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HomeMy WebLinkAboutGriffin St & Rt 25, CutchogueSOU~HOLD TI~ANSPO I~q~A~ION COMMISSION ITown Hall P. O. Box 1179 53095 Main Road Soathold, NY 1J.97 J.-0959 Phone (631) 765-1938 Fax (631) 765-3136 June 9,2009 Mr. Frank Pearson Regional Traffic Engineer New York State Department of Transportation 250 Veterans Memorial Highway Hauppauge, New York 11788-5518 Dear Mr. Pearson: This letter is a follow-up to my May 12th letter regarding the Griffin Street & Route 25 traffic issues in Cutchogue. The Town Board met on June 2nd and reviewed these issues and possible solutions once again. At the end, they asked the Commission to contact the NYSDOT with the following request. The Town Board would like to invite your Department to present the findings of the DOT study via a virtual simulation of the traffic modeling at this site. This could be a public information meeting, giving all the options with respect to such things as one-way traffic going South and right-turn-only exiting Griffin Street, parking restrictions, and coordinated traffic signalization. This would give the public a chance to understand what is at stake and participate in the prospective solution while minimizing negative impacts. Of particular note is the fact that the Town instituted a program several years ago, creating stakeholders groups for each of the hamlets and involving them in the planning process in Southoid. The Cutchogue stakeholders have identified the Griffin Street and the New Suffolk Road intersections of pdmary importance in resolving traffic issues for their hamlet. I would appreciate it greatly if your office could let me have two or three possible dates for scheduling such a meeting. You can reach me at 734-6235, Mr. Frank Pearson Page 2 Thank you for considering this request favorably and for all your efforts on behalf of Southold. Sinl~rely' ), .7, Neboy~ha R. Brashich Chairr~an Cc: Supervisor Scott A. Russell Councilman Tom Wickham, Town Board Liaison Town Board Town Planning Department Town Office of the Engineer Town Police Department Town Highways Department Town Clerk SOUTHOLD TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION Town Hall P. O. Box 1179 53095 Main Road Southo~d, NY 11971q)959 Phone (631) 765-1938 Fax (631) 765-3136 FROM: Date: RE: Neboysha R. Brashich, Chairman September 8, 2009 Griffin Street & Route 25 Issues, Cutchogue This memorandum is a follow-up to our memorandum dated August 4th. Attached is a copy of the referenced NYSDOT August 28th letter indicating it is the Town's responsibility to decide what it wanted for this location. We again reviewed all the issues attendant to this intersection dudng our August 24th meeting. Frankly, there are very few options available to us given the many competing interests and passions within the community at the present time. We would like, however, to recommend at the present time that two or three parking slots be removed on the north side of Route 25 going east from Griffin Street in order to improve the sighting distance for traffic coming out on Route 25. This recommendation is dictated by strong safety concerns we share. There is, in fact, ample town parking available behind these buildings to accommodate this shift. Should the Town Board ultimately decide not to act on this recommendation, the Commission agreed to table these issues for the time being. Please let me know how you wish to proceed after reviewing this memorandum with the Town Board. STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE OFFICE BUILDING 250 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY HAUPPAUGE, N.Y. I 1788-55; 18 August 28, 2009 Mr. Neboysha R. Brashich, Chairman Southold Transportation Commission Town Hall P.O. Box 1179 53095 Main Road Southold, NY 11971-0959 Your June 9, 2009 Letter Safety Concerns Route 25 at Griffin Street Cutchogue Our Case No. 099410TC Dear Mr. Brashich: This is in response to your letter requesting that our Department present the findings of our recent studY at the above location. Previously, the findings of our study were presented to you and members of the Town for consideration. Our study did not show a safety deficiency that would require immediate action by our Department. However, we did outline several options for the Town, Transportation Commission and stakeholder groups to consider in order to address their concerns, specifically: additional parking restrictions on Route 25, restricting southbound Griffin Avenue to right tums only, changing Griffin Avenue to a one-way operation, either northbound or southbound or the possible signalization of this intersection. As these proposals have minimal effect on Route 25 operations and directly impact the operation of the Town roads, and thereby the local residents, we believe these issues are best evaluated by the Town~ If you need any additional information or have any questions, please feel free to contact Michael Ufko, of my staff, at (631) 952-6020. Mr. Neboysha R. Brashich August 28, 2009 Page 2 Thank you for your interest in this traffic safety matter. FRANK PEARSON, P.E. Regional Traffic Engineer FP:MU:sme STATE OF NEW YORK DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE OFFICE BUILDING 250 VETERANS MEMORIAL HIGHWAY HAUPPAUGE~ N.Y. I 1788-5518 June 11, 2009 Mr. Neboysha R. Brashich, Chairman Southold Transportation Commission Town Hall P.O. Box 1179 53095 Main Road Southold, NY 11971-0959 Your May 12, 2009 Letter Parking Concerns Route 25 at Griffin Street Cutchogue Our Case No. 099372TC Dear Mr. Brashich: We have completed our investigation regarding your request to remove the "No Stopping Anytime" restriction on the north side of Route 25 just west of Griffin Street in Cutchogue. As a result of study, we will restore parking on the north side of Route 25, west of Griffin Street, opposite the Cutchogue Diner in Cutchogue. The sign work to remove the existing restrictions will be completed by our Maintenance Group as soon as their work schedule permits. For your information, these parking spaces may need to be removed in the future if an eastbound Route 25 lef~ turn lane into Griffin Street is installed. Thank you for your interest in this traffic safety matter. Very truly yours, FRANK PEARSON, P.E. Regional Traffic Engineer ~ Supervisor Scott A. Russell, Town of Southold SUPERVISOR'S OFFICE TOV~I~ OF SOUTHOLD FP:RJH:mm