(HEMPSTEAD VILLAGE and LAKEVIEW, N.Y.) – Nassau County Legislature Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Siela A. Bynoe (D – Westbury) applauded the approval of key contracts that will advance vital traffic safety initiatives she is spearheading in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead and Lakeview.
On Monday, Sept. 9, members of the Legislature’s Rules Committee voted unanimously to authorize an engineering and design services contract related to streetscape and traffic safety projects for Fulton Avenue from North Franklin Street to Hendrickson Avenue; Peninsula Boulevard from Fulton Avenue to the north end of the Southern State Parkway; Franklin Street from the Garden City border to the Southern State; Washington Street from the Garden City border to Peninsula Boulevard; and Clinton Avenue from the Garden City border to Peninsula Boulevard.
In later action on Monday, the Rules committee fulfilled Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe’s vision for the Woodfield Road traffic safety and streetscape initiative in Lakeview by approving a contract to expand the scope of the project to include Lakeview Avenue from Ocean Avenue to Peninsula Boulevard spanning Lakeview, Lynbrook, and Rockville Centre.
Both endeavors are outgrowths of Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe’s advocacy, which secured nearly $69 million for traffic safety projects across the Second District in the County’s Fiscal Year 2023 Capital Plan. In Hempstead Village, this includes $6.831 million for Franklin Avenue, $16.2 million for Peninsula Boulevard, and $6.5 million for Clinton Street; in Lakeview, Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe secured $6.232 million for the Woodfield Road streetscape and traffic safety initiative. To oversee these projects and the allocation of these resources, Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe convened the Hempstead and Lakeview Traffic Safety and Streetscape Initiatives.
“Well-maintained roads are crucial for stimulating economic activity in our downtown business districts, preserving our quality of life, and ensuring safety for all who traverse County roads in cars, on bicycles, and as pedestrians,” Alternate Deputy Minority Leader Bynoe, a member of the Legislature’s Rules committee, said. “I am gratified that we have taken these important steps toward embarking upon key traffic safety investments that will enhance the future prosperity of Hempstead Village and Lakeview’s residents.”