Bridge Replacement On Sprain Brook Parkway Will Mean Fewer Lanes

ELMSFORD, NY — Replacement of the Payne Street bridge will necessitate reducing the Sprain Brook Parkway from three lanes to two in both directions for three months. The state Department of Transportation said the shift in traffic is expected to begin Aug. 21 and last until Nov. 20. The shift will occur south of Route 100C, continue for a half mile and then shift back north of I-287.

Significant traffic delays are anticipated. (For more information on this and other neighborhood stories, subscribe to Patch to receive daily newsletters and breaking news alerts.)

Motorists are asked to seek alternate routes and, when possible, avoid travel at peak hours.

According to the DOT, the project will replace the Sprain Brook Parkway southbound bridge over Payne Street with a new longer span bridge.

This will include the removal of some of the Mechanically Stabilized Earth System wall between the existing abutments and the proposed abutments.

The new bridge will be a steel bridge with integral abutments and will be constructed in a single stage.

Cost of the construction is $14.5 million.

A real-time traffic map and information on transit options, including park and ride lots, can be seen here.

Photo caption: Area on the Sprain Brook Parkway affected by the lane closures. Photo credit: NYS DOT.