Letters

As we all know, traffic during the vacation season is a chronic problem in the Hamptons. It could be my imagination, but it seems this year is worse than others.

I have some suggestions I think are worth considering.

Town deliveries to restaurants and markets (especially in Sag Harbor) should be encouraged during the morning hours, especially deliveries from the Corner Bar up through Division Street, where there is no center lane.

Infrastructure work (with the exception of emergencies) could be rescheduled for the offseason. Several times this summer, Noyac Road, notwithstanding the usual trade parade traffic, has been closed off due to tree trimming and other work that I feel could be done in the spring and fall. In-season infrastructure work could be relegated to side streets and roads less traveled.

I also would encourage drivers making left turns on main roads (those without a middle turn lane) to bring their cars closer to the center of the road so that traffic behind them can pass around, helping relieve some of the congestion that we often face because one driver is making a left turn on a single-lane road.

These are only some ideas that I’ve had, besides several that have been proposed by town officials and traffic consultants. There is no solution to the traffic problems in the Hamptons — that’s just a fact. In combination with some of the easement proposals already put out there and common sense, I think we can help make it a little better, which will make everyone a little happier.

Michael Duke

Sag Harbor