Security expert discusses safety measures at large events NBC 7 San Diego [Video]

San Diego hosts numerous large events every year that draw millions of people from all around the world.

In 2023, bollards were installed on Fifth and Broadway to block traffic and keep pedestrians safe. Similar to the bollards in San Diego, the city of New Orleans installed bollards along Bourbon Street 10 years ago.

New Orleans city leaders say they temporarily removed bollards because debris, including Mardi Gras beads, got stuck in them. The city was planning to replace them in time for the Super Bowl in early February.

On blocks where there weren’t bollards, there were police cars blocking the street.

“This particular terrorist drove around and into the sidewalk and got around the hard target where we did have a car there, we did have barriers there, we had officers there, and they still got around,” New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick said.

Moses Castillo served as a detective supervisor …