ARMONK, N.Y. Despite the many road projects around the town of North Castle, one road causes the most stress for residents on the road. That street is High Street in Armonk.
One Armonk resident, Charity Lunder, compared it to a dangerous winter sport.
High Street resembles a bobsled chute, Lunder said. But with rock outcroppings and sticking into the road.
The narrow and winding High Street travels through the middle of a residential area of Armonk. North Castle Police Lt. Peter Simonsen said the department does not consider any of the towns roads to be highly dangerous and said High Street does not see any more accidents than any other road. But drivers should be cautious on the old road because of its characteristics, Simonsen said.
People need to remember that when theyre driving on a road such as High Street they need to use due diligence, he said. They need to respect that it is narrow and they are driving past peoples front yards where kids are playing, and they should treat it the way they would want people to drive past their home.
High Street is the worst road but for other reasons besides the narrow space for cars, Armonk resident Michael Daly said. High Street by far, Daly said. Huge potholes and zero room for joggers and cyclists.
Jamie Burns, the North Castle Highway general foreman, declined to comment on any future road improvement projects.
According to Simonsen, Route 22 is an accident threat because of the high volume of traffic and increased speed limit. Police monitor the road to catch high-speed drivers, Simonsen said, and changes to Route 22 decreased accidents in town.
On roads such as Route 22 where the speed limit is higher, things have improved with the addition of signals and turning lanes, Simonsen said. And we do sporadic enforcement with the man power that we have.
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