online petition urging NYS to make Mountain Rd exit safer to parkway

Link to numerous responses from
constituents about this safety issue posted at end of petition…

An online petition
has been started by my office asking the NYS Department of Transportation to
retain the services of a traffic consultant to come up with recommendations how
to make exit 7 A on 1 87S (Mountain Road in E Irvington) safer.

A recent letter
from a citizen about improvements needed for Exit 7A on I-87-S, Mountain Road
at the Saw Mill River Parkway, triggered a slew of citizen responses to my
office's call for input about the safety measures desperately needed for this
dangerous intersection.

There is a stop
sign there that is barely heeded, and speeding cars passing in a particularly
blind spot make this very treacherous for many to navigate. Citizens followed
with many letters, emails and calls (35 and counting) offering many
suggestions–the consensus being, the problem is complicated and might require a
traffic study, with multiple solutions likely needed. Some suggest removing
overgrown foliage (and installing a pervious cap to stop further growth),
adding more aggressive signage, adding speed bumps/rumble strips, changing
traffic lines, moving the stop sign closer to Mountain Road, or converting the
stop sign to a full traffic light from multiple sides.

We urge the State
Department of Transportation to commission an independent traffic consultant to
analyze this problematic intersection and assist in coming up with the best
remedies for these ongoing issues before a major accident happens here.

You can read the
many responses (I deleted names and e mail addresses of those who wrote me) on
a link posted at the bottom of the petition. Let’s put maximum pressure on
state officials to take action.

https://www.change.org/mountainroad

PAUL FEINER

Greenburgh Town Supervisor