RONKONKOMA - Suffolk County Executive Steven Levy announced appropriating needed funds for a reconstruction project at the intersection of Smithtown Boulevard (County Road 16) and Rosevale Avenue (County Road 93) in the Town of Smithtown portion of Ronkonkoma.

As it currently stands, CR 93 is offset from Gibbs Pond Road by about 100 feet. Drivers going north from CR 93 to Gibbs Pond Road must make a right onto Smithtown Boulevard, followed by a quick left onto Gibbs Pond, causing both safety and capacity problems. The reconstruction planned for this intersection will line up Rosevale Avenue with Gibbs Pond Road along the CR 16 corridor, creating an easier transition from one road to the next.

This latest resolution infused $450,000 into the $1.5 million project when it was approved at the August 19 general Legislature meeting. A contractor has already been designated for this project and construction will begin later this year.