Traffic Signal Box Art in Huntington Village to Cost $8,500

More traffic signal boxes in Huntington Village will soon be beautified with public art after the Huntington Town Board approved the spending of $8,500 for the installation at their February 7 meeting.

The Huntington Village Business Improvement District has agreed to pay up to $1,700 for design and installation of the art on a signal box. Five boxes will be decorated on Main Street. This project is part of the Town’s Public Art Initiative.

The Town says art on traffic signal boxes have been proven to reduce graffiti in other areas across the country.

The decorated signal boxes will join five others that were installed at other locations in Huntington Village in 2015.

Artwork was selected from 10 submissions, reviewed by a panel and forwarded to the Town Board by the Public Art Advisory Committee.

The decorated boxes will be located at five locations on Main Street, from Prospect Street (in front of the Huntington Public Library) to New York Avenue.

Images via Huntington Town website. Top photo (l-r): Box art located at the Gerard St. & West Neck Rd. intersection and box art located at the Wall St. & Gerard St. intersection.