Work at Roaring Brook Road will Improve Grade Crossing

Roaring Brook Road will be closed at the Saw Mill Parkway over the last weekend in May so that improvements will be made to the grade crossing.

Both sides of Metro-North tracks will be milled and repaved. There will be improved pavement markings, as well as expanded new signage.

Accordingly, starting at 7 p.m. May 29 till late afternoon May 31, Roaring Brook Road will be closed at the railroad crossing in both directions.

“The coordination on behalf of the Town of New Castle, NYS DOT & Metro-North has been impressive,” Town Supervisor Rob Greenstein said in a written statement. “We thank NYS DOT & Metro-North for their collaboration on this critical short term safety improvement, and for moving ahead in such an efficient and expedited manner. We will continue to explore long term solutions to eliminate the grade crossing at Roaring Brook Road.”

Portable message boards have already been provided and are currently being utilized, he said. Necessary detour signing for the road closure will also be posted.

Officials from New Castle, including Greenstein, Town Administrator Jill Shapiro, Commissioner of Public Works Gerry Moerschell and Highway Foreman Charlie Bergstrom, along with John Chow, Assistant Superintendent for the Chappaqua Central School District, met with representatives of the New York State Department of Transportation and officials from Metro-North Railroad May 5 to finalize the improvement plan.

SEE ALSO

• Harlem Line Tragedy: Safety Systems at Crossing Were Working, Investigators Say
• New Castle Asks for Overpass at Roaring Brook Grade Crossing
• Schumer, Blumenthal to Introduce Grade Crossing Safety Bill
• Officials Call for Railroad Crossing Safety Improvements
• School Bus Trapped in Metro North Crossing, Driver Arrested by New Castle Police
• UPDATE: Saw Mill Parkway Roaring Brook Exit Reopened