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Coordination between NYC DOT and Nassau County for road work on Rockaway Turnpike
3:15:17
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Council Member Brooks-Powers inquires about coordination between NYC DOT and Nassau County for road work on Rockaway Turnpike. Margaret Forgione explains the current coordination efforts and potential for future collaboration.
- DOT coordinates with the Town of Hempstead for shared jurisdiction roads
- Recent coordination included signal improvements
- The city line is clear, and DOT typically paves up to that line
- DOT is open to coordinating with Nassau County for consistent paving projects in the future
- The area in question (Five Towns) has a complex jurisdictional layout, with roads crossing between NYC and Nassau County
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:15:17
Thank you.
3:15:17
Is there coordination between DOT and the state DOT for city road work related to Rockaway Turnpike and also, now that I say that question out loud, earlier this week I saw NASA executive Bruce Blakeman and he had mentioned also that I think the roadway where Rockaway Turnpike meets Rockaway Boulevard had been fully funded from the state.
3:15:47
Is that the case from your perspective?
Margaret Forgione
3:15:54
So in general, we do coordinate with the town of Hempstead over, this location and any roads that are shared between the two jurisdictions.
3:16:03
Most recently, we coordinated with them over some signal, improvements.
3:16:07
I'm not aware of any other projects that we're currently considering with them.
3:16:11
So if you know of something specific, if you can let us know, but we're we're very happy to keep coordinating with them.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:16:17
I think it's the the repavement of the road because it's it's definitely damaged with a lot of excuse me.
Margaret Forgione
3:16:31
Any kind of street defects, of course.
3:16:34
So but normally the way we would handle that is go right up to the line and the city, you know, the city line is pretty clear and I don't think that's under dispute in any way.
3:16:43
So we would pave up to the line.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:16:45
But is there ever coordination so that it could be just one road?
3:16:48
Because the way it is in that area, we call it five towns locally, it's like you kind of go in and out of New York City and NASA depending on which side of the road, which light you add, know, it's just a weird strip right there.
Margaret Forgione
3:17:02
Yeah, so I can find out if we have any paving plans and then we're happy to coordinate with them if they also wanna get paving done at the same time so it's like a consistent Mhmm.
3:17:10
Project for the public.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:17:12
Yeah.
3:17:12
I think that makes sense.
Rachel Laiserin
3:17:13
Okay.