- By Dan Veaner
- Around Town
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In the meanwhile workers have been finishing the underground component of the project. In the course of doing that a sewer leak was found at the intersection of Graham and Triphammer. A joint across the bottom the pipe had split, causing effluent to leak out. Work crews immediately fixed the leak. Village Engineer Dave Putnam says the underground work should be completed shortly.
When the major construction work resumes traffic delays will also be back. "We're going to control traffic as best we can," says Hartill, who notes that there were very few complaints about traffic delays last year. He says that some businesses along the route complained last year when local radio stations incorrectly reported the road was closed, and that the Village plans to do a better job of getting accurate information to the public via the radio, publications (including this publication) an e-mailing list maintained by Deputy Mayor Larry Fresinski. "Generally people were pleased," said Hartill in Monday's Trustees meeting. "I only received a few irate e-mails."
The Village is negotiating with HSBC to acquire a few feet of their property along Triphammer Road for what Hartill calls a "proper bus stop." Officials say that a real bus stop will help eliminate traffic delays near the entrance to the Cayuga Mall. Hartill notes that the approximately $2,000 it will take to acquire the land is insignificant in the scale of the project, but that the benefit is great. Putnam reported that he has been in contact with Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT), and the Mayor says the Village has approved the plan.
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