20 The QUEE NS Courier • juLY 21, 2016 for breaking news visit www.qns.com More safety improvements for Queens Blvd. By Anthony Giudice agiudice@qns.com @A_GiudiceReport The “Boulevard of Death” is going to get a little safer this month. The Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to begin phase two of its Queens Boulevard Street Improvement Project, which will make the corridor between 74th Street to Eliot Avenue in Elmhurst safer for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers alike. The second phase of the project will calm traffic on the service roads, improve safety conditions for everyone who uses the road, eliminate the highway-like design features of Queens Boulevard, and shorten crossing distances for pedestrians. In order to accomplish these goals, DOT will make the following changes: • Install protected pedestrian pathways and bicycle lanes along service road medians; • Install bus-only markings for the bus stop on the westbound side of the Queens Boulevard service road in front of the Queens Center mall; • Improve the signal timing at Broadway and Grand Avenue; • Redesign the slip lanes between the mainline and service roads; • Install pedestrian improvements at 90th Street; • Install new mall-to-mall crosswalks The Department of Transportation is ready to begin Phase 2 of its Queens Boulevard Street Improvement Project. to connect the service road medians; and • Install new crosswalks at Eliot Avenue. According to DOT, these proposed changes came about due to community feedback, as well as crash statistics, which showed that between 2010 to 2014, this stretch of the corridor saw 777 Photo via Department of Transportation total injuries and 5 fatalities. DOT plans to begin implementation of these features on Monday, July 25, depending on weather. *SOME RESTRICTIONS APPLY. MAY NOT BE COMBINED WITH ANY OTHER OFFERS, PROMOTIONS, SPECIALS, UNION OR INSURANCE PLANS. COUPON MUST BE PRESENTED AT TIME OF SALE. EYESUPPLY WELCOMES BACK NEW YORK CITY DISTRICT COUNCIL OF CARPENTERS. OVER 300 UNION & HEALTH PLANS ACCEPTED! ACCEPTING MOST INSURANCE PLANS. We Accept: Blue Cross Blue Shield, Blue View NYC Council of Carpenters & most Eyemed Insurance. WE ARE A GVS PROVIDER Please call us to see if we accept your insurance. exam not incl’d VARILUX Progressive Lenses (No-Line Bifocals) w/Metal Frames $16999 With coupon* Expires 8/31/16 DOCTOR IN: MON., WED., FRI., 10-5:30, TUES. & THURS. 11-7:30, SAT 10-4:30 39-25 BELL BLVD., BAYSIDE • 718.279.2020 www.eyesupplyofbayside.com NO-LINE BIFOCALS Progressive Lenses w/Metal Frames $9999 With coupon* Expires 8/31/16 2 PAIRS OF GLASSES $7999 With coupon* Expires 8/31/16 BUY 1 Pair of Glasses Get the 2nd Pair $100 OFF With coupon* Expires 8/31/16 OF BAYSIDE Savings! You Will Feel GREAT With Our
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