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DOT: Safety improvements on the way for Hempstead Turnpike

Department of Transportation (DOT) officials say they're speeding up safety improvements planned for Hempstead Turnpike after several News 12 Long Island and Newsday reports on the deadly and dangerous

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Feb 18, 2012, 12:03 AM

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