It’s been a little while since I last updated on East Aurora Main Street construction. I’m not sure where the schedule stands now, as the NY DOT expects construction to be completed in Spring 2010, but months ago I’d heard estimates of it being done by next month.
Regardless, good progress is being made. Today the circle was getting its top coat of blacktop, as has the rest of Main Street up to the circle. Stripes were being painted on Main Street, and it appears that a center lane for left turns will help improve traffic flow—or at least now we won’t have to pull off that infamous NY-driver move of passing on the right!
The new sidewalks are a pleasure to any pedestrian, especially those of us weary of rough temporary pavement and/or mud. In the evening looking west down Main, one can enjoy the sunset and watch the Victorian-era street lamps switch on along dramatic parallel lines that make up the new roadway and sidewalks. This time of year it’s especially pretty, as Main is flanked by golden, orange, and red maples. Sidewalks have also been extended beyond their old terminus, passing the former Pizza Hut and heading west out 20A toward the EA Post Office.
My apologies in advance that the photos are going to mess up the formatting of this post. Pictures and Blogger don’t seem to mix real well, and I don’t feel like setting up a Flickr gallery for just four pix.
Main Street looking west
New CVS 
East Main
The Circle
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