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Bronx River Parkway Northbound Closed June 11

The parkway northbound will be closed during the day from the Sprain Brook in Yonkers to the Westchester County Center in White Plains.

The Bronx River Parkway northbound will be closed on Thursday, June 11, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. from the Sprain Brook Parkway in Yonkers to the Westchester County Center (Exit 22) in White Plains, according to state officials.

The closure is necessary to complete underground electrical cable pulls for new street lighting on the Crane Road Bridge.

Northbound parkway closures:

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  • There will be no access from the six lane portion of the northbound Bronx River Parkway to the four lane portion of the northbound Bronx River Parkway at the Sprain Brook Parkway.
  • All traffic will be diverted onto the Sprain Brook Parkway and then Central Park Avenue (NY 100) to White Plains.
  • The northbound Bronx River Parkway will be accessible to local traffic at the following locations (between the Sprain Brook Parkway and Harney Road) at all times: entrances from Paxton Ave, Elm Street, Scarsdale Road, Thompson Street and Leewood Drive will be open.
  • Northbound parkway traffic will be diverted at Harney Road to Scarsdale Avenue and East Parkway, and then re-entering the northbound parkway at Crane Road.
  • The northbound Bronx River Parkway will be open to traffic at Crane Road and all points north.
  • These closures are bridge as part of the Crane Road Bridge Replacement Project.

Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes. Numerous variable message signs are being used to alert motorists of the upcoming closures.

For additional information, contact Westchester County Department of Public Works and Transportation at 914-995-2555. Full details on this project are available at www.westchestergov.com/craneroadbridge. Sign up for special email alerts on this project at www.westchestergov.com/subscribe.

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