Measuring Traffic This Week in South Nyack

Engineers from the New York State Thruway Authority installed temporary traffic counting devices at five locations in South Nyack on Friday.

It’s part of the Thruway Authority’s work to determine alternatives for the terminus of the shared-use bicycle and pedestrian path on the new bridge over the Tappan Zee.

According to South Nyack Mayor Bonnie Christian, the traffic-counters are near the Thruway entrance ramp off South Broadway, on South Franklin near the Thruway overpass, on South Broadway near the intersection with Clinton Avenue, on Hillside Avenue, and on the Thruway entrance and exit ramps at Interchange 10.

“I and the other members of the Bridge Task Force appreciate that the Thruway Authority continues to gather more information about the amount of traffic using our roadways as we discuss solutions for the terminus of the shared use path,” Christian said in an email to residents. “ We share a commitment to developing a plan that will benefit the residents of South Nyack as well as those who will be using the shared use path.”