The New York State Department of Transportation is finally saying “mission accomplished” on a significant road repair project at the intersection of Stephen Hand’s Path and Route 114 in East Hampton.
“Major construction . . . has concluded,” Stephen Canzoneri, a spokesman for the D.O.T., said this week. “The expanded intersection now features new left turn lanes from every approach, crosswalks on the western and southern sides of the intersection, and pedestrian crossing signals with countdown timers. Minor work with minimal impact to the traveling public may continue through the end of the fall.”
However, as one paving project ends, another must begin.
PSEG Long Island, which paused work on its Bridgehampton to Buell Lane underground cable project for the summer months, will now restart work. The project has so far impacted Route 114 from Sag Harbor to the Stephen Hand’s intersection.
“We’ll be continuing shoulder work down to Buell Lane, in East Hampton Village,” said Elizabeth Flagler, a spokeswoman for the utility. “We have another 3,000 feet left, but it should be done by the end of September.”
The shoulder will be torn up so cables can be buried on Route 114 from near Stephen Hand’s Path to Cove Hollow Road, just before the railroad tracks.
“This increases reliability for our customers,” she said. “Once that is done, permanent restoration of the entire road, from curb to curb, not just the shoulder, will be completed.”
She said the utility hoped to be done with its work by the end of December.
She also added that it would avoid the newly repaved intersection at Stephen Hand’s, saying that the utility had already completed their work in the area before the state did its job.
Meanwhile, Dave Collins, the superintendent of public works for East Hampton Village, said many repaving projects are set to begin on village roads this week.
“We’re going to do the full length of Apequogue, from Georgica Road to West End,” he said. “We’re also going to do Briar Patch Road, and a section of Newtown from the train tracks to Cooper Lane. We also scheduled Pleasant Lane, which is going to be a challenge.”
Lesser resurfacing jobs are also set to begin for Pudding Hill Lane, the Circle, and Egypt Close.
“All of this work should be completed in two weeks,” he said.
