Freeport Breaks Ground on Main Street Redevelopment

The Village of Freeport broke ground on Wednesday on a multi-million dollar renovation project for the village's North Main Street corridor.

The project is a joint effort between the village and Nassau County. The county Legislature is expected to approve $1,069,084 for work, and the village will put up an additional $545,000. That money will pay for redoing sidewalks, installing new street lighting, adding trash receptacles, streetscaping, decorative planters, benches and more. The village will also be adding 70 new trees to the street.

Additionally, the county secured $2.3 million from the federal Region Transportation Improvement Plan, which will be used to rebuild nine traffic signals on the road, from the intersection of Church Street north to the village border. The work will not only replace the traffic lights and crosswalk signals, but will also install fiber optic communication lines, add traffic surveillance cameras, improve drainage and add pedestrian "bump-outs" on corners, which make street crossings safer for pedestrians. Work is expected to begin next spring.

The plan will revitalize North Main Street in Freeport, and hopefully make it more desirable for businesses. Photo: Google Maps.

"This Downtown Revitalization Plan and streetscape project will help attract new investments and businesses for years to come here in the Village of Freeport, and will transform the downtown neighborhood in Freeport into a vibrant place for people to live, work and raise a family," said Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

Photo: Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, left, and Freeport Mayor Robert Kennedy broke ground on the street redevelopment. Courtesy Village of Freeport.