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Portion of Salisbury Park Drive to be enhanced
On Monday, Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano announced the investment of $3.9 million in capital funds for the resurfacing of eight roads throughout the County.
Salisbury Park Drive, between Carman Avenue and Newbridge Road, was one of the roads named by the county executive.
Mangano said the road improvement projects are aimed at easing traffic congestion and improving safety for the residents of Nassau County.
“Our goal is to improvement roads while easing traffic and improving safety,” Mangano said. “The mobility of our residents and freight transportation would be negatively affected without these much needed repairs to our roads.”
Nassau County is now accepting bids from outside contractors to perform this work. The County expects to begin construction in February and the anticipates completion in April 2012.
List of Nassau County roads to be improved
· Corona Ave., between Hendrickson Ave. and Southern State Parkway in Valley Stream.
· Long Beach Blvd., between Pine St. and Park Ave. in Long Beach.
· Salisbury Park Dr. between Carman Ave. and Newbridge Rd. in Westbury.
· Merchants Concourse, between Stewart Ave. and Corporate Dr. in Garden City.
· Demott Ave., between Grand Ave. and Long Beach Rd. in Baldwin.
· Long Beach Rd. (shoulders), between Demott Ave. and Seaman Ave. in Baldwin.
· North Jerusalem Ave. between Gardiners Ave. and Loring Rd. in Levittown.
· Gardiners Ave. between North Jerusalem Ave. and Halter Ln. in Levittown.
