Concerns regarding a new commercial development on Staten Island center on anticipated traffic issues stemming from increased truck volume. A recent incident caused by trucks waiting to deliver materials resulted in significant congestion. Councilmember Frank Morano indicated that current conditions on Arthur Kill Road, which already struggles with heavy traffic, foreshadow potential chaos once the facility becomes operational. He criticized the inadequacy of local roads designed for residential traffic, not industrial use, and urged city departments to take action.
"Before the building is even open, I'm fearful that what we saw on that day could be a harbinger of things to come. Trucks are instructed to idle on local roads while waiting to deliver materials to the site, causing a massive traffic jam down Arthur Kill Road, effectively closing a lane of traffic on one of the South Shore's major roads."
"You have Arthur Kill Road, which is already overburdened. The bridge near this site is very narrow, the road is even narrower, and now you're throwing industrial level truck volume into the mix, it's incredibly reckless."
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