WASHINGTON – Safety improvements have been completed at an accident-prone intersection near the Western New York National Cemetery in Pembroke nearly two years after two veterans were killed in a collision with a tractor-trailer there.
Most notably, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs paid approximately $410,000 to construct overhead flashing warning signals in all four directions at the intersection where Route 77 meets Indian Falls Road and Gabbey Road, near the cemetery entrance. The flashing lights became operational on Aug. 30, Ricardo Da Silva, a spokesman for the VA’s National Cemetery Administration, said on Monday.
“The traffic safety improvements completed by the New York State Department of Transportation and VA at the State Road 77 and Indian Falls Road intersection are in accordance with NY State DOT-approved plans and reflect VA’s commitment to ensuring a safe and welcoming environment for the visitors to Western New York National Cemetery,” Da Silva said.
Previously, the State Department of Transportation installed larger stop signs on Indian Falls Road at the intersection of Route 77, including a placard that says: “CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP.” The state DOT also installed larger “INTERSECTION” signs and rumble strips on Route 77 while eliminating the passing zones on that highway at that intersection. In addition, the state added “STOP” pavement markings on Indian Falls Road.
Those moves follow several crashes at the intersection, which has seen heavier traffic since the opening of the veterans cemetery in late 2020. Most…
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