Manhattan, NY – Just 6 Inches Too Tall for Lincoln Tunnel

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    Truck MVA at Lincoln Tunnel 05/31/07

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    Manhattan, NY – A Texas driver who failed to heed height warnings on the New Jersey side of the Lincoln Tunnel reached Manhattan to find that his truck’s top had peeled back. The tunnel also suffered damage.

    It was just six inches.

    That was what made the difference yesterday as Gilberto Cantu, a truck driver from Texas, approached the New Jersey entrance of the center tube of the Lincoln Tunnel in his big rig, loaded with bathtubs, toilets and plumbing fixtures. The truck was 13 feet 6 inches high. The tunnel has a height limit of 13 feet. Six inches can make a big difference.

    Mr. Cantu drove the entire 1.5 miles of the tunnel from Weehawken, N.J., to Manhattan, tearing his way under the Hudson River in the tunnel’s center tube and peeling back the roof of his tractor-trailer as if it were a tin can. No one was injured, but an undetermined number of decorative tunnel ceiling tiles were ripped off, and traffic for the morning commute was delayed. [NY Times – VIN]


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    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    He didn’t notice what was happening to his truck while he was driving?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    What POSSIBLE explanation could he have for continuing the entire length of the tunnel??? He should be held accountable for the damage.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    WE ALL KNOW,
    “EVERYTHING IS BIGGER IN TEXAS”.

    I GUESS THEIR TUNNELS ARE ALSO BIGGER.

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    HEY GALITZIANER,
    NO COMMENTS ON THIS STORY?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    Did everyone get thier toilet on time?

    Anonymous
    Anonymous
    16 years ago

    That’s what he wanted he probably does tiles as well as tubs and sinks.