STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Department of Transportation recently presented plans for a total redesign of a critical road on Staten Island’s East Shore.

After redesigning a nearby stretch of Seaview Avenue , the DOT is now turning its attention to Mason Avenue, between Seaview Avenue and Delaware Avenue, in Midland Beach.

The design would adjust the layout of Mason, which currently features three lanes heading toward Seaview Avenue and one lane heading toward Delaware Avenue.

The new plan would leave one travel lane in each direction on Mason Avenue.

On both sides of the road, small buffer zones would separate parking lanes from new protected bike lanes that border the curb, similar to the new layout of Seaview Avenue.

The remaining travel lanes would be repainted to a narrower “stand

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