Letters

Ban all commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds on all residential streets, 24/7, in all of Southampton Town, and the town can create a phone app with mandatory map directions that all commercial vehicles or those pulling a trailer must follow to and from their destinations, instead of taking shortcuts through residential streets. Drivers of these commercial vehicles must carry a travel log bill of lading. Strictly enforce this with traffic cameras at all intersections and mail offenders a big ticket.

Also, all commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds or pulling a trailer must travel in the right lane only on Route 27 and the Southampton bypass from Westhampton all the way to the corner of Flying Point and Hampton roads.

And charge a hefty congestion toll on both Routes 27 and 27A crossing Shinnecock Canal for those same commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds or pulling a trailer.

Create a world-class dedicated bike and e-bike lane utilizing the existing weed-covered 20-foot-wide right-of-ways along the Long Island Rail Road tracks and the Long Island Power Authority power lines from Hampton Bays to Montauk. Southampton Town already has a detailed plan for this fantastic bike lane but never moves forward on it.

Andrew Morris

Hampton Bays