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DOT chief wants Hempstead Tpke. fixes

Originally published: February 15, 2012 10:00 PM
Updated: February 15, 2012 10:40 PM
By KEITH HERBERT  keith.herbert@newsday.com

New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan

Photo credit: AP | New York State Department of Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald testifies before a joint legislative budget hearing on transportation in Albany, N.Y. (Jan. 26, 2012)

State Transportation Commissioner Joan McDonald said Wednesday that she wants short-term safety fixes and long-term solutions to make Hempstead Turnpike in Nassau County safer for pedestrians.

"Safety is our top priority," McDonald said in an interview. "We can always improve."

She ordered engineers in Albany and at the DOT's Region 10 headquarters in Hauppauge to consider specific short-term...

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