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There is just no need for speed
It feels like so many drivers are in a constant rush these days, but that’s no excuse to ignore the posted speed limits. more
Our intersections are hazardous during storms
When Tropical Storm Isaias roared across Long Island on Aug. 4, it brought down more than a thousand trees in Nassau County, cutting off electricity to large areas, including sections of major thoroughfares like Sunrise Highway and Merrick Road . . . more
A rendering of the Bay Park Conveyance Project, which will send treated wastewater from the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility to an ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant in Wantagh via an aqueduct beneath Sunrise Highway.
Bay Park plan moves ahead, despite crisis
With the coronavirus pandemic leaving many construction projects in limbo, Nassau County officials are still eying early 2021 to begin building the $408 million Bay Park Conveyance Project. more
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The Town of Hempstead voted a $40 million stimulus package on Tuesday to be used for road improvements.
ToH earmarks $40 million for road improvements
Town of Hempstead Supervisor Donald Clavin announced a $40 million stimulus package yesterday “in an effort to get people back to work once it is safe to do so.” Clavin said the money … more
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To fix our roads, let’s show some courage
Like most Long Islanders, I spend a fair amount of time driving on our local highways. Most of them were built long ago, some going back to the Depression era, others to the post-World War II boom. Almost all of these roads are in a state of disrepair . . . more
A delay in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s approval of a deal between county officials and the Public Service Enterprise Group of Long Island to power the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility could hold up a plan to transfer treated effluent from the plant to Cedar Creek through an aqueduct under Sunrise Highway.
Bay Park outfall plan hinges on swift action from FEMA
A deal between county officials and PSEG Long Island to provide power to the Bay Park Water Reclamation Facility has yet to be approved by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which could delay a plan to reroute treated effluent from the plant to the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant. more
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About those potholes
Q. Is there a way to prevent potholes? My driveway is made of the same thing as the street, but has few cracks or sunken spots. My street, by comparison, is terrible. more
Village Clerk John Giordano was granted permission to sign a contract for a $225,000 county grant to improve streets in Lynbrook on Oct. 23.
Streetscape improvements coming to Lynbrook
Brick sidewalks and ornamental lighting will be added to Exeter Avenue and Sunrise Highway in Lynbrook thanks to a $225,000 grant the village received from Nassau County. more
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The soundtrack of a generation comes alive when Desert Highway returns to Eisenhower Park’s Lakeside Theatre.
It's 'One of These Nights' with Desert Highway
The popular band honors the Eagles'legacy. more
At a meeting at Operation SPLASH headquarters in Freeport on June 26, a panel offered an update on the study of the aqueduct running underneath Sunrise Highway. Members of the panel included Adrienne Esposito, executive director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, left; Brian Schneider, assistant to the deputy commissioner of the Nassau County Department of Public Works; Rob Walker, Nassau County deputy executive; Mike Martino, Suez community affairs director and Alan Weyland, Suez director of operations.
Sunrise Highway aqueduct deemed ‘viable host’
County officials announced last week that they are accepting design proposals from engineering firms after a three-month study confirmed that a 110-year-old aqueduct running underneath Sunrise Highway is a “viable host pipe” to transport treated sewage from the South Shore Water Reclamation Facility in Bay Park to the ocean outfall pipe at the Cedar Creek Water Pollution Control Plant on the Wantagh-Seaford border. more
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