Smithtown Officials Approve $8M in Road Improvements

Smithtown Town officials voted to move forward with more than $8 million in road improvements outlined under the town's 2013 Road Program.

Smithtown Town Board unanimously approved Highway Supervisor Glen Jorgensen's 2013 Road Program that includes $8,099,603.49 in roadway improvements for reconstruction of streets, paving, drainage improvements and curb/sidewalk repairs at their Tuesday meeting.

Jorgensen will spend $1.3 million to do a complete reconstruction of several main roadways including Hawkins Ave and Juniper Ave in Smithtown. No Commack roads will be entirely reconstructed. 

Under the 2013 Road Program, the town will spend nearly $1.5 million to re-pave Commack roads. The town divided Commack into four sections with North East Commack receiving the largest portion of funding at $472,175.84 closely followed by South West Commack at $427,240.84. 

Here is the full list of roads that will be re-paved in Commack:

North West Commack

• Arden Lane
• Gaymore Lane
• Grendon Lane
• Montrose Drive
• Reydon Way
• Sparton Lane
• Tyram St. 

North East Commack

• Abbot Road
• Knoll Road
• Fulton Blvd
• Lafayette Ave.
• Peppermill Ct. 
• Woodrow Lane
• Humming Lane
• Wrenn Ct.
• Harvard Lane
• Radcliff Road
• Tusculum Road

South West Commack

• Raven Drive
• Ronde Drive
• Peacock Lane
• Finch Ct.
• Quail Place
• Tern Place
• Partridge Drive
• Grouse Place
• Chassyl Road
• Pincone Lane
• Penguin Lane
• Edscho Lane

Central Commack

• Woodland
• Ivy Hill Drive

The 2013 Road Program also includes $226,412.50 for microsealing of cracks and small repairs of 5.73 miles of roadway in the town's Central Commack area. Some of the larger roadways that will be mircosealed include Walter Court, Astor Court, Verbenia Drive and Shirley Court. 

Tell us, is your street on the list above? If not, should it be and why?