Northbound Route 202 to Close Sept. 6-8 for Construction

Beginning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, through 4 p.m. Thursday, Route 202 (Orange Avenue) northbound between Chestnut Street and Route 59 is expected to close, while crews perform permit activities, weather permitting.

A posted detour for northbound traffic will be in place and motorists are advised to follow it. Southbound traffic will be maintained on Route 202.

Drivers are asked to use caution when traveling through the work zone area and pay particular attention to all traffic control devices, including signs and flaggers.

Motorists are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

For up-to-date travel information, call 511 or visit www.511NY.org.

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