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On March 5, 2026, the Village of Lindenhurst announced the first phase of its North Wellwood Avenue improvements, backed by $1 million in funding secured through the office of Congressman Andrew Garbarino. Phase 1 replaces street trees, fully replaces sidewalks and pavers, and repaves the North Wellwood roadway, following the pattern of earlier work on South Wellwood. Here is what the published plans change downtown and nearby, for Lindenhurst homes close to Wellwood.
TL;DR
- The Village announced Phase 1 of North Wellwood Avenue improvements on March 5, 2026, funded with $1 million secured through Rep. Andrew Garbarino's office.
- Phase 1 covers tree removal and replacement, full sidewalk and paver replacement, and roadway repaving; the Village plants two trees for every one removed.
- The work mirrors South Wellwood, where a project that broke ground in November 2023 covered sidewalks, pavers and curbs.
- In May 2024 the state funded seven downtown NY Forward projects totaling $4.5 million.
- None of the sources reviewed gives a completion date for Phase 1.
Table of contents
- What Phase 1 includes
- How it follows South Wellwood
- Where NY Forward fits
- What changes for nearby blocks
- What is not settled yet
What Phase 1 includes
The Village's North Wellwood Avenue Improvement Project post lists three pieces of work. Existing trees come out and are replaced with what the Village calls "more downtown-friendly varieties," chosen for root systems that won't disrupt sidewalks and limbs that won't interfere with overhead wiring. Sidewalks and pavers are fully replaced. The roadway is repaved.
The Village plants two new trees for each one removed, and residents can ask to be added to a list to receive a tree, subject to availability and inspection by the Horticulture Department. The Village owns and maintains both North and South Wellwood, according to the state's NY Forward Strategic Investment Plan for Lindenhurst, dated December 2023.
How it follows South Wellwood
The Village's November 6, 2023 groundbreaking post lists replaced sidewalks, new pavers in place of the old brickwork, new curbs, tree removal and replacement, new parking angles, bulb-outs, rapid flashing beacons, and a complete road resurfacing, with $350,000 in county JumpStart funding. In his March 2024 message, Mayor Michael Lavorata said that project was expected to finish within a few months.
The March 2026 North Wellwood post says sidewalks and pavers will be fully replaced "just like South Wellwood Avenue." It does not list bulb-outs, beacons or new parking angles for the north side, so those are not part of the published Phase 1 scope.
Where NY Forward fits
Lindenhurst won a $4.5 million Round 1 NY Forward award. The December 2023 plan recommended eleven projects with requests totaling $5,785,000. The Governor's May 17, 2024 announcement funded seven:
- Village Square expansion with a bandshell: $2,300,000
- Pedestrian streetscapes on Hoffman and Wellwood Avenues: $765,000
- A greenway linking Village Park to the LIRR station: $639,000
- A façade upgrade for a large corner building at the Hoffman and Wellwood intersection: $322,000
- A small project fund for local businesses: $300,000
- BACCA Arts Center renovation on North Wellwood: $90,000
- Storefront façades on South Wellwood: $84,000
The plan's streetscape project calls for rehabilitating sidewalk brickwork on North Wellwood, replacing trees, and adding new tree grates to match South Wellwood. The Village credits Phase 1 to the $1 million secured through Congressman Garbarino's office. None of the sources reviewed says how the state streetscape money and Phase 1 are combined.
What changes for nearby blocks
Street trees and sidewalks
According to the plan, downtown parcels along Wellwood and Hoffman are zoned Business, and the blocks around them are largely zoned for B and C Residences. For those blocks, Phase 1 means new street trees, the two-for-one replanting, and the Village's tree list. The Village's post also asks for patience while the work continues.
Parking on Wellwood
In 2024 the Village numbered spaces on Wellwood between John Street and Gates Avenue and moved payment to touch-screen kiosks, an app or text. As of the Village's July 29, 2024 parking notice, meters run Monday through Saturday, 9 AM to 9 PM, at $0.25 per hour with a three-hour maximum, and 15-minute in-and-out spaces remain on both North and South Wellwood.
The greenway
The funded greenway is a walking trail from Village Park to the LIRR station, through the Heling Boulevard median and the commuter lot along the creek, as a first phase of a longer network.
What is not settled yet
The sources reviewed give no completion date for North Wellwood Phase 1, no scope for a second phase, and no construction schedule for the Village Square bandshell. Downtown work has drawn on funding secured through a congressional office, county JumpStart money and the state's NY Forward program, each with its own posted scope, so we track each piece separately.
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