HomeMy WebLinkAboutRt 25 & Oaklawn AveDecember 6, 1999
Joe Sullivan
& Associates, Inc.
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Mr. Tom Oelerich
Regional Traffic Engineer
New York State
Department of Transportation
250 Veterans Memorial Highway
Hauppauge, New York 11788
Dear Mr. Oelerich:
According to the Letters to the Editor column of the TRAVELER WATCHMAN, you
recently received a letter from Ms. Jean McCoy in Southold requesting that a sign be
posted at the intersection of Route 25 and Oaklawn Avenue in Southold, reminding
motorists of the "Yield to Pedestrians in a Crosswalk" law. Ms. McCoy is right on target,
but I don't believe that the sign is the answer. That intersection is the proverbial "accident
waiting to happen" and warrants a standard traffic light before someone is killed. Ms.
McCoy mentioned school children crossing from extracurricular activities after the school
guard has departed. But Southold has a large senior citizen population and many of them
must cross at that intersection to attend Mass at St. Patrick's Church. Also, on Sunday
morning and during the busy season, which is now very lengthy, it is practically impossible
for an automobile traveling north on Oaklawn to turn right, or particularly left, onto Route
25.
My former office used to be near the intersection of Horton's Lane and Route 48 and I
saw several accidents resulting in serious injtmy over a ten year period before a light was
installed. I shudder to think what may happen at the intersection of Oaldawn and 25,
which has numerous more pedestrians, particularly children. I respectfully request that
this location be addressed as quickly as possible.
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cc: v'~Ms. Jean Cochran, Supervisor Town of Southold
Ms. Jean McCoy
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