Another Sign Added for Middleburghs RR Ave

MIDDLEBURGH - Village officials are pleased with the transition of Railroad Avenue to a one-way street, but will still add another sign to direct motorists.

Mayor Tim Knight announced Tuesday morning that for now, there will just be new one-way street signs at the intersection of Danforth and Railroad Avenues.

There is currently one sign at the intersection of Wells Avenue and Railroad Avenue where the existing one-way was located, but the village wants to clearly make the start of the new part, the Mayor explained.

Two weeks into the change, he is very pleased with the response.

"We are very pleased by how well the transition to a one-way street is going, as 85-90 percent of drivers have readjusted and nearly 99 percent of parked vehicles have faced the right direction. It's going to take some time to reach 100 percent compliance - folks are used to two-way traffic on Railroad Avenue - but I am happy with how it's going so far," Mayor Knight said.

Middleburgh's Railroad Avenue became a one-way street on January 2 and drivers have followed the new direction, at least most of them.

Village board members switched the narrow street from two-way to one-way, onto Main Street, during the summer,

speakers, some supporting the change to one-way citing safety for drivers, pedestrians and firefighters, while other were against and asking for more study and parking before a change was made. The change  allows fire trucks to come down Railroad Avenue and onto Main Street saving valuable seconds.

The change had been discussed for many years.

The Village DPW will be installing new parking meters on the street.