Mel Weinfeld wanted road markings restriped on Sunnyside Boulevard in Plainview.
Newsday photo by Gwen Young
Since late September 2007, I have been trying to get a dangerous condition corrected. All pavement markings have faded or virtually disappeared at the Long Island Expressway overpass area at Sunnyside Boulevard (see video on newsday.com/watchdog). At night, there is no lighting, and turning from the North or South Service Roads is an accident waiting to happen. I’ve called and written to Town of Oyster Bay officials with no response. Can you please help correct a dangerous situation?
— Mel Weinfeld, Plainview
When you’re right, you’re right.
Town highway department reps went to see what Mr. Weinfeld was complaining about and then scheduled the overpass to be restriped next weekend, weather permitting, town spokeswoman Marta Kane said.
Work has to be done on a weekend because of the area’s high traffic volume.
Asked why pavement markings stay faded for so long before they’re restriped, Kane said, “We try to do it on an as-needed basis,” but with several hundred miles of roads, it’s a tough job keeping up.
Town residents can report local roads that need restriping by calling the public works department at 516 677-5757.
