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Crash Causes Long Closure On Busy Ramp Between I-287, I-95 In Rye Crash Causes Long Closure On Busy Ramp Between I-287, I-95 In Rye
Crash Causes Long Closure On Busy Ramp Between I-287, I-95 In Rye This story has been updated.  A crash involving a truck caused a busy highway ramp in Westchester to close for nearly an hour during the morning commute.  The incident happened on Thursday, Sept. 12 around 5:45 a.m., when a truck crashed on the ramp from Interstate 287 East to Interstate 95 North in Rye, according to the New York State Thruway Authority.  According to New York State Police, the truck drove off the overpass carrying the ramp, spilling around 50 gallons of diesel onto the roadway underneath.  The truck's driver was later taken to a nearby hospital w…

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by Ben Crnic
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Truck Hits Pole, Causes 'Significant' Traffic Issues In Port Chester Truck Hits Pole, Causes 'Significant' Traffic Issues In Port Chester
Truck Hits Pole, Causes 'Significant' Traffic Issues In Port Chester Traffic is being diverted from a busy Westchester intersection due to a fallen electrical pole felled by a truck. The crash happened on Friday afternoon, Aug. 30, when a truck hit a pole and knocked it over at the intersection of South Main Street, Purdy Avenue, and Grace Church Street in Port Chester, village officials announced around 2:45 p.m.  The incident is causing "significant traffic issues," officials said, adding that motorists in the area should avoid the area and use alternate routes.  Con Edison is now at the scene and coming up with a plan to replace the pole and re…

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by Ben Crnic
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Fallen Telephone Pole, Low Wires Close Busy Road In Westchester Fallen Telephone Pole, Low Wires Close Busy Road In Westchester
Fallen Telephone Pole, Low Wires Close Busy Road In Westchester A fallen telephone pole is causing authorities to divert traffic from a busy main road in Northern Westchester.  South Bedford Road (Route 172) in Mount Kisco was closed to traffic on Tuesday, May 16 because of low-hanging power lines caused by the fallen pole, Westchester County Police announced around 4 p.m.  The pole fell in the area of the Northern Westchester Professional Park located at 103-105 South Bedford Road.  Detours have been put into place for commuters. Police added that traffic delays are also occurring on Route 117 both north and south of Northern Westc…

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by Ben Crnic
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'Risk Of Road Failure': Traffic Rerouted In City In Westchester Due To Failing Overpasses 'Risk Of Road Failure': Traffic Rerouted In City In Westchester Due To Failing Overpasses
'Risk Of Road Failure': Traffic Rerouted In City In Westchester Due To Failing Overpasses Concerns about the structural integrity of two overpasses in a Westchester County city are prompting city officials to immediately reroute traffic because of the danger they pose to residents.  The two overpasses are located in Mount Vernon and have been cited as unsafe by the New York Department of Transportation because of structural concerns related to age, according to the city's mayor, Shawyn Patterson-Howard, who has ordered them both to be immediately closed on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The overpasses are located on:  South Fulton Avenue between East Third Street and Beekm…

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by Ben Crnic
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Tragic Mianus Bridge Collapse Along I-95 Marks 35th Anniversary Tragic Mianus Bridge Collapse Along I-95 Marks 35th Anniversary
Tragic Mianus Bridge Collapse Along I-95 Marks 35th Anniversary On this day in 1983, a part of the Mianus River Bridge collapsed.  Three people were killed and three others were seriously injured.  At about 1:30 a.m., on June 28, 1983, a 100-foot span of Interstate 95 in Greenwich collapsed into the Mianus River in one of the most infamous American bridge disasters of the 20th century.  A car and two tractor-trailers careened over the edge of I-95. The death toll could have been significantly higher if the collapse occurred during rush hour, officials said. Subsequent investigations found the immediate cause of the Mianus River Bridge collapse involv…

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by Jon Craig