Mixed signals in Glen Cove traffic problem
Susan Siarkowski says drivers have a difficult time exiting Glen Keith Road onto Sea Cliff Avenue at the entrance to Trousdell Village.
We live in Trousdell Village in Glen Cove. There is only one road, Glen Keith, to enter and leave. It is dangerous for drivers to exit onto Sea Cliff Avenue because SUVs and other vehicles park close to the intersection and we cannot see oncoming traffic. This issue was brought up at a Glen Cove town meeting at the Knights of Columbus Hall in July. We were told that a curved mirror would be installed across the street to try to alleviate the sight-line issue.
Crossed wires. Siarkowski’s understanding was that the city would be responsible for installing a traffic mirror. However, Mayor Ralph Suozzi remembers being asked permission to erect the mirror and giving the OK for the Trousdell Village Association to do it.
He wouldn’t have assigned it as a city project, he said, because a mirror isn’t an official traffic control device. Suozzi was surprised that Siarkowski called us about the problem because, he said, he had been asked twice about the mirror, had said "yes" twice and believed they had forged ahead with their plan. “They presented a problem and said they had a solution. They didn’t ask me to look at the problem and come up with a solution.”
Suozzi said if the association wants to install the mirror, they’ve been given permission to do it already. However, if the association wants the city to address the problem, members should contact him and he’ll get the process started. “Someone has to look at the visibility problem and design a solution. I would ask the police and the engineering department to look at this intersection and see if they can recommend a solution,” he said.
Siarkowski said she plans to contact Suozzi.
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