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Drawbridge Replacement Will Close Loop Parkway Drawbridge Replacement Will Close Loop Parkway
Drawbridge Replacement Will Close Loop Parkway Transportation officials have announced a new set of closures for a parkway on Long Island. Starting Friday, Oct. 20, the Loop Parkway in Hempstead will be closed overnight, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. The closure, which will last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21 weather permitting, will facilitate an ongoing project to replace the steel deck on the drawbridge over Long Creek. Anyone who needs to drive during that time is advised to follow the signed detours between the Long Beach barrier island and Long Island’s mainland via the Long Beach Bridge …

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Closures Announced On Wantagh State Parkway Interchange In Hempstead: Here's When Closures Announced On Wantagh State Parkway Interchange In Hempstead: Here's When
Closures Announced On Wantagh State Parkway Interchange In Hempstead: Here's When Transportation officials have announced a new closure on Long Island’s Wantagh State Parkway meant to facilitate highway maintenance. On Thursday, Oct. 12 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., Exit W4E from the northbound Wantagh State Parkway to the eastbound Southern State Parkway in Hempstead, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. During the closure, drivers are advised to continue north on Wantagh Parkway to Exit W3W for State Route 24 (Hempstead Turnpike) westbound. From there, they can use the southbound Wantagh Parkway in order to access the eastbound Southen State Park…

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Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Northern State Parkway
Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Scheduled roadwork could spell delays for Long Island drivers in the coming weeks. The westbound lanes of the Northern State Parkway are scheduled to close overnight between Exit 42 and Exit 40 in Huntington for three weeks. The roadway will close nightly from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. while crews complete a pavement resurfacing project, according to the Department of Transportation. The first closure was overnight into Thursday morning, Oct. 12. Drivers will follow a signed detour during those times. Transportation officials urged the public to plan for possible delays and reminded drivers th…

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Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Long Island Expressway Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Long Island Expressway
Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Long Island Expressway Scheduled roadwork could spell delays for Long Island drivers in the coming weeks. Both directions of the Long Island Expressway are scheduled to close nightly at Exit 63 in the Town of Brookhaven for two weeks, beginning on Monday, Oct. 9. The roadway will close from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each night while crews continue working on a bridge deck renewal project, according to the Department of Transportation. During the closures, traffic will be detoured onto the Service Road. A new temporary traffic pattern that shifts lanes will be installed. Transportation officials urged the public to plan…

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Lane Closures Announced For Northern State Parkway Interchange In North Hempstead Lane Closures Announced For Northern State Parkway Interchange In North Hempstead
Lane Closures Announced For Northern State Parkway Interchange In North Hempstead Transportation officials have announced plans for new lane closures at a busy Long Island parkway interchange. From Monday, Oct. 2 to Friday, Oct. 6, the right lane of the ramp on the northbound Meadowbrook State Parkway to the westbound Northern State Parkway will be closed, the New York State Department of Transportation announced. The closures, which are weather permitting, will last from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and are meant to facilitate a safety enhancement project. Additionally, officials reminded drivers to drive carefully in work zones, as speeding fines in those zones are doubled.&n…

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Closures, New Traffic Patterns Announced For Meadowbrook State Parkway Closures, New Traffic Patterns Announced For Meadowbrook State Parkway
Closures, New Traffic Patterns Announced For Meadowbrook State Parkway Transportation officials have declared a new set of closures — plus a new traffic pattern — for this parkway on Long Island. From Monday, Sept. 25 to Friday, Sept. 29, both directions of the Meadowbrook State Parkway in Hempstead will be closed from the Loop Parkway (Exit M10) and the Bay Parkway.  According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the closures will be weather permitting and last from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. each day. The closures are to facilitate the ongoing steel deck replacement project on the Sloop Channel drawbridge. In the meantime, the Wantagh Stat…

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Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Northern State Parkway
Weeks Of Full Closures Planned For Portion Of Northern State Parkway Scheduled roadwork could spell delays for Long Island drivers in the coming weeks. The westbound lanes of the Northern State Parkway are scheduled to close overnight between Exit 45 in Smithtown and Exit 42 in Huntington for three weeks, beginning Monday, Sept. 25. The roadway will close nightly from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. while crews complete a pavement resurfacing project, according to the Department of Transportation. One westbound lane will remain closed from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m. Traffic will follow a signed detour during those times. Transportation officials urged the public to plan for …

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Ramp Closures Announced On Southern, Wantagh State Parkway Ramp Closures Announced On Southern, Wantagh State Parkway
Ramp Closures Announced On Southern, Wantagh State Parkway Two ramps will be closed on Long Island’s Southern State Parkway, transportation officials said. Starting on Thursday, Sept. 21, the following ramps on the Southern and Wantagh State Parkways will be closed, according to the New York Department of Transportation: The Exit W4E ramp from southbound Wantagh Parkway to eastbound Southern Parkway. The Exit 27N ramp from eastbound Southern Parkway to northbound Wantagh Parkway. The closures, which are scheduled to be in effect from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. Friday, Sept. 22, are to facilitate highway maintenance. …

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Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes
Wrong Way: New Highway Signs On Long Island Aim To Prevent Head-On Crashes, Bridge Strikes It’s not your imagination; there are a lot more signs dotting Long Island highways these days. State transportation workers have wrapped up installing more than 3,600 new “Wrong-Way” and “Do Not Enter” signs at hundreds of parkway, expressway, and highway ramps in Nassau and Suffolk counties The highly-reflective signs, along with hundreds more pavement markings and reflectors, are meant to prevent wrong-way drivers from going where they shouldn’t and stop trucks and other over-height vehicles from striking overpasses. “Wrong-way drivers and over-height vehicles pose obvious safety hazard…

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Closures, New Traffic Pattern Announced For Loop Parkway Closures, New Traffic Pattern Announced For Loop Parkway
Closures, New Traffic Pattern Announced For Loop Parkway Transportation officials have announced that a parkway on Long Island will be closed and a new traffic pattern lasting eight months will start. Starting on Monday, Sept. 18, and lasting until Friday, Sept. 22, both directions of the Loop Parkway will be closed in Hempstead, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The closures, which are planned for the hours of 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. and are weather-permitting, are to facilitate the steel deck replacement project on the drawbridge over Long Creek. Then, starting on Tuesday, Sept. 19, the drawbridge on Loop Parkway will …

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New Traffic Pattern, Closures Announced On LIE In Oyster Bay New Traffic Pattern, Closures Announced On LIE In Oyster Bay
New Traffic Pattern, Closures Announced On LIE In Oyster Bay Both directions of the Long Island Expressway will be off-limits for construction, and the new traffic pattern is expected to last months, transportation officials said. The New York State Department of Transportation announced that from Monday, Sept. 11 to Wednesday, Sept. 13, both directions of I-495 at Exit 48 will be closed in Oyster Bay and Huntington. The closures, which are scheduled for 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., weather permitting, are to establish the new work zone and traffic pattern for a bridge deck renewal project. During those times, drivers will be detoured onto the Service Road…

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Northern State Parkway Closure Planned In East Hills Northern State Parkway Closure Planned In East Hills
Northern State Parkway Closure Planned In East Hills A maintenance project will close down this ramp on the Northern State Parkway leading to the Long Island Expressway, transportation officials announced. On Thursday, Sept. 7, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., the Exit 29A ramp from the westbound Northern State Parkway to the westbound LIE will be closed, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The East Hills closure, which is weather-permitting, is to facilitate bridge maintenance. Drivers traveling at the time of the closure will be directed instead to take Exit 28 for Willis Avenue northbound for access to the LIE. Offici…

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