T he projec t, whic h will s tretc h along Stony Brook Road from O xhead Road to Development Drive in the hamlet of Stony Brook, is intended to improve bic yc le and pedes trian s afety,
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Caption: Judith Greiman, Chief Deputy to the P resident & VP f or Gov ernment & Community Relations, Stony
B rook Univ ersity ; B rookhav en Superintendent of Highway s Daniel P Losquadro; Stony B rook Univ ersity
P resident Samuel L Stanley ; Senator John Flanagan; and Assembly man Stev e Englebright
Stony Brook, NY – Brookhaven T own H ighway Superintendent Daniel P Los quadro and Supervis or E d Romaine,
together with Stony Brook U nivers ity P res ident Samuel L Stanley, announc ed the ac c eptanc e of $ 1 million in funding
s ec ured by N ew Y ork State Senator John Flanagan for a traffic s afety improvement projec t on Stony Brook Road I n addition, N ew Y ork State A s s emblyman Steve E nglebright s ec ured $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 in grant funding
T he projec t, whic h will s tretc h along Stony Brook Road from O xhead Road to Development Drive in the hamlet of Stony Brook, is intended to improve bic yc le and pedes trian s afety, as well as ac c es s ibility to multimodal trans portation opportunities I n addition, it will reduc e the pres enc e of motorized forms of trans portation and c reate a more walkable, united c ommunity in the vic inity of Stony Brook U nivers ity
I nc luded in this projec t is the c ons truc tion of a c ontinuous s idewalk along Stony Brook Road; the extens ion of exis ting bic yc le lanes and the ins tallation of new left turn lanes at the exis ting s ignalized inters ec tions ; ins tallation of
a new traffic s ignal at Development Drive; and, pedes trian s ignal upgrades , ornamental pedes trian-s c ale lighting, lands c aping and A DA -c ompliant handic ap ramps
“I want to thank Senator Flanagan and A s s emblyman E nglebright for s ec uring the nec es s ary funding for us to make thes e c ritic al improvements for pedes trians , bic yc lis ts and motoris ts in the Stony Brook area,” s aid Superintendent Los quadro “T he addition of s idewalks and bic yc le lanes will provide an alternative, s afe means of trans portation for
s tudents and res idents traveling to and from Stony Brook U nivers ity A s a graduate of Stony Brook U nivers ity, I take
a lot of pers onal pride in moving this projec t forward.”
“Safer roads are a great way to promote pedes trian traffic around Stony Brook U nivers ity," s aid Supervis or Romaine
"T his is a perfec t example to prove how different levels of government c an work together to get things done I thank Senator Flanagan and A s s emblyman E nglebright for s ec uring the funding and their c ommitment to improving the quality of life in Brookhaven town."
T he es timated total c os t of this projec t is $ 1 6 million I n addition to the $ 1 million in s tate funding—whic h c omes from the N ew Y ork State Dormitory A uthority, through its State and M unic ipal Fac ilities C apital P rogram (SA M )—and the $ 7 5 ,0 0 0 s ec ured through the N Y S M ulti-M odal P rogram, the T own of Brookhaven H ighway Department is
c overing the remaining c os ts
“I am proud to have worked with Stony Brook U nivers ity and the T own of Brookhaven to advanc e this important projec t that will improve s afety for s tudents and res idents alike,” s aid Senator Flanagan “C reating more walkable
c ommunities is a move toward the future and I am happy to have c ontributed to s uc h a worthwhile projec t.”
“I applaud the ongoing efforts of Superintendent Los quadro and P res ident Stanley to improve s afety on Stony Brook Road and am heartened to s ee this projec t c oming c los er to fruition,” s aid A s s emblyman E nglebright “T he s tate funding s ec ured by Senator Flanagan and mys elf will make a s afer road for walkers and bic yc lis ts by providing
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“Stony Brook U nivers ity educ ates more than 2 5 ,0 0 0 s tudents and is Suffolk C ounty’s larges t s ingle-s ite employer s o pedes trian and traffic s afety is very important to everyone in our c ommunity,” s aid P res ident Stanley “O n behalf of everyone at the U nivers ity, I would like to expres s our gratitude to Senator Flanagan, Superintendent Los quadro and
A s s emblyman E nglebright for making this projec t a reality."
Daniel P Losquadro * Highway Superintendent
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