Bridge Construction Road Closures This Week

Weekday overnight triple-lane closures of the southbound New York State Thruway on the Rockland side of the new NY Bridge construction zone will occur June 8-13.

Closures start each night with the closing of one lane near exit 11 (Nyack - South Nyack - US Route 9W) to the Tappan Zee Bridge at 8 p.m., followed by a second lane at 9 p.m. and a third at 11 p.m.

All lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. the following weekday. The closures occurring on Friday, June 12 will start with a single lane at 9 p.m., a second lane at 11 p.m. and a third at 11:59 p.m. All lanes will reopen by 8 a.m., Saturday, June 13.

In addition, single-lane closures of the northbound Thruway will occur during weekday mornings the week of June 8. The closures will start at 5 a.m. near the Tappan Zee Bridge to exit 11 (Nyack - South Nyack - US Route 9W). The lane will reopen by 2 p.m. each weekday except Friday, June 12, when it will reopen by 12 noon.

During the weekday and weekend southbound overnight closures, at least one lane will remain open at all times, except during periodic traffic stops lasting up to 10 minutes of all four lanes of the southbound Thruway near exit 11 (Nyack – South Nyack – US Route 9W), which will occur between 8 p.m. and 5 a.m. during the overnights of Tuesday, June 9 and Wednesday, June 10.

To ensure the public’s safety, the New York State Police will stop and hold all traffic approaching the area immediately before the traffic stops go into effect. Motorists will be permitted to enter the Thruway from all ramps during the traffic stops. The complete traffic stops are necessary to move equipment from the right shoulder to the left shoulder.

The closures will allow Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC (TZC) to modify the highway for a new temporary all-electronic toll collection system that will be employed until a permanent system is constructed in the location of the current toll plaza in Tarrytown.

All planned work is subject to postponement due to weather conditions.