Traffic Shift Coming For Thruway In South Nyack

NYACK, NY — Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC will realign southbound/eastbound traffic lanes on the New York State Thruway near Exit 10 during the overnight of Wednesday, April 12. The lanes will be shifted approximately 30 feet south, allowing TZC to safely accomplish drainage work in the area and prepare for future operations. The new alignment is anticipated to remain throughout the year.

In other nearby work, the installation of permanent maintenance trestle materials near the Rockland landing will require a northbound lane closure of River Road in South Nyack. The closure is anticipated to occur on Thursday, April 13, between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Flag persons will keep traffic moving by alternating the directional flow between north and south. To ensure the public’s safety, traffic may be held up to 15 minutes in both directions as workers offload materials between the hours of 1 p.m. and 2 p.m.

The lane-shifting operation will also necessitate closing the southbound/eastbound Thruway exit 10 on-ramp from South Broadway and Cornelison Avenue during the overnight of Wednesday, April 12. Motorists will be directed to use the on-ramp from Route 59 in Nyack, as shown in the graphic below. The on-ramp will reopen by 5 a.m. Thursday, April 13. The exit 10 off-ramp will remain accessible from the northbound Thruway.

Work associated with the lane shift will require overnight lane closures of up to three southbound/eastbound lanes from exit 11 to the Tappan Zee Bridge during the overnight of Wednesday, April 12. A single-lane closure will occur during the early morning hours of Saturday, April 8.

At least one lane will remain open at all times during the Wednesday operation, with the exception of a single traffic stop during the overnight. The stop of all four lanes of the southbound/eastbound Thruway from exit 11 to the Tappan Zee Bridge is expected to last up to 10 minutes. To ensure the public’s safety, the New York State Police will stop and hold all traffic approaching the area immediately before the traffic stop goes into effect.

All lanes will reopen by 6 a.m. Thursday, April 13.

Specific lane and ramp closure times are detailed in the chart.