The sight of orange barrels and smell of asphalt during the summer construction season can be a headache for local drivers, but it won’t last forever, as the timeline has been set for three major projects of interest — Jefferson Avenue, Lincoln Road, and O’Connor Road.
Jefferson Avenue
Jefferson Avenue has been in disrepair since last March, forcing drivers to take detours through the village. This project is being overseen by the Monroe County Department of Transportation, and according to Perinton Commissioner of Public Works, Tom Beck, the project is ahead of schedule and will be completed by the end of September.
Because the project was more extensive than standard road repairs, requiring water mains and power lines to be moved and a sanitary sewer installed, it has re-routed traffic to places like Jefferson Avenue Elementary.
Beck encouraged drivers to be patient until regular traffic patterns return to normal, but to exercise caution during the interim.
“Please bear with the disruption for another two or so months,” he said. “Keep in mind that if you are using one of the adjacent streets to avoid Jefferson Ave, that these are residential areas where you should expect to encounter both adults and children sharing the road. Drive slowly and cautiously, just as though you were driving in your own neighborhood,” he said.
Lincoln Road
Similarly, there have been road closures and orange cones on Lincoln Road in East Rochester since 2008.
“This has been the song that never ends, so to speak,” said East Rochester Village Administrator Martin D’Ambrose.
Because of its location, the road is outside the jurisdiction of the town/village despite being within the municipality, he explained.
The repairs are being overseen by the county DOT, who is responsible for maintaining South Lincoln near Fairport Road.
Project manager Robert Kozarits said that crews are continuing to repair bad pavement areas to make way for a contractor. Work isn’t planned to start until September, however.
Construction will continue through the fall and pause around Thanksgiving, as the road opens up to two-way traffic.
In March of 2013, a detour will be implemented and the road finished by the end of summer 2013.
O’Connor Road
The town of Perinton has been planning to move O’Connor Road northwest of its current location to a signaled intersection for several years, but hit a speed bump when the vacant gas station on Fairport Road required an environmental cleanup.
The sight of orange barrels and smell of asphalt during the summer construction season can be a headache for local drivers, but it won’t last forever, as the timeline has been set for three major projects of interest — Jefferson Avenue, Lincoln Road, and O’Connor Road.
Jefferson Avenue
Jefferson Avenue has been in disrepair since last March, forcing drivers to take detours through the village. This project is being overseen by the Monroe County Department of Transportation, and according to Perinton Commissioner of Public Works, Tom Beck, the project is ahead of schedule and will be completed by the end of September.
Because the project was more extensive than standard road repairs, requiring water mains and power lines to be moved and a sanitary sewer installed, it has re-routed traffic to places like Jefferson Avenue Elementary.
Beck encouraged drivers to be patient until regular traffic patterns return to normal, but to exercise caution during the interim.
“Please bear with the disruption for another two or so months,” he said. “Keep in mind that if you are using one of the adjacent streets to avoid Jefferson Ave, that these are residential areas where you should expect to encounter both adults and children sharing the road. Drive slowly and cautiously, just as though you were driving in your own neighborhood,” he said.
Lincoln Road
Similarly, there have been road closures and orange cones on Lincoln Road in East Rochester since 2008.
“This has been the song that never ends, so to speak,” said East Rochester Village Administrator Martin D’Ambrose.
Because of its location, the road is outside the jurisdiction of the town/village despite being within the municipality, he explained.
The repairs are being overseen by the county DOT, who is responsible for maintaining South Lincoln near Fairport Road.
Project manager Robert Kozarits said that crews are continuing to repair bad pavement areas to make way for a contractor. Work isn’t planned to start until September, however.
Construction will continue through the fall and pause around Thanksgiving, as the road opens up to two-way traffic.
In March of 2013, a detour will be implemented and the road finished by the end of summer 2013.
O’Connor Road
The town of Perinton has been planning to move O’Connor Road northwest of its current location to a signaled intersection for several years, but hit a speed bump when the vacant gas station on Fairport Road required an environmental cleanup.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently gave the green light to build on the land, and once the town acquires the land, it plans to tear down the Hess station by the end of the year, according to Tom Beck, commissioner of public works.
The entire project is planned to be completed by 2014.
O’Connor Road runs north and south between Whitney and Fairport Roads and serves as a gateway for traffic to and from the BOCES campus and local businesses like Tropel Corporation and Rytek Automotive.
Turning left onto either of these busy roads can be both difficult and dangerous for drivers without a light to direct traffic, said Tom Beck, Perinton commissioner of public works.
“Relocating (it) to a signalized intersection and enhancing some of the curve in the hill will help improve the safety for motorists.”
