No closure for Route 616

POLAND — The number of vehicles that traveled a short section on state Route 616 in the village during a 12-hour study make the road’s closure unlikely.

Town One Streetscapes, a community group that targets beautification projects, had inquired about closing the small section of the road between U.S. Route 224 and state Route 170.

The group maintains Peterson Park, a triangular parcel that sits between the three roads. A gas station formerly sat at the site, which now boasts park benches, shrubs, flowers and statues.

Joe Mazur, village council president, said the group, of which he is a member, asked him to contact the state about closing the road at least temporarily.

The village police department conducted a traffic study last week to ascertain the traffic volume on the route.

“In light of that information, I don’t think we’re going to do it,” Mazur said. “There’s no place for the traffic to go.”