Marilyn Weissman wanted a "No Thru Trucks" sign in Oceanside
Photo by Howard Schnapp
There is a five-block stretch of Oceanside Road between Mott Street and Waukena Avenue that had signs at either end stating, “No Thru Trucking Over 8,000 lbs.” One of those signs is now gone, making it a road filled with school buses and garbage trucks. Commercial vehicles don’t belong on this street, because they are a hazard to children walking to and from Boardman Elementary School.
--Marilyn Weissman, Oceanside
The missing sign was replaced five days after we called the Town of Hempstead.
“That stretch [of road] is off-limits to big trucks,” said Edward T. Sieban, town board executive assistant.
Since the sign disappeared a year ago, our caller said the biggest problem has been large commercial trucks traveling to the town’s waste transfer station on Long Beach Road, which accepts mostly yard waste and metal goods that are then shipped to landfills or recycling plants, town spokesman Michael Deery said.
Our caller said she hasn’t seen much of a change in the road’s traffic since the sign was replaced last month, but she hopes trucks will start to use nearby Long Beach Road instead. If not, she said she may ask Nassau police to beef up patrols. “For now, I’m just glad the sign is up,” she said.
Town residents with sign problems can call the town’s help line at 516-489-6000.
Also related to this topic:
*Town of Hempstead Help Form
*NY DOT Restrictions for Commercial Vehicles
*Oceanside Civic Association
Comments (1)
"One of those signs is now gone, making it a road filled with school buses and garbage trucks. Commercial vehicles don’t belong on this street, because they are a hazard to children walking to and from Boardman Elementary School."
"school buses and garbage trucks" ???
huh??? how do you expect the school busses to pick up kids and drive them to the school and how do you expect people to have their garbage collected?