Residents call for safety changes on Highbridge street

Some residents are calling for safety changes at a one-way street in Highbridge. They say West 164th Street and Woodycrest Avenue has become a raceway. Resident Jorge Carva is pushing for two four-way

News 12 Staff

Mar 19, 2015, 10:27 PM

Updated 3,344 days ago

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Residents call for safety changes on Highbridge street
Some residents are calling for safety changes at a one-way street in Highbridge.
They say West 164th Street and Woodycrest Avenue has become a raceway.
Resident Jorge Carva is pushing for two four-way stops signs on Woodycrest in the hope of preventing accidents.
There are already two stop signs on West 164th Street, but residents say the safety measures aren't enough.
Carva wrote to the Department of Transportation about the issue, and the DOT says it is working on a statement.


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