Today's public hearing will take place at Elmont Memorial High School starting at 5 p.m.
1:45A notoriously dangerous stretch of the Southern State Parkway in Nassau County will be fixed, but first, residents and drivers will have the chance to weigh in on the proposed project. For years, people have described the ramps and six-way intersection leading on and off Exit 13 at Central and Stuart avenues as dizzying, terrifying and unsafe.
Later today, the New York State Department of Transportation is holding a public hearing on proposed changes to Exit 13. The project would make safety and operational improvements to the eastbound side of the parkway. Proposed work includes constructing a new, singular exit ramp for access to both Central Avenue and Linden Boulevard, reconstructing the entrance ramp from Central Avenue to the parkway east, installing enhanced traffic signals with pedestrian countdown and upgrading existing and adding new sidewalks on Central Avenue between Stuart Avenue and Linden Boulevard.to improve safety in the area. Nassau County Legislator Carrié Solages previously secured $100,000 in capital plan bond authorization for the initial stages of the project.0:33
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