Portion Road Visioning Update
Feb 01, 2005
The planning for the new Portion Road is proceeding.
The Civic Organization is working with the Town and
County officials, planners and engineers to integrate
the ideas that surfaced during the Visioning weekend
into a cohesive roadway plan that will meet the needs
of the community and the users of the road.
A concept that was mentioned frequently during the
Visioning was the possible use of roundabouts to
replace traditional signalized intersections where
appropriate.
The use of roundabouts is currently
under study for two locations along Portion Road. The
first location is the offset intersection of Portion
Road where it intersects with Hans Boulevard on the
north and Patchogue-Holbrook Road on the south; the
second is the Portion Road/Holbrook Road
intersection. The planners and the design engineers
are currently analyzing the traffic volumes at these
two locations to determine if it is possible to
replace the signalized intersections with modern
roundabouts.
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