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Mr. Sinnott acknowledged that from Flint Hill to Massie's Corner Rt. 522 is in good shape. “If the whole road was that well-marked, there would be no problem," he said.
Mr. Sinnott also pointed out that the entire road is dangerously narrow. “There are places where there is barely enough room for trucks to pass going the opposite way. What happens when a truck meets a school bus on one of these curves?”
In response to a question about the width of the road, however, Mr. Connock said that Rt. 522 and Rt. 17 “have a similar pavement width.” Highway Department figures state that both roadways are 20 feet wide.
Mr. Wray did express surprise at the lack of markings at the Wakefield Country Day School, which has sparked concern among parents, teachers and bus drivers at the private school. The entrance to the school is located near a blind curve, and buses pulling in and out are exposed to great danger from vehicles traveling at the legal 55 mile pethour speed limit, they allege. Members of the Wakefield PTA have said that they would like to see the roadway painted with “school” markings, flashing lights and perhaps a reduced speed limit posted.
Mr. Connopk said that the Highway Department's policy is “if the school will buy the flashing lights, we will put up the sign faces and issue permits (to place the signs)." He added that “if the PTA requests pavement markings, we would take a real good look at that - if they really want them, we could give that pretty good consideration." The only requirement, he said, is a written request from the school.
In his letter to Mr. Guest, Commissioner Pethtel promised to request increased State Police surveillance of truck traffic along Rt. 522. Earlier this month, the State Police, with the cooperation and participation of a portable scales crew from the Highway Department, staged a roadblock in Flint Hill to inspect all truck traffic on Rt. 522.
From 6 p.m. until 2 a.m., troopers from the Motor Carrier Safety Team, who are experts in truck inspection, crawled underneath each truck stopped at the checkpoint.
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