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December 2, 2002
M~. William S, Shannon, P. E.
Chief Engineer
Suffolk County Department of Public Works
335 Yaphank Avenue
Yaphank, New York 11980
Re: CR 48) Middie Road ~ Cox Lane and Southold Land 1*iii Access
Dear Mr. Shannon:
Your October 15 letter regarding the above subject was discussed extensively by the Commission at its monthly
meeting on November 25th. The Commissioners requested that I convey to your Department our deep appreciation
for the proposed resolution of the problems faced by the Town at this intersection with which we essentially
COUCur.
However, certain actions still need to be completed by the Town which may call for some revision to the final plan.
The new roadway between the landfill and Cox Lane will be completed by early spring if not before. The Town
Solid Waste Coordinator and the Commission will recommend shortly to the Town Board that the CR 48 entrance
to the Southold Land Fill be used as the only entry to the facility while all exit be via Cox Lane. There may be,
therefore, a requirement for some reconfiguration of the intersection given our projections of some 170 cars/hour
on a given week-end. Your letter also did not address the sighting distance on the southwest comer of Cox Lane as
discussed with Mr. Robert J. Bornholdt during his visit here.
Enclosed please find a copy of an October 7 memorandum from Senior Planner Victor L'Eplattenier reporting on a
recent Town Planning Board approval for a 76 seat nursery school to be located some 1300 feet west of Peconic
Lane. Given this fact, the Commission would like to know whether the CR 48 ~ Cox Lane lights could be limed
so as to allow for a meaningful break in the mst/west traffic to permit safe cross-over by school buses.
Given all these factors, could your office provide us with a proposed timetable once the Town Board gives us the
green light for the project?
Thank you for your continued support for a safer Southold Town.
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PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS
BENNETT ORLOWSKL J~
Chairman
RICHARD CAGGIANO
WH J J~M J. CREMF. J~
KENNETH L, EDWARDS
MARTIN SIDOR~ ,'
P,O, Box 1179
Town Hall,/~3095 State Route
Southold, New Y~k 119T1-~9
Te~pho~ (~1) 7~-1988
F~ (~1) 785-3136
PLANNING BOARD OFFICE
TOWN OF SOUTHOLD
To'
Subject:
Neboysha R. Brashich, Chairman
Transportation Comm/ssion
Victor L'Eplattenier, Senior Plann~
Route 48 (~ Peconic Lane (Proposed Traffic Light)
Date: October 7, 2002
With reference to thc discussion at Mondays' Transportation meeting regarding the need
for a traffic light and better control of high speed traffic along Route 48 in the vicinity of
Peconie Lane, please be advised that the Planning Board recently approved a 76 seat
nursery school, called Graces Place, about 1300 feet west of Peconic Lane.
This new facility wilt be a 7000 square foot, daytime nursery school, with up to 23
employees acccssed by a thirty-foot curb cut into a driv~vay terminating at a bus
turnaround loop and parking for thirty-eno cars. The students will arrive by bus from
points throughout Southold and Riverhcad Towns. An eastbound deceleration lane has
been designcd to allow slower buses to cxit Route 48 into thc site, and a raised divider
will be installed at tho dfivcway exit to force cxiting traffic to head casthound. No traffic
will bc able to cross Route 48 from the site. Vchicles leaving the school must head
castbound on Route 48 and those heading westbound will proceed to one of throe u-tums
in the dividcd mcdian.
Inasmuch as thc now use is a nursery school, I suggest thc Town lower the speed limit in
thc vicinity, post a "school" sign and consider requesting tho Suffolk County DPW install
a light at Peoonic Lanc to reduce fatalities at that intersection.
Cc:
V. Scopaz, Town Planner
P. Harris, Highway Superintendent
J. Richter, Town Engineer
Lt. M. Flatley, Police Department
SOUTHOLD TI ANSPO I TATION
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Phone (63 I) 765-1938
Fax (631) 765-3136
July 31, 2002
Mr. William Shannon, Planning Director
Suffolk County Department of Public Works
335 Yaphank Avenue
Yaphank, New York 11980
Re: Cox Lane & County Route 48, Cutchogue
Dear Mr. Shannon:
The Town of Southold's Transpodation Commission would very much appreciate the
opportunity to discuss with you traffic issues pertaining to the intersection of Cox Lane and
Route 48 in Cutchogue.
As you know, traffic along Route 48 continues to increase, and this intersection has been
impacted by intense activity generated by the nearby municipal solid waste facility, local
industrial and farm uses, and future development proposals on the north side of Route 48. The
Town is reviewing alternative entrances and exits to the solid waste facility now that final
capping operations are nearly complete.
All of these changes necessitate an evaluation and discussions regarding the potential for a
traffic light at Cox Lane to provide a controlled intersection at this location. Therefore, the
Commission invites you and your staff to further discuss this matter at your earliest convenience
and to visit the site for your first hand comments.
Please contact me at your earliest opportunity to arrange a meeting and site visit.
Thank you for your attention to this important transportation matter.
VeJ-v truly yours,
Neboy/sha Brashich, Chairman
cc: ~ Southold Town Board
James Bunchuck, Solid Waste Coordinator
Peter Harris, Superintendent of Highways
James Richter, Town Engineer
Valerie Scopaz, Town Planner
Southold Town Police Lt. Martin Flatley