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Expect Delays: Weeks Of Full Closures Scheduled On Long Island Expressway Expect Delays: Weeks Of Full Closures Scheduled On Long Island Expressway
Expect Delays: Weeks Of Full Closures Scheduled On Long Island Expressway Drivers are being warned about weeks of overnight closures scheduled for a portion of the Long Island Expressway. Beginning Monday, April 10, both directions of I-495 will be closed nightly at exit 65 (Suffolk County Route 16) in the Town of Brookhaven from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m., according to the Department of Transportation. The closures, which will allow crews to complete bridge maintenance work, are expected to last for approximately two weeks. During that time, drivers will be detoured onto the Service Roads. Drivers were urged to slow down through the stretch and reminded that fines ar…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Rush-Hour Long Island Expressway Stop Leads To Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack Possession Arrest Rush-Hour Long Island Expressway Stop Leads To Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack Possession Arrest
Rush-Hour Long Island Expressway Stop Leads To Fentanyl, Heroin, Crack Possession Arrest A rush-hour stop on the Long Island Expressway led to the arrest of a man on charges of possessing fentanyl, heroin, and crack cocaine. Suffolk County Sheriff’s deputies were traveling westbound on the expressway just east of Exit 67 in a marked unit when they say they observed a 2020 Mazda bearing Georgia license plates traveling at a high rate of speed with two male occupants inside on Friday, March 25 at approximately 3:50 p.m. Deputies stopped the vehicle, and while approaching the vehicle, the vehicle sped away, according to the sheriff's office.  It exited the Long Island Expres…

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by Joe Lombardi