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Long Island Lawmaker Seeks More Funding for Road Safety, Bridges After Rising Fatalities
Summary
Representative Laura Gillen urged the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development subcommittee to increase funding for road-safety programs and bridge repairs, citing rising fatal crashes and specific bridge deficiencies on Long Island.
WASHINGTON — Representative Laura A. Gillen, representing New York’s Fourth Congressional District on Long Island, asked the House Appropriations subcommittee to boost funding for road-safety and bridge programs for fiscal 2026, citing an “alarming and unacceptable” rise in fatal crashes on Long Island.
“Every seven minutes on Long Island, there is another car accident involving death, injury or serious property damage,” Gillen said, citing local Newsday reporting that more than 2,100 people were killed and 16,000 severely injured on Long Island roads over the past decade.
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