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Massapequa, NY
Traffic
Expect Delays: Closure Planned For Portion Of Long Island Expressway
Scheduled roadwork on the Long Island Expressway could spell delays Wednesday night, Dec. 14. All eastbound lanes of I-495 will be closed in the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay between Willis Avenue and State Routes 106/107 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m., according to transportation officials. The closures will allow crews to complete needed pavement repairs. During the closure, all traffic will be detoured onto South Service Road. Drivers were urged to slow down through the stretch and reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. You can find the latest travel informatio…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Road Rage: Man Who Stabbed Victim At Large After LIE Incident In Farmingville, Police Say
Authorities are searching for a driver who reportedly grabbed another driver and cut a passenger's throat during a road rage incident on Long Island. It happened in Farmingville at about 10:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 7, the Suffolk County Police Department reported. Police said a woman was driving a 2007 BMW west on the Long Island Expressway between Exits 64 and 63 with a male and female passenger in the vehicle when she was involved in the incident with a male driver who was traveling in the same direction. The two vehicles exited the LIE at Exit 63 and stopped at a traffic light on…
Brentwood, NY
News
Lane Closures Planned On Stretches Of Long Island Expressway In Suffolk County
State officials announced several upcoming lane closures on the Long Island Expressway. The New York State Department of Transportation said motorists should expect closures on the LIE in Suffolk County to facilitate bridge and highway maintenance operations. On Thursday, Dec. 8, the westbound HOV and left lanes are set to be closed at Exit 53 (Sagtikos State Parkway) between 9:30 p.m. and 5 a.m., officials said. The eastbound lanes are set to be closed and detoured onto South Service Road between Exit 49 (State Route 110) and Exit 53 (Sagtikos State Parkway) from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Melville Man Killed In Hit-Run Crash On Long Island Expressway In Ronkonkoma
A man who was lying in the roadway off-ramp of the Long Island Expressway was killed by a hit-and-run driver. The incident took place in Ronkonkoma around 8 p.m., Monday, Dec. 5. Suffolk County Police Major Case Unit detectives report the man, identified as Robert Twiford, age 61, of Melville, was lying in the roadway of the LIE Exit 60E off-ramp when he was struck by at least one vehicle, which then fled the scene. Twiford was transported to Stony Brook University Hospital where he was pronounced dead, police said. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Majo…
Massapequa, NY
Traffic
Expect Delays: Overnight Closures Planned For Portion Of LIE
Drivers should plan on possible delays on the Long Island Expressway in the coming days due to scheduled roadwork. On Wednesday, Dec. 7, crews will close the westbound lanes of I-495 in Roslyn Heights between Glen Cove Road and Northern State Parkway from 10 p.m. until 2 a.m., according to transportation officials. Traffic will be detoured onto the North Service Road. The eastbound HOV and left lanes will also be closed at Northern State Parkway from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. On Thursday, Dec. 8, crews will close the eastbound right and center lanes at Willis Avenue between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. Tra…
Massapequa, NY
Traffic
Expect Delays: Overnight Lane Closures Planned For Portion Of LIE
Scheduled roadwork on the Long Island Expressway could spell delays Tuesday night, Nov. 29. Up to three westbound lanes of I-495 will be closed in the Town of Oyster Bay between Sunnyside Boulevard and State Route 135 from 9:30 p.m. until 5 a.m., according to transportation officials. The closures will allow crews to perform bridge maintenance. Drivers were urged to slow down through the stretch and reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. You can find the latest travel information by calling 511 or visiting 511ny.org.
Brentwood, NY
News
Man Indicted On Manslaughter, DWI Charges In Farmingville Crash That Killed 9-Year-Old
A 28-year-old man was indicted for allegedly driving on the Long Island Expressway while drunk and high and causing a crash that killed a 9-year-old boy. Travis Dickson was charged with second-degree manslaughter and driving while intoxicated, along with other offenses, Suffolk County District Attorney Raymond Tierney reported on Wednesday, Nov. 16. “Another young life was cut short because of poor judgment by this reckless driver,” Tierney said. “A 9-year-old child will never have the chance to experience life and his father is now left with the mental and physical pain of the fatal d…
Brentwood, NY
Police & Fire
Woman Seriously Injured In Crash On Long Island Expressway
A woman was seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer on the Long Island Expressway, which caused gridlock during the morning commute. The crash took place in Yaphank around 5:20 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 27 on the westbound side. According to the Suffolk County Police, Nassau County resident Josephine Carroll, age 53, of Bethpage, was driving a 2015 Nissan near Exit 67, when her vehicle struck the rear of a 2016 Kenwood tractor-trailer that was stopped in traffic for construction. Carroll was transported by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospital …
Massapequa, NY
Police & Fire
Oceanside Man Killed In Fiery 2-Vehicle Long Island Expressway Crash In Plainview
Police are investigating a fatal overnight crash on the Long Island Expressway. It happened just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25 in Nassau County. An occupied 1999 Ford Explorer was stopped in the westbound HOV lane at Exit 48 in Plainview when the vehicle's rear was struck by a 2018 Kia Sportage travelling in the same direction, Nassau County Police said. Upon impact the 1999 Ford Explorer caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames, said police. The sole occupant of that vehicle, an 89-year-old Oceanside man, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. H…
Massapequa, NY
News
'Smoother Roads Are Ahead': $80.1M Long Island Expressway Resurfacing Project Completed
State officials announced that an $80.1 million resurfacing project on the Long Island Expressway was completed one month ahead of schedule. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the project to resurface the LIE from the Nassau-Suffolk border to State Route 112 in Suffolk County was finished on the morning of Thursday, Oct. 20. Paving crews began working in the eastbound direction of the LIE at the Nassau and Suffolk County line near Exit 48 on Tuesday, April 19, and continued to mill away the old pavement and place new asphalt on the LIE's travel lanes, shoulders, and ramps. They then worked on the…
Massapequa, NY
News
Lane Closures Scheduled For Stretch Of Long Island Expressway In Oyster Bay
State officials issued an alert about upcoming lane closures on a stretch of the Long Island Expressway. Two lanes of the westbound Long Island Expressway (I-495) are set to close between Exit 43 (South Oyster Bay Road) and Exit 42 (Northern State Parkway) in Oyster Bay, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. Officials said the closures will take place from 9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. on the following days to facilitate bridge maintenance: Thursday, Oct. 20 Tuesday, Oct. 25 Thursday, Oct. 27
Brentwood, NY
News
Closures Of Long Island Expressway Stretch In Huntington Scheduled For Pavement Resurfacing
A stretch of the Long Island Expressway is set to close for pavement resurfacing. The westbound LIE (I-495) will be closed to traffic between Exit 51 (State Route 231) and Exit 48 (Round Swamp Road) in Huntington beginning Wednesday, Oct. 12, from 10 p.m. until 5:30 a.m., the New York State Department of Transportation said. The closures are expected to last for about three weeks. Traffic will be detoured onto North Service Road, officials said. State officials said one westbound lane will also be closed between 8:30 p.m. and 10 p.m. The department said the public outreach offi…
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