Noah Eckstein is reporting for Columbia-Greene Media that the Hudson Common Council has approved the use of $139,565 in Federal American Rescue Plan Act funds to help complete of a pedestrian safety improvement project at the intersection of Fairview Avenue and Green Street. In 2020, Stewart’s Shops, the business located at that intersection, donated $200,000 to begin improvement work, specifically for renovating crosswalks, sidewalks and adding new traffic lights. In response to the gift, the city funded an agreement with the Albany-based engineering firm Creighton Manning to design an improved and safer intersection. The firm's design was completed in early 2021, at a price way beyond the original amount that was budgeted and the project stalled. The updated estimate for the project is now $339,565. In a meeting February 15, the council voted to allocate the additional funds needed from the city’s federal money. Common Council President Thomas DePietro said there would be a new pattern of traffic for the intersection with a proposed new traffic light system and clearly marked pedestrian crosswalks. Peter Bujanow, Department of Public Works Commissioner, said the idea for a pedestrian island would not function properly in the intersection because it is a truck route. However, he assured that a new camera signal system will be adjusted to better serve the intersection. Note: DePietro is a WGXC on-air volunteer. Read the full story at HudsonValley360 [dot] com.