Opposition of the 60 residents who attended the public meeting on July 24, 1962 at Nichols Elementary School felt that the improvement of NY 282 was going to be dangerous for those who lived along the stretch. The contention felt that the relocation would bring drivers closer to houses. Residents also complained that Pennsylvania drivers coming off PA 187 were using NY 282 as a speedway and this new project would just make things worse. The residents proposed that the state focus on the relocation of NY 282 for a length stretch of the road between the Pennsylvania state line and the crossing of the Wappasening Creek. The state noted that they would investigate the possibility of a relocation but that it would involve the state of Pennsylvania in construction and cause issues of multiple state responsibility. Opponents also felt that the state was only doing this project more to focus on the construction of the Southern Tier Expressway, which would have a connection with NY 282. The opponents also noted that there was an unused property east of the road that would be acquirable and used at a cheaper price than the proposed project. The state rebutted, stating that since NY 282 was upgraded to a state highway in 1924, the road had never seen a reconstruction project and was a massive traffic hazard.