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CURRENT GREAT NECK ROAD SAFETY
CONCERNS/DEFICIENCIES
PAVEMENT
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80 YEARS OLD CONCRETE
SURFACE |
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ORIGINAL CONCRETE
SURFACE NEVER REPAVED SINCE CONSTRUCTED IN 1920'S BY NASSAU COUNTY
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WORN, POLISHED SURFACE
PROVIDES POOR "SKID" RESISTANCE, LENGTHENS STOPPING DISTANCE |
MEDIAN
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NARROW, LESS THAN 4 FEET,
WITH NO "REFUGE" FOR PEDESTRIANS |
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NUMEROUS OPENINGS IN
MEDIAN HAVE BEEN MADE OVER THE YEARS RENDERING IT INEFFECTIVE |
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MANY LOCATIONS IN MEDIAN
CUTS WHERE VEHICLES STOP TO MAKE TURNS AND UNSAFE U-TURNS |
PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
SAFETY ISSUES
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AT KNIGHTSBRIDGE ROAD
INTERSECTION |
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AT THE ATRIA/GARDENS AT
GREAT NECK SHOPPING CENTER INTERSECTION |
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DIFFICULT CROSSING
ROADWAY FOR SENIOR AND PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED PERSONS |
VEHICULAR SPEEDS &
VOLUMES
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EXCESS CAPACITY OF TWO
LANE ROAD INCREASES SPEEDS, IN EXCESS OF POSTED 30 MPH SPEED LIMIT |
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ACTUAL VOLUMES, EVEN
DURING PEAK PERIODS, AT 1,000 VEHICLES, WELL BELOW 4,000 VEHICLES PER HOUR
RATE THAN CAN BE ACCOMMODATED FOR A 2-LANE ROAD AT 30 MPH |
ACCIDENTS
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TWO-YEAR ACCIDENT DATA,
10/1/98 to 9/30/00, SHOWED AVERAGE RATE OF 13.72 ACCIDENTS PER VEHICLE MILE
IS WELL ABOVE STATEWIDE AVERAGE OF 5.05 FOR A ROAD OF THIS NATURE |
PROPOSED GREAT NECK ROAD TRAFFIC
CALMING SOLUTIONS
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REHABILITATE PAVEMENT
WITH "THIN" ASPHALT OVERLAY OF NOVACHIP DESIGN
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EXISTING TRAFFIC LANES &
SIGNALS APPROACHING CUTTER MILL ROAD & MIDDLE NECK ROAD ARE RETAINED
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WIDENED AND LANDSCAPED
MOUNTABLE MEDIAN (WIDTH VARIES 10 FT. TO 4 FT.), CLOSURE OF NUMEROUS
MID-BLOCK OPENINGS
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LEFT TURN LANES AND
U-TURNS AT REMAINING TWO MEDIAN OPENINGS AND AT INTERSECTIONS
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COLORED CROSSWALKS &
IMPROVED "LED" TRAFFIC SIGNALS ("COUNTDOWN" TYPE PEDESTRIAN SIGNALS)
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2 FT. BUFFER SAFETY
STRIP ALONG PARKING LANE/SHOULDER FOR VEHICLE MANEUVERS, DOOR OPENINGS,
BICYCLE PATH
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TWO LANES REDUCED TO ONE
WIDE TRAVEL LANE (17 FT. OF PAVEMENT WIDTH) SUFFICIENT FOR VEHICULAR
ACCESS, EVEN IF BREAKDOWN OCCURS
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SPEEDS REDUCED,
VEHICULAR FLOW OPTIMIZED, TRAFFIC CALMED AND CROSSINGS MADE SAFER AND MORE
PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY
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MINIMAL VEHICLE DELAY
WITH NEW DESIGN, RESULTING IN IMPERCEPTIBLE SECONDS DELAY IN TRAVEL TIME
FOR ENTIRE ROADWAY LENGTH, WHICH WILL NOT INFLUENCE DRIVERS TO CHANGE
TRAVEL PATTERNS
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LOSS OF ON-STREET
PARKING (34 SPACES THROUGHOUT), MAINLY AT WESTERN END AND IN FRONT OF
PRESENT COMMERCIAL OFFICE BUILDINGS PROPOSED TO BE CONVERTED TO
RESIDENTIAL, MULTIPLE-FAMILY APARTMENT BUILDINGS |
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