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Update: Overnight Lane Closures On Southbound I-87/I-287 This Week Preparations for Upcoming Traffic Shift in Rockland and Westchester Counties
Press Release September 25, 2017 No Comments

Update: Overnight Lane Closures On Southbound I-87/I-287 This Week Preparations for Upcoming Traffic Shift in Rockland and Westchester Counties

September 25, 2017

This week, Tappan Zee Constructors (TZC) will mill and pave sections of the southbound/eastbound New York State Thruway (I-87/I-287) near the landings of the Governor Mario M. Cuomo Bridge. The work will prepare the area for the shift in southbound/eastbound traffic to the new bridge, and require multiple overnight lane closures between exit 11 (Nyack – South Nyack – US Route 9W) and exit 9 (Tarrytown – Sleepy Hollow – US Route 9).

TZC is also scheduled to move necessary equipment near the Westchester landing on Wednesday night, requiring a single southbound/eastbound traffic stop at midnight. State Police will hold traffic in the four southbound/eastbound Thruway lanes near the bridge for up to 15 minutes.

Specific lane closure times are listed in the chart below.

LANE CLOSURES NEAR THE TAPPAN ZEE BRIDGE

DATE: CLOSURES BEGIN: CLOSURES END: LOCATION:
Mon., 9/25 7 p.m. – One left lane
8 p.m. – Two left lanes		 5 a.m., Tues., 9/26 Southbound (I-87/I-287)
from exit 11 to exit 9
Tues., 9/26 7 p.m. – One left lane
8 p.m. – Two left lanes
11 p.m. – Three left lanes		 5 a.m., Wed., 9/27 Southbound
from exit 11 to the bridge
Wed., 9/27 7 p.m. – One left lane
8 p.m. – Two left lanes
11 p.m. – Three left lanes		 5 a.m., Thur., 9/28 Southbound
from exit 11 to the bridge
Thur., 9/28 7 p.m. – One left lane
8 p.m. – Two left lanes
11 p.m. – Three left lanes		 5 a.m., Fri., 9/29 Southbound
from exit 11 to the bridge
Fri., 9/29 9 p.m. – One left lane
10 p.m. – Two left lanes
11:59 p.m. – Three left lanes		 6 a.m., Sat., 9/30 Southbound
from exit 11 to the bridge

The New York State Thruway Authority provides this information as a public service. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk. Nothing in these guidelines shall supersede the actual construction conditions, and regulations set forth by the U.S. Coast Guard.

All lane closures are subject to change due to traffic, weather or emergency situations. Please visit https://www.thruway.ny.gov/travelers/map/ for real-time information regarding traffic conditions.