Build on Long Island's Transportation Improvement Program win
This month, Long Island achieved an important victory: ensuring that critical projects including addressing the terrible Oakdale Merge and the interchange of the Southern State and Meadowbrook Parkways were included in the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council's Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The inclusion of these projects sends a clear message to the federal government that Long Island's critical infrastructure needs are important. But just as importantly, they also represent something else: the power of a ground-up approach, where local voices and local leadership worked together to secure a win for the people of Long Island.