Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy said today he allocated an undisclosed amount of money to fix the troublesome intersection of Smithtown Boulevard (County Road 16) and Rosevale Avenue (County Road 93) in Ronkonkoma.
The details:
As it currently stands, CR 93 is offset from Gibbs Pond Road by about 100 feet. Drivers going north from CR 93 to Gibbs Pond Road must make a right onto Smithtown Boulevard, followed by a quick left onto Gibbs Pond, causing both safety and capacity problems. The reconstruction planned for this intersection will line up Rosevale Avenue with Gibbs Pond Road along the CR 16 corridor, creating an easier transition from one road to the next.
“This reconstruction program will ease traffic on three heavily traveled roads in the town of Smithtown,” Levy said. “Perhaps even more important than that though is the fact that it has the potential to reduce accidents in this vicinity caused by the roadway’s current inefficient design.”
Levy’s latest resolution infused $450,000 into the $1.5 million project when it was approved at the August 19 general Legislature meeting. A contractor has already been designated for this project and construction will begin later this year.
Interesting. I know that intersection, and I wonder how they’re going to “line up” Rosevale with Gibbs Pond Rd. Will they invoke eminent domain?
We’ll have to find out. I drive that intersection every day as I commute to LIBN. On one corner is a house and on the opposite is a beer distributor. We’ll ask Levy.
Henry E. Powderly II
Web Editor
Long Island Business News
Wouldn’t it be easier to just put a light at Rosevale so the cars turning right will also have a left turn arrow onto Gibbs Pond, a green on Smithtown, and stop the traffic on Smithtown Blvd. Then the cars on Rosevale could also make a left. When the light is green for Smithtown, no turn on red for Rosevale. Then Gibbs Pond could have its own light and Smithtown will have its own green light. With proper timing I think it would be much better, and cheaper than a long road work project and having to take someones home or business. Lets face it in these days we need to look for the least expensive way to do things, who needs more taxes, not me, and I’m pretty sure they would be quicker to take someones home than a business.
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