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Traffic Solutions Will Require Remaking the South Fork, Experts Say, and May Be Unlikely To Ever Happen

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Bill Hillman has been the chief engineer for Suffolk County for 20 years and has spent all of that time working on the traffic congestion problems along County Road 39 in Southampton. The only real solutions to the problem, he told a group of residents last week, are massive and costly infrastructure projects that he personally doubts will ever win support from the local community. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Bill Hillman has been the chief engineer for Suffolk County for 20 years and has spent all of that time working on the traffic congestion problems along County Road 39 in Southampton. The only real solutions to the problem, he told a group of residents last week, are massive and costly infrastructure projects that he personally doubts will ever win support from the local community. MICHAEL WRIGHT

One speaker in the small crowd of residents that came to the first public information meeting on the latest in a string of studies of the South Fork's crushing traffic congestion said that the conditions on the roadway are a

One speaker in the small crowd of residents that came to the first public information meeting on the latest in a string of studies of the South Fork's crushing traffic congestion said that the conditions on the roadway are a "death trap" for some residents. MICHAEL WRIGHT

County engineers say that traffic data has shown that small changes along the local roads, like flashing traffic signals and extra lanes, do not actually speed up traffic - and often slow it down. MICHAEL WRIGHT

County engineers say that traffic data has shown that small changes along the local roads, like flashing traffic signals and extra lanes, do not actually speed up traffic - and often slow it down. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The afternoon traffic backups on the South Fork last for nearly 6 hours some days, a congestion condition only seen around major cities, according to Suffolk County engineers. MICHAEL WRIGHT

The afternoon traffic backups on the South Fork last for nearly 6 hours some days, a congestion condition only seen around major cities, according to Suffolk County engineers. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Alex Prego will take over as the county's chief engineer later this year and will steer the County Road 39 study, which is expected to take more than a year. MICHAEL WRIGHT

Alex Prego will take over as the county's chief engineer later this year and will steer the County Road 39 study, which is expected to take more than a year. MICHAEL WRIGHT

authorMichael Wright on Oct 23, 2024
Suffolk County’s top engineer delivered a message of harsh reality last week to a small group of residents interested in the latest efforts to address the South Fork’s crushing traffic... more

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