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Nassau lawmakers, town agree on Syosset road project

Quick ReadA long-delayed project to rebuild part of Jackson Avenue in Syosset cleared a major hurdle Thursday.

Jackson Avenue is the gateway to Syosset, used

Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Jackson Avenue is the gateway to Syosset, used by an estimated 20,000 vehicles every day and thousands of pedestrians walking to the Long Island Rail Road.

A long-delayed project to rebuild part of Jackson Avenue in Syosset cleared a major hurdle Thursday, when the Nassau County Legislature approved an agreement with Oyster Bay Town to rebuild the road.

Under the agreement, the county will give Oyster Bay $3 million toward the $6-million cost of rebuilding and widening Jackson Avenue, which serves about 20,000 vehicles daily. Oyster Bay will...

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