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Construction on a three-and-a-half mile stretch of Sunrise Highway has begun — and business owners and residents along the thoroughfare think it will be a great benefit once it’s all done. more
Roughly 200 pedestrians were killed on Long Island streets from 2010 to 2012, according to “The Region’s Most Dangerous Roads for Walking,” a report produced by the Tri-State Transportation Campaign, a non-profit organization committed to decreasing pedestrian fatalities. Eighty-eight died on Nassau County streets. more
Officials at the Town of Hempstead and Nassau County district attorney’s office are investigating what they described as a racially charged incident at a town Highway Department facility in … more
Hempstead Town officials said they are investigating a racist notice posted at a Town Highway Department facility in Levittown… more
After braving a merciless winter, which closed out last month with four consecutive snowstorms and a record number of potholes, motorists across Nassau County are still hoping to end a rough commute … more
The Town of Hempstead is increasing road crews assigned to pothole repair by 66 percent over last year, according to Supervisor Kate Murray, who held a news conference in North Merrick on Monday morning to announce the increased resources. more
A tanker truck overturned on Sunrise Highway in Bellmore late Tuesday night, causing a fuel spill that erupted in flames. Officials estimate that 3,000 to 7,000 gallons of fuel escaped from the tanker, which flipped on its side just before midnight. 

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The New York State Police announced that all highways in Nassau and Suffolk counties are closed as of 8 p.m. Due to the high probability of fallen trees and tree limbs blocking parkway lanes, … more
“I know who you are. I will always remember you. You saved my life!” Those were the words of Hugo Gallardo on August 16, speaking in Spanish as he greeted Lieutenant Lynn Curtis from his … more
Rush hour traffic was snarled for hours in Lynbrook on July 19 when a steamroller fell from a flatbed truck underneath the LIRR trestle on Sunrise Highway just east of Atlantic Avenue, backing up … more
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