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Long Island Expressway Closures Planned In Brookhaven: Here's When Long Island Expressway Closures Planned In Brookhaven: Here's When
Long Island Expressway Closures Planned In Brookhaven: Here's When 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
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3 Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Parked Vehicles In Suffolk County 3 Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Parked Vehicles In Suffolk County
3 Hospitalized After Car Crashes Into Parked Vehicles In Suffolk County A driver and passenger were seriously injured, and another person was also hospitalized after an overnight Long Island crash. It happened just before 2 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 in Brentwood. Edin Quinones, age 20, of Mastic was driving a 2007 Honda Accord eastbound on Express Drive North, just east of Washington Avenue, when the car veered to the right and struck two parked vehicles, Suffolk County Police said. Quinones and a 16-year-old passenger from Freeport were transported with serious injuries to South Shore University Hospital in Bay Shore.  Another passenger, …

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by Joe Lombardi
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$18.3 Million Resurfacing Project To Begin On Long Island Roads $18.3 Million Resurfacing Project To Begin On Long Island Roads
$18.3 Million Resurfacing Project To Begin On Long Island Roads Governor Kathy Hochul announced the beginning of a new two-year road resurfacing project that will affect five state roads on Long Island. The $18.3 million project, which builds on an ongoing $250 million investment into Long Island roads, will begin in July 2024, Hochul said. Sixty total lane miles across five state roads — three in Suffolk County and two in Nassau County — are included in the project, which will replace existing roadways with two inches of new asphalt, add new highly reflective pavement markings, and install crosswalks. The following locations in Suffolk County are s…

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by Sophie Grieser