Nassau County will launch a construction project to improve road conditions and reduce flooding risks on Middle Neck Road within the next 60 days announced Nassau County Legislator Judi Bosworth (D-Great Neck) and County Executive Edward Mangano (R-Bethpage) in a press release this week.
The project, whose $2.4 million price tag will be covered by the county, will bolster Middle Neck Road’s drainage system, said Bosworth.
“This project is vital to the Great Neck Peninsula and it could not have proceeded without the support of County Executive Mangano and his staff along with local elected officials and community leaders,” said Bosworth in the release. “With the changes in weather patterns it has become more apparent than ever how important it is to address the flooding issues along Middle Neck Road.”
Improvements will be made to the roadway, draining system, curb and pavement between Beverly Road and Preston Street, according to the release. The county is targeting a one-year time frame for completion.
Drivers will face traffic impacts from the construction, but stakeholders will be consulted before the project begins, Bosworth said.
“There have been and there will be meetings with all the different people that will be involved – the schools, the temples, the fire districts, the police districts – to go over this,” Bosworth said in an interview.
The project has been in the works for two and a half years and has already been subject to a public meeting, Bosworth said.
“This is nothing new. This is not something that is coming out of the blue,” she said. “This is something I’ve been working on since I got here.”
“Working in partnership with Legislator Bosworth and the community, my administration is investing the dollars needed to improve road conditions and drainage on Middle Neck Road,” Mangano said in the press release. “Together, we are building a better, brighter and safer Nassau County.”
The affected villages – Great Neck Estates, Kensington and Great Neck – are working cooperatively with the county, Bosworth said, but Nassau has final say over the construction.
