Safe passage September 4, 2015 Editorial Staff Photo by Jason Kaplan Contractors with the New York State Department of Transportation made it safer for students to traverse Willow Avenue this year. They created a temporary pathway, made of plywood, which is covered with a gritty substance to prevent students from slipping as they walk to and from school. A new guardrail was also installed. Photo by Jason KaplanContractors with the New York State Department of Transportation made it safer for students to traverse Willow Avenue this year. They created a temporary pathway, made of plywood, which is covered with a gritty substance to prevent students from slipping as they walk to and from school. A new guardrail was also installed.