Amherst pushing for chances at the 290 and Main Street

Any changes wouldn't happen until 2024

ALSO TONIGHT --COMMUNITY LEADERSIN AMHERST ARECALLING FOR SOMEMAJOR CHANGESWHERE TWO BIGROADS MEET.JEFF RUSACK LOOKSAT WHAT THEY ARECALLING FOR -- ANDHOW LONG IT COULDTAKE FOR THIS TOCOME TOGETHER.WHERE THE 290 ANDMAIN STREET MEET ISONE OF THE MOSTTRAVELED AREAS INAMHERST.AND IN THERELATIVELY SMALLAREA.... THERE IS ALOT GOING ON.THERE ARE 6 WAYS TOGET ON TO THE 290FROM MAIN STREET.THERE ARE 4 WAYS TOGET OFF THE 290ONTO MAIN STREET.AND WALKING OVERTHE BRIDGE FROMSNYDER TOWILLIAMSVILLED..

ISWELL..IT'S REALLYHARROWING TO TRYAND WALK ACROSSTHAT.AS HARROWING AS IT ISPEOPLE DO WALKOVER THIS.

THERE AREFOOTPRINTS IN THESNOW GOING OVERTHE BRIDGE, AND THEIDEA IS THIS WOULDMAKE THE AREA ALITTLE MOREWALKABLE.WHAT IDEA?WELL THE STATEDEPARTMENT OFTRANSPORTATION ISLOOKING AT THIS AREATO MAKE CHANGES..AND THE TOWN OFAMHERST... IS TRYINGTO GET THE BALLROLLING ON FUTUREPLANS.WE'RE BACKING INSUPPORTING THE DOTINITIATIVE.

WE THINK ITCOULD BE A GREATPIECE TO THE OVERALLMAIN STREET PUZZLETO BETTER JOINSNYDER ANDWILLIAMSVILLE.THIS IS WHAT THETOWN SUPERVISORWANTS TO SEEHAPPEN:THE SOUTHERN ONAND OFF RAMPSWOULD BEELIMINATED..

ALLTRAFFIC WOULD EXITOR ENTER MAINSTREET ON THENORTH SIDE..

THEREWOULD BE ANADDITIONAL TRAFFICLIGHT ON THE EASTSIDE OF THE BRIDGE.THE TOWNSUPERVISOR SAYSTHIS DOES A LOT.STOP SOME OF THOSEFAST MOVINGVEHICLES FROM JUSTENTERING MAINSTREET TRAFFIC.KULPA SASY IT WOULDALSO MAKE IT MUCHSAFER FOR PEOPLETO WALK BETWEENSNYDER ANDWILLIAMSVILLE.HE ALSO SAYS THEREWOULD BE LESSMERGING TRAFFIC,MAKING IT SAFER FORDRIVERS TOO.DON'T EXPECT TO SEETHESE CHANGESANYTIME SOON.THE AMHERST TOWNSUPERVISOR SAYSTHE EARLIERSTANYTHING WOULDHAPPEN IS 2024.JEFF RUSACK 7 EWN.