards down the hill, it jackknifed, and the crane rolled off of the back of the truck. The crane flipped a couple of times before landing on the road. It now completely blocks the area, so vehicles are unable to drive up or down the hill. The crane also severely damaged a nearby home, but, thankfully, no one was hurt.
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Heavy equipment was brought in in an attempt to remove the crane, but so far, it hasn’t worked. The road remains closed as of late Saturday night. I do not believe that this is going to get fixed any time soon.
Traffic is being rerouted on Contant Point Road, which is very congested. There are several cars that park along that road, making it impossible for two vehicles to pass at once. In addition, there is a large amount of dried concrete on another stretch of that road, creating another one-lane area. It is an absolute mess.
So if you are coming from Cruz Bay, you have to take a right just before the basketball courts to get to the Westin, Great Cruz Bay, Chocolate Hole. Rendezvous Bay or Fish Bay. That road leads to the top of Jacob’s Ladder. If you are coming from the Westin area, you have to take a left at the top of Jacob’s Ladder and you will get back onto the main road at the basketball courts. You can still access E-C Gas Station and Pine Peace while the road is closed.
So, if you have a little extra time, please take Route 10 to Route 104 (or vice versa) – these are locally-known as Centerline and Gifft Hill roads – to get around this area if you are able to. If not, give yourself a lot of extra time. It has been taking people 15-20 minutes to get around the detour in a spot that usually takes about 30 seconds.
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