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December 8, 2019
Issue No. 49
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Sweden, Clarkson, Hamlin meet with State DOT regarding traffic safety On December 3, the Towns of Sweden, Clarkson and Hamlin met with NYS DOT Regional Director Kevin Bush and five members of his engineering/planning staff to discuss concerns regarding Route 260 (Sweden Walker Road). Supervisors Kevin Johnson, Christa Filipowicz and Eric Peters shared information about several difficult intersections (Route 31, East Avenue, 104, Lawrence Road, Route 18 and Brick Schoolhouse Road), as well as general concerns with narrow lane width, pavement deterioration, speed and increased truck traffic. The three towns’ highway superintendents also provided information about road conditions.
In July, Sweden and Clarkson wrote to the DOT requesting a north-bound left-hand turn lane from Sweden Walker Road onto East Avenue. Sweden had also sent communications recently regarding the intersection of Sweden Walker Road and Route 31. The DOT has agreed to conduct a study of the entire Sweden Walker Road traffic corridor. Director Bush promised to update the municipalities regularly about the study’s progress. The towns plan to share the updates with the public through this newspaper and their individual newsletters and social media. Provided information
Stretch of I-390 near airport to close for utility work The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that a stretch of I-390 between Brooks Avenue (Route 204) and Chili Avenue (Route 33A) in the town of Gates is scheduled to close to traffic in both directions on Sunday, December 8, and Sunday, December 15, from approximately 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. to accommodate utility work by Rochester Gas & Electric crews that includes replacing overhead power lines. A short detour will be posted during the
closure for motorists to use Buell Road to continue onto I-390. Motorists heading to the airport should anticipate delays and provide for extra travel time. The utility work is weather dependent, and its schedule is subject to change. For real-time travel information, motorists should call 511 or visit www.511NY. org or the mobile site at m.511ny.org, New York State’s official traffic and travel information source. Provided information
Work is progressing on the Route 259 lift bridge in Spencerport. Workers are shown in the pit making improvements to bridge machinery. Photos by Ray Kuntz Jr.
Christmas memories are on full display at the Newman Riga Library in Churchville. Do you remember going to Fanny Farmer for holiday chocolates? Maybe picking up some ribbon candy too? Getting a box of chocolate Santas in your stocking? The candy may be gone, but the memories remain. Come see some of the special holiday boxes and containers from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. You might see something you recognize from your stocking. Display runs until the end of December, courtesy of William and Kerry Nolan.
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