Emergency Access Gate Installed Along I-84 in Orange County After Fatal Bus Accident

Published on August 3, 2024

In the aftermath of a fatal bus accident last fall, a new emergency access gate for use by first responders has been built near the crash site along Interstate 84 in Orange County. The gate allows faster access to accidents than on-ramp—it will cut response time by between five to 10 minutes—along a well-traveled highway segment in the town of Wawayanda. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the news of the installation on July 31, about a year after a high-profile bus accident near the new gate claimed two lives and injured dozens. On Sept. 21, a bus carrying a marching band of Long Island-based Farmingdale High School veered off the interstate highway and flipped over several times down the ravine, killing Gina Pellettiere, the band director, and Beatrice Ferrari, a retired teacher....

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