Report advocates roundabouts for Smithtown
Photo credit: Erin Geismar | A view of Main Street in Smithtown. (Feb. 22, 2012)
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Traffic circles at five intersections of Smithtown's Main Street would improve safety by slowing vehicles on the notoriously dangerous road, according to an engineer hired by traffic safety advocates.
Roundabouts on a 1-mile stretch are "the only traffic control system that will reduce pedestrian-vehicle conflicts" on Main Street, engineer Michael Wallwork said in a report released Thursday...