Why is different from all the other at-grade intersections in question?
It is the only one that is a SHORTCUT for interstate trucks to and from I-84 via State Rt. 52. See Map of Dutchess County Road 29
Official letters from the Town, County, and State each say that they
   CAN NOT RESTRICT TRUCKS ON CARPENTER ROAD.
By closing the Carpenter/Taconic median, the State has saved lives at that intersection.

By building the crossing over the Taconic at Carpenter, the State will endanger the lives - as well as destroy the neighborhood character - of all the residents on and near .
What does the state want to do? NYSDOT News Release Excerpt
What does the town want to do? East Fishkill Plan Excerpts

(Stay tuned...more information here soon.)

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