Legislation sponsored by a local state lawmaker to make Route 303 in Orangetown safer has passed the New York Senate. Rockland’s State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick says the bill would require the Department of Transportation to do a comprehensive study to evaluate how to improve the outdated and dangerous stretch of road…
Orangetown Supervisor Teresa Kenny says throw in excessive truck traffic and distracted drivers, and you’ve got a roadway that’s extremely dangerous to both drivers and pedestrians. Kenny says it seems, sometimes, the state just doesn’t like conducting studies…
It could be a while before the bill becomes law. The Assembly did not vote on it before the session ended.