Plans to install 3rd lighted crosswalk in East Hampton
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Main Street in East Hampton Village on Sept. 8, 2011. Credit: Erin Geismar
East Hampton Village, which already has two specially lighted crosswalks on Main Street, is planning to install a third, on Newtown Lane, that would be in operation by next summer.
The special crosswalks have lights buried in the road that — when a pedestrian presses a button — start blinking brightly, catching the eye of drivers and letting them know someone is preparing to cross the street.
Since they were put in, there has not been a pedestrian accident at the two busy Main Street crossings, village officials say.
The village will be seeking a $20,000 Suffolk County grant to pay for the work, which likely would begin sometime in the fall.
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Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.
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Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.