The Red Sox are beefing up perimeter security at Fenway Park to defend the historic ball field from terrorist car-bomb attacks.
Fifty-four security bollards will be installed in front of Gates B and C to prevent explosive-laden vehicles from being driven into the park during events.
"The weapon of choice for terrorists is still … to (take) a vehicle laden with explosives and drive it into a building," said Charlie Cellucci, Fenway's director of security and emergency services. "That happens quite frequently in other parts of the world. It's just steps to prevent that at Fenway Park."
The concrete-encased steel barriers, in the planning stages before April's Boston Marathon bombings, were among recommendations that emerged from a December security assessment of Fenway conducted with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Gates B and C are considered Fenway's most vulnerable areas for threats, according to Cellucci. Car traffic on Ipswich Street, for example, flows directly at Gate B. "(It) could continue on a straight path right into that gate," he said. "Gate C was selected because of the large number of fans that would be affected by an incident at that ... gate."
While the Red Sox conduct yearly risk assessments of Fenway, December's DHS assessment was a first. Major League Baseball has asked all clubs to obtain SAFETY (Support Anti-Terrorism by Fostering Effective Technologies) Act certification from the DHS, Cellucci noted.
The Red Sox, which are paying for the bollards, are going through city permitting with the goal of completing the first-phase installation by Aug. 15.
"We'll be looking at other vulnerable areas around the perimeter of the ballpark," Cellucci said.
Fenway also beefed up security after the Boston Marathon bombings, a Red Sox spokeswoman said. The Boston Police Department Bomb Squad sweeps the park before every home game and remains on hand with an explosives-sniffing dog.
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