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Mount Pleasant, NY
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Expect Delays: Weekslong Sprain Brook Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled
There will be single and double lane closures on the Sprain Brook Parkway for more than two weeks as contracting crews continue construction activity in Westchester County. The New York State Department of Transportation issued an alert on Wednesday, warning that there will be closures beginning on Monday, Aug. 27 in Mount Pleasant, Greenburgh and Elmsford as crews work in the area. The closures will be on the parkway between the Bronx River Parkway and the I-287 interchange. They are expected to last from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. from Monday, Aug. 27 through Monday, Sept. 17. Northbound lanes are…
Port Chester, NY
Lifestyle
Sign Now Warns Truck Drivers Near King Street Overpass, Hit 14 Times This Year
The state Department of Transportation met its promise to County Executive George Latimer this week to install "more dramatic and eye catching signs to warn truck drivers about the low bridges on the Hutchinson River Parkway," Latimer said on Tuesday, July 31. The state DOT installed temporary signs that warn drivers “TRUCKS MUST EXIT NOW” at both approaches to the King Street Avenue Bridge on the Hutchinson River Parkway. The state also informed Westchester County that permanent highly visible signs are in the works. “I’m pleased by this development, but we still have a lot of …
Armonk, NY
Traffic
Police Begin Ramping Up Crash Reduction Patrols On Westchester Parkways
Police will be ramping up crash reduction patrols on Westchester County parkways throughout the rest of the summer as they attempt to curtail reckless and distracted driving in the region. Courtesy of grant funding awarded by the New York State Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee, the Westchester County Police Department and Parkway patrol will begin enforcement details on the Hutchinson River, Saw Mill River, Bronx River and Cross County parkways. The enforcement started on Thursday and will be in effect for the next 12 weeks throughout the county. According to police, the enforcement will…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Traffic
Hutchinson River Parkway Stretch Scheduled For Three-Day Closure
Motorists are advised that a portion of the Hutchinson River Parkway is expected to be closed over the weekend. The closure is scheduled to begin Saturday, June 30 at 2 p.m. and conclude Monday, July 2 before 5 a.m. As part of ongoing bridge replacement projects in Westchester County, a portion of the HRP between Exit 6 (Interstate 95) and Exit 15 (Cross County Parkway) is planned to be closed while crews perform construction and demolition activities for the East 3rd Street bridge project, weather permitting. Signed detours will be in place for northbound and southbound traffic. Northbound…
White Plains, NY
Sports
Bicycle Sundays Set To Start In Westchester
The weather is perfect for spending at least part of the weekend outdoors. The arrival of spring, and the 44th annual "Bicycle Sundays" could not arrive at a better time in Westchester County. Nearly seven miles of the Bronx River Parkway will be closed to motorists between White Plains and Yonkers on Sunday, May 6 for the first of a summer's worth of bicycle freedom. Bicycle Sundays, one of Westchester’s longest-running and popular recreational programs is held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition to this coming Sunday, the county program runs on May 13 and 20; June 3, 10, 17 and …
Poughkeepsie, NY
Traffic
Van Plunges Off Overpass On Bronx River Parkway In Westchester
Traffic was tied up on the Bronx River Parkway during Thursday’s morning commute when a van flew off the Cross County overpass in Yonkers, coming to a crashing half below. The driver of a van was hospitalized with minor injuries after he was driving up the westbound ramp of the Cross County Parkway shortly before 6:30 a.m. when he lost control on the curved roadway, went through the guardrail, off the edge and landed in the median of the Bronx River Parkway, police said. It is not clear how the driver lost control of the van, which was destroyed after landing on the median. The crash force…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Traffic
Hutchinson River Parkway Closure Rescheduled
Previously scheduled road closures on the Hutchinson River Parkway have been rescheduled as the region braces for the latest winter storm, which may see more than a foot of snow in the area. As part of the ongoing bridge replacement projects in Mount Vernon and Pelham, a portion of the parkway between Exit 6 (I-95) and Exit 12 (East Lincoln Avenue) was scheduled to be closed, but with crews prioritizing safety on the roadway with the impending storm, the New York State Department of Transportation has rescheduled the closures. The NYSDOT announced that the roadway will instead be closed nex…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Traffic
Numerous Incidents Reported On Slick Area Roadways
This story has been updated. Numerous accidents are being reported Friday morning amid the slick road conditions as a result of the Nor'easter. A stretch of the Taconic State Parkway was closed both ways between Bryant Pond Road and I-84 due to a large downed tree and multiple accidents until about 10 a.m., with traffic backed up to the Westchester/Putnam border. Separate crashes have been reported on the Saw Mill River Parkway in Northern Westchester. A crash involving an overturned vehicle is blocking the left lane southbound at Route 117 (Exit 43) at 9:30 a.m. Just a bit farther south…
Mount Pleasant, NY
Traffic
Hutchinson River Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled
Drivers can expect temporary delays on the Hutchinson River Parkway in Mount Vernon next month as contracting crews continue a bridge replacement project in the area. The New York State Department of Transportation issued an alert to motorists cautioning that beginning on 11 p.m. on Friday, March 2 through 5 a.m. on Monday, March 5, a portion of the Hutchinson River Parkway between Exit 6 (Interstate 95) and Exit 12 (East Lincoln Avenue) is expected to be closed. There will be signage posted and flaggers directing drivers toward the detour. Northbound traffic on the parkway will be detoured…
Armonk, NY
News
Driver In Wrong Way Westchester Crash Charged With Assault
The 35-year-old man who injured a family of six after slamming his SUV into their car driving the wrong way on the Bronx River Parkway last week has been arraigned as he continues to recover from his own injuries sustained in the crash. Manhattan resident Diego Caceres was charged with assault at his bedside arraignment at Westchester Medical Center on Tuesday morning. He was later remanded to the Westchester County Jail in lieu of $100,000 bail. Caceres is also facing felony charges that include vehicular assault and first-degree reckless endangerment. He was also charged with driving whil…
Yonkers, NY
Police & Fire
ID Released For Wrong-Way Driver In Westchester Crash That Injured Family
A 35-year-old man has been identified as the wrong way driver who slammed into an SUV on the Bronx River Parkway in Westchester early Friday, injuring a family of six, according to the Westchester County Police. Diego Caceres of Manhattan was the driver of the Nissan Murano that was traveling south on the parkway around 3:13 a.m. Friday, when he plowed head-on into a Dodge Durango that contained a family of six who had just flown in from Florida, according to police. The crash, which occurred just south of the Dewitt Avenue overpass, injured all seven people involved with injuries ranging f…
Armonk, NY
Traffic
Wrong-Way Bronx River Parkway Crash, Ice On SMP Snarl Morning Commute
This story has been updated. There were delays on two of the major Westchester roadways during the Friday morning.as a result of crashes. A stretch of the Bronx River Parkway was closed during a police investigation of a wrong-way crash. The closure occurred northbound between the Cross County Parkway and the Sprain Brook Parkway. Seven non-life threatening injuries were reported as a result of the pre-dawn incident. The wrong-way driver is in police custody with charges pending, according to CBS New York. Farther north, icy conditions and a 7:30 a.m. crash resulted in the closure of a la…
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