Wednesday, June 6, 2012

How long does it take elected officials to get broken lights fixed?


From DNA Info:

Local officials are calling for an investigation after the traffic lights at the intersection of 31st Street and Ditmars Boulevard — one of the busiest intersections in Astoria — failed three times in the last two weeks, setting up a potentially dangerous situation, officials said.

So far there has not been an accident, but Sen. Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) says that “Relying solely on drivers’ and pedestrians’ use of caution as they cross these streets is foolhardy and unacceptable."

The intersection is only a half-block from the last stop on the N/Q subway line and is surrounded by commercial businesses and bus stops.

The most recent failure took place last Friday during the morning rush — the third time in the last two weeks.

It's not clear how long the lights were not functional during the outage, but the problem has also occurred sporadically in the past, officials say.


That's a great photo but it doesn't show that the light is broken.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

How long does it take elected officials to get broken lights fixed?
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Should the response be in light years?

Just sayin'...

Anonymous said...

Vallone's office is half a block away. Don't tell me a phone call from his office couldn't get things moving.

Anonymous said...

Great to see dnainfo.com is covering Queens - actually all 5 boroughs...

Anonymous said...

About as long as it takes them to get a stop sign put up - never !

Anonymous said...

How about all the lights on the Gcp/BQE leading to and from the Triborough bridge? Out for years, Especially the underpasses........