Q&A
Update on traffic light installation at Miller and Linden Boulevard
1:34:49
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Council Member Chris Banks inquires about the status of a previously approved traffic light installation at the intersection of Miller and Linden Boulevard, highlighting its importance due to heavy foot traffic and proximity to schools and Gershwin Park.
- The traffic light was approved approximately 6-7 months prior to this discussion.
- Margaret Forgione from DOT explains that there is a queue for installations, which are typically completed within a few months rather than years.
- DOT commits to providing a specific installation date for this traffic light.
- The council member emphasizes the urgency of the installation due to the presence of two schools and heavy pedestrian traffic in the area.
Chris Banks
1:34:49
Please.
1:34:50
And this is my last, question.
1:34:54
When it comes to it is a, we had gotten notification or correspondence from DOT about a placement of a, a, a traffic light on Miller and Linden Boulevard, which is actually you know, crosses over to Gershon Park, which is heavily, foot a lot of foot traffic uses that that particular route.
1:35:15
We've yet to see the, the the the the the device play.
1:35:19
So how long is this gonna take?
1:35:20
Another year or 2?
Margaret Forgione
1:35:22
Okay.
1:35:22
I will get back to you with the date of that.
1:35:25
We have, a queue.
1:35:28
We do them in order.
1:35:29
They go to a contractor.
1:35:30
They do take a little bit longer than what we would like, but I will get back
Chris Banks
1:35:33
to you.
1:35:33
Does it normally take?
Margaret Forgione
1:35:35
It's not years.
1:35:36
It's it's more in the range of a number of months.
Chris Banks
1:35:39
So the study was done.
1:35:40
We get notification that, it's been approved.
1:35:44
That was maybe about about 6 months ago.
1:35:47
So, yeah, 6 or 7 months ago.
Margaret Forgione
1:35:49
Okay.
Chris Banks
1:35:50
So I guess,
Margaret Forgione
1:35:51
It should be very soon at this point, but I will get you the exact date.
Chris Banks
1:35:55
We we need the light there.
1:35:56
I understand.
1:35:57
There's there's 2 schools there, and, as I said, that's a heavy heavily traffic foot traffic area to go into Gershwin Park, and and to cross on the other side of Linden Boulevard.
1:36:08
So we we we look forward to you, paying attention to that and hopefully getting that, device there as soon as possible.
1:36:14
Thank you, madam chair.
1:36:15
Thank you.
1:36:16
And thank you to the administration.