ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Utility work is underway, as road crews prepare to make big changes at the corner of Driving Park and Dewey Avenue in Rochester.
The intersection, which requires a right turn and then a left to stay on Dewey, is the highest passenger bus route for RTS.
In the next month, construction will start on a $3.3 million project to eliminate one of two intersections and straighten out Dewey Avenue.
For people who drive, or even walk, through the area, it can be a nightmare.
"It's better to have it snake through than having the sharp turns," said Sam Spoto, Maplewood Neighborhood Association. "Because that's what causes accidents, people get hit."
City traffic engineers say they finally have all the funding lined up to make this project happen, which was first brought up nearly a century ago.
"[1928,] they wanted to do it. '45, they wanted to do it. During the urban renewal, they wanted to do it," said Spoto.
In the beginning, speeding cars were the issue. But the changes never took hold — until now.
"With all the issues in the city, it's just finding the right place and time that all the pieces fit together. And we were lucky here that this did," said McIntosh.
If all goes according to schedule, the new Dewey and Driving Park traffic design should be done by next spring.