Editing Big Dig (section)

=== "Ginsu guardrails" ===
Public safety workers have called the walkway safety handrails in the Big Dig tunnels "[[ginsu]] guardrails", because the squared-off edges of the support posts have caused mutilations and deaths of passengers ejected from crashed vehicles. After an eighth reported death involving the safety handrails, [[MassDOT]] officials announced plans to cover or remove the allegedly dangerous fixtures, but only near curves or exit ramps.<ref name=Carroll-Rails>{{cite web|last=Carroll |first=Matt |title=State plans to remove many rails in tunnels |url=https://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/04/15/state_plans_to_remove_or_cover_big_dig_tunnel_railings_after_deaths/ |work=boston.com |publisher=The Boston Globe |access-date=April 9, 2012 |date=April 15, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210024625/http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2011/04/15/state_plans_to_remove_or_cover_big_dig_tunnel_railings_after_deaths/ |archive-date=February 10, 2012 }}</ref> This partial removal of hazards has been criticized by a safety specialist, who suggests that the handrails are just as dangerous in straight sections of the tunnel.<ref name="Carroll-Rails" />