Superintendent Losquadro, Councilwoman Bonner Announce Completion of 3.4 Million Dollar North Country Road Project
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12 Oct Superintendent Losquadro, Councilwoman Bonner Announce Completion of 3.4 Million Dollar North Country Road Project

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Miller Place, NY – Brookhaven Town Highway Superintendent Daniel P. Losquadro and Councilwoman Jane Bonner have announced the completion of three separate capital improvement projects, totaling more than $3.425 million on North Country Road from Miller Place to Rocky Point which improves the overall safety for motorists and non-vehicular traffic alike.

The initial phase of this project took place in 2019 when sidewalk, curbing and crosswalk improvements were constructed on North Country Road and Miller Place Road from the entrance to the Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School to Echo Avenue. This phase was funded in part by a Multi-Modal grant secured by NYS Senator Ken LaValle in the amount of $500,000, with the Town of Brookhaven contributing the $345,418 match. Also in 2019 and part of this project, crews worked to dredge the bottom of the Miller Place Duck Pond, lowering its level and improving its drainage and water quality, at a cost of $125,629.

The second phase of this infrastructure improvement project included the construction of new sidewalk, curbing, bike lanes, ADA-compliant handicap ramps, driveway aprons, drainage infrastructure, pedestrian crosswalks, benches, bike racks, and the resurfacing of North Country Road from Honey Lane to the entrance to the Laddie A. Decker Sound Beach School. This phase was funded in part by a New York State Department of Transportation “Transportation Alternatives Grant” for $1.159 million, with the Town of Brookhaven contributing the $751,580 match.

The third phase of this project included the milling and paving of North Country Road from Washington Avenue in Sound Beach to NYS 25-A at the Miller Place/Rocky Point border which totaled $555,411.

To complete the North Country Road reconstruction project in Miller Place, Superintendent Losquadro has included 600,000 in his proposed 2021 capital budget to install over 3,000 linear feet of drainage pipe and 14 drainage basins on North Country Road from Honey Lane to Pipe Stave Hollow Road to solve the significant water problems experienced along this stretch. Once the drainage infrastructure work is complete, the entire roadway from Pipe Stave Hollow Road to Honey Lane will be resurfaced, completing this three-year capital project.

“The capital improvement projects completed on North Country Road over the last two years have created safer pedestrian access for the students who walk to the middle and elementary schools; residents who walk, bike and jog in the area; and motorists,” said Superintendent Losquadro. “Once the final phase of drainage infrastructure work and resurfacing is complete next year, we will have resurfaced North Country Road from the Village of Port Jefferson border to NYS 25-A at the Rocky Point/Miller Place border.”

Councilwoman Bonner said, “North Country Road is one of the most heavily travelled in my district and now it has been made so much safer thanks to Superintendent Losquadro and the men and women of the Highway Department. It’s not just the road surface, but all the other improvements that make their work so important for the people who use it every day, especially when school is in session.”

Sound Beach Civic Association President Bea Ruberto said, “All the improvements that have been done so far have made the area safer and more aesthetically pleasing, especially given all the kids that do walk there. I know that the Town is strapped now because of Covid-19, but I do hope that they are able to secure the funding needed to complete this really worthwhile project.”