Major Delays Expected on Sprain, Taconic Parkways Next Week
The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has issued a travel advisory for motorists using the Sprain and Taconic parkways in Mount Pleasant and New Castle during certain hours from Monday, June 30 through Wednesday, July 2.
The left and middle lanes of the southbound Taconic State Parkway will be closed between Route 134 and Pleasantville Road next week for routine maintenance on the bridge carrying the Taconic over routes 100 and 133 in New Castle. The closures will take place from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. each of the three days.
There will also be lane closures on the Sprain Brook Parkway that will cause long traffic delays during the daytime and overnight hours next week as a result of demolition of the Route 100 bridge over the parkway. The closures will occur between Route 100C (Grasslands Road) and the Taconic in Mount Pleasant.
Motorists should expect single or double lane closures between the hours of 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on the Sprain Brook northbound and between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the southbound direction. Additionally, lanes will be closed between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. northbound and between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. southbound.
There will also be four complete traffic stoppages each night during the overnight hours to accommodate lifting materials into place for the new bridge.
Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver’s license.
For up-to-date travel information, call 511 or visit www.511NY.org.
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