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smokiecat
Age: 70 Joined: 18 Apr 2007 Posts: 166 Location: Oakhurst..New Jersey
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 12:30 pm Post subject: N73 and N73 turnaround path revision in wantage---non revenu |
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effective oct 2011
southbound to wantagh
regular route south on wantagh av to last stop at Linden street (farside for layovers)
then non revenue
south on wantagh av,,.
right 0n Merrick Blvd..
right to enter Southbound wantagh state Parkway
exit into eastbound Merrick Blvd..
lefrt on Wantagh avene
to new layover opposite Linden Street on wantagh avenue |
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N4 Jamaica
Joined: 16 Apr 2007 Posts: 861 Location: Long Island
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 1:29 pm Post subject: |
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Many thanks for publishing this. For decades, the N73 and N74 u-turned on wide Wantagh Avenue just north of Merrick Road. Only a year ago, the Nassau Dept. of Public Works reconfigured the intersection to make it more friendly for pedestrians like myself. In doing so, the buses could not u-turn, so they traveled two blocks east to Cedar Creek Park, entered, and looped. I'm not too sure the loop via the Wantagh Pkwy bridge is easier.
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As an aside, the N73 and N74 are two of several north-south routes that have misleading destination signs. They read "Wantagh LIRR station," a mile or so short of their real terminal close to Merrick Road. Routes ending at Merrick Road, Bellmore, also read "LIRR Station." Riders do transfer to/from the N19 on these routes. |
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scatman
Age: 52 Joined: 01 Dec 2009 Posts: 93
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Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2011 5:09 pm Post subject: n73,n74 turnaround |
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hay,Joe, Smokie, i rode the n73 recently and the driver turned around on the Wantagh Pkwy ramps, I have seen others using the ramps also. As far as the destination signs, I believe it is a publicity stunt to try to show the passing motorists that they can use that bus route to connect to the station. If you know nothing about the bus system and u are driving your car along wantagh ave and u read the sign (n73 Wantagh LIRR Station) u would be more likely to wait for that bus to ride to the wantagh station than if it said (Wantagh Merrick Rd) on the sign. The proper reading should be --
N73 WANTAGH LIRR
MERRICK RD
VIA JERUALSAM AVE
GARDINERS AVE |
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