Highway Design Defects

New York's Dangerous Roads

Combining heavy traffic and defective roadway design can be fatal. The roads in and around New York are crowded with cars, trucks, buses, and limousines. They are also old, with problems and defects that have been known for years but not fixed because of the money required and the resulting disruption to traffic flow around the city. They have outdated and defective designs that contribute to accidents in the region.

Experienced New York lawyers

At the Manhattan law firm of Shandell, Blitz, Blitz, & Ashley, our lawyers have obtained compensation for people injured as a result of design defects in the streets and highways around New York. If you believe your injuries were the result of a highway design defect, contact our New York attorneys for a free initial consultation. Call 646-736-0959.

Examples of defective road design that causes accidents and injuries

Our clients include people injured because of:

• Poor lighting that obscures roadway hazards and other vehicles
• Hidden traffic signs
• Misplaced vegetation that hides traffic signals and road signs
• Missing, weak, or poorly placed guardrails
• Inadequate amount of shoulder on parkways and highways for disabled vehicles
• Dangerous unregulated intersections
• Dangerous angle of curves in roadway
• Texture of roadway is non-standard and subject to excessive wear and tear
• Slope of highway is dangerous
• Overpasses and bridges not designed to accommodate traffic flow

Municipal liability is an important part of highway defect claims

Our law firm helps people who have been injured as a result roadway design defects such as these. We have a particular focus on municipal and state liability, helping clients who have been injured a result of the actions of public employees or hurt on public property. This is particularly useful in dangerous highway claims, as most roads and highways were built and are maintained by a public agency.

If you have been in a motor vehicle accident caused by defective road design, contact an attorney with the experience and knowledge to help you obtain the compensation you need to recover from your injuries. Let us review the circumstances of your accident and discuss your options.