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Victim ID'd After FedEx Truck Hits, Kills Pedestrian On Long Island Expressway In Jericho Victim ID'd After FedEx Truck Hits, Kills Pedestrian On Long Island Expressway In Jericho
Victim ID'd After FedEx Truck Hits, Kills Pedestrian On Long Island Expressway In Jericho Authorities identified a pedestrian who was struck and killed by a FedEx truck on the Long Island Expressway. The incident happened in Jericho, in the eastbound lanes of I-495 between exits 40W and 40, at around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22. As Daily Voice reported, a 2004 FedEx truck, driven by a 28-year-old man, was heading east in the right lane when it struck a 33-year-old man who was walking in the roadway, according to Nassau County Police. Medics pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. The truck driver remained at the scene, and no other injuries were reported. On Monday, Dec. 23…

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by Michael Mashburn & Jillian Pikora
Traffic
Weeks-Long LIE Closures Set To Start: Here's When, Where Weeks-Long LIE Closures Set To Start: Here's When, Where
Weeks-Long LIE Closures Set To Start: Here's When, Where A stretch of the Long Island Expressway is scheduled to be closed for roadwork. The New York State Department of Transportation (DOT) is advising motorists of weeknight closures on I-495 in the town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, weather permitting, beginning Tuesday, Sept. 3, for approximately 10 weeks to facilitate concrete pavement repairs: Eastbound between Exits 64 (Route 112) and Exit 67 (Yaphank Road/Suffolk Route 21), two lanes will be closed from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. All lanes will be closed and detoured onto the South Service Road from 10 p.m. until 5 a.m. Two lanes will be clos…

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by Joe Lombardi
Traffic
Extended Closures Planned For Portion Of Long Island Expressway Extended Closures Planned For Portion Of Long Island Expressway
Extended Closures Planned For Portion Of Long Island Expressway Extended lane closures on the Long Island Expressway could spell delays for drivers in the coming months. In the town of Brookhaven, two lanes of westbound I-495 will close nightly between Exit 64 and Exit 67 from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. before all westbound lanes close until 5 a.m., the Department of Transportation said. The ongoing closures are expected to last approximately eight weeks. Two lanes will additionally be closed between Exit 67 and Exit 69 between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. for approximately five months. During the closures, road crews will conduct repairs to the concrete, transportati…

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by Michael Mashburn
Traffic
Both Directions Of LIE To Close For Maintenance: Here's Where, When Both Directions Of LIE To Close For Maintenance: Here's Where, When
Both Directions Of LIE To Close For Maintenance: Here's Where, When Traffic officials have announced a new set of closures which will shut down both directions of the Long Island Expressway. Starting on Monday, June 17, and lasting approximately four weeks, both directions of I-495 will be closed between Exits 37 (Willis Avenue) and 39 (Glen Cove Road) in North Hempstead. According to the New York State Department of Transportation, the closures will take place on weeknights between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. The closures are to facilitate maintenance on the Roslyn Road bridge and are weather permitting. During the construction, vehicles will be detoured onto…

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by Sophie Grieser