In
the 1969 Comprehensive Plan the Town wrestled with the expansion
of Route 209 into a four-lane, limited-access highway; a
requirement for sidewalks only where children would walk to school;
and
the possibility that the county would locate an airport here.
Traffic
on Route 375
was already an issue with no significant solution in site.
Hurley
Road Miles
|
| |
1966 |
2006 |
| State
Routes |
12.57 |
12.57 |
| County
Roads |
22.19 |
22.23 |
| Town
Roads |
44.72 |
52.25 |
| Total |
79.48 |
88.05 |
|
The
plan to expand Route 209 has been abandoned, as has the
airport.
We
never required sidewalks or bicycle paths and have come
to regret it. Community health and well-being
flourishes when sidewalks and bike paths are available.
Our narrow roads with narrow shoulders are unsafe for
bikers and walkers of any age.
We’ve
learned that traffic and roads must be seen as a system.
When a round-about changes traffic flow in Kingston,
it impacts Main Street in Hurley. We must deal with traffic
and transportation issues in their complexity.
Our
roads are managed through a patchwork of county, state
and local efforts. |
Throughout
this planning process Hurley residents voiced many concerns and
suggestions regarding traffic
and safety. Many
of them crossed jurisdictional lines. As
the committee deliberated these suggestions we concluded the
town should form a standing committee in support of
the town highway supervisor to work with state
and county agencies to see that all of these concerns
are addressed.
This
forum could routinely bring all the traffic and transportation
stakeholders
to the table to share
their
knowledge, expertise, and unique perspectives. The committee could
start by addressing:
Resolution
of recognized trouble spots and traffic issues
Chronic
trouble spots (not an all-inclusive list)
o
Rte. 375, especially at Pine and Tanglewood intersections
o Maverick/28
o Main/Hurley Ave
o Main/ Wyncoop
o Lucas/Zandhoek/DeWitt-Mills
Route
28-West Hurley interface
Evaluate
ways to support Route 28 Overlay
District business development and to increase
safety when accessing Route 28 from West Hurley
o Consider another collector road with traffic light to channel
traffic from Wall, etc.
o Pursue putting traffic light at
Rt. 28 and Wall Street under the
control
of the fire department
o
Evaluate traffic safety options like straightening the
Rt. 28 curve and adding the excessed land
to the developable side of
the road.
Route
209 - Lucas Avenue Link
Hurley
Mountain Road - Route
209 Link: is one needed for emergency access?
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