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General News: Residents View Hudson St., Rt. 9W Proposals
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| Traffic and transportation consultant Janet K. Jenkins presents options on dealing with traffic and safety issues along Hudson Street. |
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| The intersection of Duncan Avenue and Hudson Streets has been targeted for improvement. |
October 30, 2010
By Brendan G. Coyne
Cornwall-on-Hudson and Cornwall residents filled village hall Thursday night to discuss options to improve traffic flow and safety on Hudson Street in the village and Rt. 9W in the town.
Orange County Planning Commissioner David E. Church brought members of his department, consultants and a representative from the NYS Department of Transportation to share some preliminary proposals as part of the Newburgh Area Transportation and Land Use Study. Graham L. Treilstad of AKRF, environmental, planning and engineering consultants, provided an overview of the study.
Billed as roundtable discussion, the session broke into two groups, one regarding Hudson Street and the other regarding Rt. 9W, for comments from residents to the draft proposals.
At one table Janet K. Jenkins of Eng-Wong, Taub & Associates, traffic and transportation consultants, presented options for three intersections on Hudson Street: Village Square/Duncan Avenue, Academy Avenue and Dock Hill Road. (Download the draft proposals and drawings of the COH/Rt. 218 area below.)
Proposals for the Village Square
Jenkins discussed two options for Village Square: a roundabout, and a realignment of the roads, curbs and medians. She said the area functions almost as a roundabout now and there is just enough room to create one by eliminating some parking spaces and using a small piece of the bandstand park.
In the configuration presented, however, cars exiting Duncan Avenue could only turn right. In order to go in the other direction, the plan calls for cars to travel on Maple Avenue Extension, the roadway along the municipal parking lot and River Avenue. Residents didn’t care for that element and it was noted that the Cornwall Central School District owns Maple Avenue Extension.
Proposal for Academy Avenue and Hudson Street
The other option calls for curb extensions to narrow the intersection and making Idlewild Avenue a one-way, northbound street for one block. Duncan Avenue would be extended to make it easier to see eastbound vehicles on Hudson Street. Crosswalks would be shorter and make pedestrians more visible to drivers. This option also calls for a reduction of parking spaces.
To improve safety at the Academy/Hudson intersection, the proposal calls for realigning the southbound Hudson Street approach, extending curbs to shorten crosswalks, relocating the Academy Avenue crosswalk, and relocating the crosswalk and adding another across Hudson Street.
Proposals for Dock Hill Road
For the Dock Hill/Hudson intersection, two proposals calls for constructing more of a T-intersection, closing Dock Hill Road extension and removing that pavement to create a larger green space. The plans also call for extending the curb on the north side of Hudson to shorten the length of the pedestrian crosswalk.
At the other table, residents talked of the buildup of traffic on Rt. 9W at Forge Hill Road and the danger of entering Rt. 9W from Mountain Road.
Proposals for Route 9W and Forge Hill Road & Mountain Road
Regarding the Forge Hill Road intersection, the discussions focused on adding a third, northbound lane and decreasing the number of drivers turning left onto Forge Hill.
Adding a third lane would be difficult because of the terrain. It was suggested that maybe West Point could offer incentives to its employees to use public transportation to cut back on traffic volume.
One solution for the Mountain Road intersection would add yellow hatching and other elements along Rt. 9W to create a safe turning zone. Another alternative would be to eliminate turns onto Rt. 9W.
Bus Service to SLCH Also Envisioned
Eight consulting firms are involved in the study, which will continue into 2011; no cost analysis has been performed and no timeline has been created for implementation.
In addition to the options for Hudson and Rt. 9W, the study also calls for more bus service for Newburgh, including a bus from the Mid-Valley Mall, through the city and to the Cornwall campus of St. Luke’s Cornwall Hospital.
To learn more about the study, visit www.newburghareastudy.info at the Orange County Planning Department website.
Comments:
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Why not eliminate the existing bandstand and park area, and shift the traffic circle over so that you can hook onto it from Dunkin Ave? They could both be relocated inside the grassy area in the circle
posted by Melissa Vellone on 10/30/10 at 6:38 PM
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Iam not thrilled with removing the bandstand but perhaps as stated part of the grass area. What if as mentioned above it stays close to what it is now with better signage and a traffic signal. curbs, medians etc are expensive and perhaps unwarranted.
posted by j h on 11/01/10 at 9:33 AM
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