Due to inclement weather, the planned overnight closure of exit 9 (Tarrytown – Sleepy Hollow – US Route 9) on the southbound New York State Thruway (I-87/I-287), has been postponed two days and is now scheduled to begin at 10 p.m., Friday, Oct. 24 and conclude at 5 a.m., Saturday, Oct. 25. The overnight closure of Exit 9 was originally scheduled to begin tonight Wednesday, Oct. 22.
The closure is needed to allow for work on the southbound Thruway in Westchester County to facilitate a series of lane shifts that will occur in the coming weeks and months.
Drivers bound for destinations in the Tarrytown vicinity are advised to use exit 8A (I-87 – Elmsford – NY Route 119), continue north on northbound Route 119/White Plains Road, turn right onto to I-287 west towards I-87/Tappan Zee Bridge and continue to exit 9 (Tarrytown – Sleepy Hollow – US Route 9). Drivers bound for destinations on or near White Plains Rd/Route 119 are advised to use exit 8A to stay on Route 119. See graphic below.
| Friday | Oct. 24 | Southbound right lane near Exit 9 | 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. |
| Friday | Oct. 24 | Southbound two right lanes near Exit 9 | 9 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. |
| Friday | Oct. 24 | I-87 Exit 9 exit ramp in Tarrytown closed | 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. |
| Friday | Oct. 24 | Southbound 35 mph EZ-Pass lanes in Tarrytown closed | 10 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. |
| Saturday | Oct. 25 | Southbound two right lanes near Exit 9 | Midnight to 8 a.m. |
| Saturday | Oct. 25 | I-87 Exit 9 exit ramp in Tarrytown closed | Midnight to 5 a.m. |
| Saturday | Oct. 25 | Southbound 35 mph EZ-Pass lanes in Tarrytown closed | Midnight to 6 a.m. |
| Saturday | Oct. 25 | Southbound 35 mph EZ-Pass lanes in Tarrytown closed | 11 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. |
| Sunday | Oct. 26 | Southbound 35 mph EZ-Pass lanes in Tarrytown closed | Midnight to 6 a.m. |
| Sunday | Oct. 26 | Southbound three left lanes near Exit 9 | 1 a.m. to 8 a.m. |
All lane closures are subject to change due to traffic, weather or emergency situations. Please visit https://www.thruway.ny.gov/travelers/map/index.html?layer=incidents for real time information regarding traffic conditions.
Ongoing Operations:
- Permanent pile installation, including pile driving between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. on weekdays, and between noon and 7 p.m. on Saturdays
- Pile Cap foundation construction
- Main Span foundation construction
- Rockland Landing construction
- Westchester landing construction
- River Road utility work
- Rockland trestle construction, including pile driving
- Survey inspections on existing bridge
- Support for river-based work from the Rockland trestle
