Mburghs RR Ave to go One-Way on Jan 2 - 6 December 2024

MIDDLEBURGH - Middleburgh village officials are getting ready to officially make Railroad Avenue a one-way street starting on January 2.

Village board members approved the change in August after a public hearing. The one-way, out onto Main Street, will start at Danforth Avenue on one fork of the street and Wells Avenue on the other side.

The signs have been ordered and will be put up on the morning of the change, Mayor Tim Knight said Monday night. 

The parking meters are also being ordered for Railroad Avenue, the Mayor said at Monday's meeting. The parking will remain on the same side of the street.

At a special meeting in August, village officials made the change after listening to a dozen speakers with opinions on both sides of the issue,

Speakers were split during the 50-minute public hearing, 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 will allow fire trucks to come down Railroad Avenue and onto Main Street saving valuable seconds, several speakers noted.

The change had been discussed for many years.