Huntington – Phase One of a parking lot reconstruction project starting at the Town of Huntington John J. Flanagan Center, the site of the Town’s Senior Center and Youth Bureau, as well as the Cinema Arts Centre, will affect Huntington Area Rapid Transit (HART) Bus service on the H20 route for several months starting Thursday, January 20.
"This long-awaited infrastructure project will expand parking, improve accessibility for residents with disabilities, and add a much-needed safe area of refuge for members of our Senior Center during potential emergencies," said Supervisor Edmund J. Smyth.
The Flanagan Center parking lot will be partially under construction starting January 20. Improvements to the parking lot include:
- Expanding the existing parking field by 167 spaces (99 exist / 266 proposed)
- Providing ADA-accessible parking and pedestrian routes to the building
- Constructing an exterior area of refuge for Senior Center patrons
- Installing drainage, lighting, and landscaping.
The construction project will take place in two phases and is estimated to take approximately six (6) months to complete.
During construction, access to the property, located at 423 Park Avenue in Huntington, will change as follows:
- Access to the Flanagan Center will be limited to the Park Avenue entrance.
- Access to Jackson Avenue from the Flanagan Center parking lot will be closed; the parking lot shortcut to the Huntington YMCA will be closed (access to the Huntington YMCA via Jackson Avenue will not be impacted).
- The one-way driveway to the south of the building (near the Cinema Arts Centre, leading to the Adult Day Care entrance) will become a two-way driveway.
IMPACTS TO HART BUS SERVICE
Starting Thursday, January 20, HART’s H20 bus will not enter the Flanagan Center property. HART Bus H20 Fixed Route Service will temporarily change as follows:
- Southbound H20 drop off/pick up will take place at the north west corner of Park Avenue and the Senior Center driveway.
- Northbound H20 drop off/pick up will take place at the south west corner of Park Avenue and S. Woodhull Road (one block south of the Senior Center driveway).
Residents with questions regarding HART Bus service may call (631) 427-8287.
IMPACTS TO SENIOR CENTER PROGRAMS
Starting Thursday, January 20, residents attending Senior Center activities in the gymnasium of the Flanagan Center building must enter the building through the south side entrance of the building, accessible via the temporary two-way driveway.
Starting the week of Monday, January 24, a minor impact to the Town of Huntington Senior Center Nutrition Program is as follows:
- The drive-through meal pick up line will be shortened but there will be no other changes to the drive-through meal pickup; you will continue to enter the parking lot using the Park Avenue entrance to the driveway.
- Home Delivered Meals will be unaffected by the construction project.
Residents regularly participating in the Senior Center’s Nutrition Program were notified of changes with meal delivery and pickup on Tuesday, January 18.
Residents with questions regarding Senior Center programs may call (631) 351-3253.
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