GREENE – Proposed improvements to a 5.5-mile segment of state Rt. 12 in the Town of Greene are to be discussed at a public hearing at 6 p.m. April 2 in the auditorium at Greene High School, 40 South Canal St.

The primary project objective of the New York State Department of Transportation hearing is to implement the long-standing Rt. 12 corridor study recommendations, along with additional turning and passing lanes where practical, in order to improve the reliability and mobility of the roadway. Secondary objectives are to address pavement, safety, and drainage-related deficiencies.

The targeted area is from just south of county Rd. 2, or Genegantslet Road, to just north of County Rd. 3-A, or Harbor Road.

Two project alternatives will be considered: One is to do no work and leave the corridor segment as is, the other proposes to rehabilitate the existing pavement using a crack and seal treatment and three course overlay.

“The likelihood of no work happening is slim,” NYSDOT Region 9 spokesperson Dave Hamberg said yesterday. “There is work that absolutely needs to be done.”