Garden City Announces Road/Sidewalk Repair Schedule

The Village of Garden City has announced the tentative schedule for sidewalk and road repaving for the 2017-18 season.

Work will begin on Monday, July 24, and is expected to happen in the following order:

1. Sidewalks around the War Memorial: Rainbow Place/St. James Street South/Clinton Road
2. St. Paul’s parking lot additions
3. Merillon Avenue; the cut through section at Rockaway near Garden City High School
4. Brompton Road (Stratford Avenue to Merillon Avenue)
5. Euston Road (North Avenue to Main Avenue)
6. Lincoln Street
7. Glen Road
8. Station #2 Firehouse parking lot at Clinch Avenue/Edgemere Road
9. Fifth Street
10. Library Sidewalk and Walkway
11. Emmet Place
12. Parking Field 2N
13. Parking Field – Country Life Press Station
14. Sidewalk – Little Seventh Street
15. Sidewalk – Clinton Road (between Flower Road and Clinton parking field)
16. Sidewalk – “Floater List” (sidewalks the village has been properly notified are in need of repair)

"We will pave as much of this list as can be done this year, weather permitting," said Public Works Superintendent Joseph DiFrancisco. "The remainder will be completed in the spring. Keep in mind this schedule is fluid and can change."

As part of the paving process, if your road/sidewalk is scheduled for re-paving you will be notified by the village alerting you that this work might temporarily affect the access (i.e. apron and/or curb) to your driveway. If so, please be sure to remove your vehicles from your driveway by no later than 8 a.m. each morning during the period of construction so as to avoid issue. The Village of Garden City will automatically notify the Garden City Police Department to allow on-street parking overnight.

Also, please note that lawns and curb buffers may be affected during construction but will be restored as soon as possible following completion of the work. If sprinkler heads or lines are damaged as a result of work occurring adjacent to your property, they will be repaired by the road paving contractor. The village will not cover the cost of sprinkler repairs undertaken by private contractors.

"We will make every effort to minimize the inconvenience to residents during construction,"DiFrancisco said.

Photo: Courtesy Suzie Alvey