Not all that unusual. A utility repair crew decided to make it safe for their workers by installing four foot high concrete barrier along a local street which is 4 lanes wide and with a 45 mph speed limit. They installed it right across a crosswalk serving a major bike path and within a short walk from a high school. They completely blocked all access for many hundreds of feet in both directions. The east end required people to cross next to an interstate overpass that severely limited driver's ability to see anyone crossing the road. A call to the Regional Transportation Commission who controls the bike path had workers out there removing the barriers within a couple of hours. They took the entire barrier down. It pays to complain.