Plaza approves parking restrictions

Adam Lidgett

Great Neck Plaza trustees voted for a series of parking changes Wednesday on an area of South Middle Neck Road north of Brompton Road, following months of public hearings and a traffic study.

The new regulations restrict parking on the west side of South Middle Neck Road north of Brompton Road for 210 feet and designates a 100-foot area north of Brompton as a commercial loading zone from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The regulations also limit parking in the parking lane on a portion of South Middle Neck Road north of Brompton Road to three hours from 10 a.m. for 4 p.m.

Trustees began to look at parking on Middle Neck Road near Brompton Road after motorists trying to make a left turn onto South Middle Neck Road from Brompton complained that with cars parked they could not adequately see if cars were coming from the north.

In June, Daniel Winkelman, transportation systems team leader at VHB Engineering, called for parking to be restricted on a 210 feet stretch along the west side of South Middle Neck Road north of Brompton Road and 65 feet south of Brompton.

In April, Great Neck Plaza trustees voted to update the village code to clarify parking regulations on the west side of South Middle Neck Road between Brompton Road and Pont Street, which has been the source of confusion for motorists.

They also voted to revise the language there to conform with language on street signs along that section of South Middle Neck Road.

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