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Southampton Traffic Experiment Showed Big Improvements in Commute Times During First Week; New Changes Tried This Week

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Traffic from Sandy Hollow Road merging onto County Road 39 on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

Traffic from Sandy Hollow Road merging onto County Road 39 on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

Traffic from Sandy Hollow Road merging onto County Road 39 on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

Traffic from Sandy Hollow Road merging onto County Road 39 on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

Traffic from Sandy Hollow Road merging onto CR 39 on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

Traffic from Sandy Hollow Road merging onto CR 39 on Tuesday afternoon. DANA SHAW

authorMichael Wright on Apr 27, 2025
By the end of the first week of Southampton Town’s experiment in bypassing the traffic signals along County Road 39, Southampton Town Highway Superintendent Charles McArdle said that he felt... more

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