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Guardrail In Chestnut Hill Replaced After CBS Philadelphia Investigation Finds Pattern Of Crashes

"We're happy to see the guardrail repaired," Cindy Bass said. "We do know that other things are in the works in terms of traffic calming."

(CBS3)

December 12, 2025

The city took action after a CBS News Philadelphia investigation uncovered a pattern of crashes last month along a road in Chestnut Hill by fixing a damaged guardrail.

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If you drive along Cresheim Valley Drive, not far from Lincoln Drive, you'll now see a shiny, new guardrail along a curve overlooking Cresheim Creek. It replaced the damaged, mangled one CBS News Philadelphia found there earlier in the week.

"It is not uncommon to hear or see that there are cars in the creek either there or along Lincoln Drive," Josephine Winter, the executive director of West Mt. Airy Neighbors, said.

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