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Bronx River Pkwy Closings Scheduled Through Oct. 1


From the Westchester County Department of Transportation:

There will be northbound midday closures on the Bronx River Parkway (BRP) next week as we continue to form and pour concrete for the West Abutment. In addition there will be full closures at night in both directions of the Bronx River Parkway for installation of pre-cast box beams over the MTA Metro-North Railroad.

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MIDDAY

Monday through Friday (September 23-27) from 9:30 AM until 3:30 PM, the following closures will be in effect:

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Northbound Closure

  • There will be no access from the 6 lane portion of the NB Bronx River Parkway to the 4 lane portion of the NB 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) all the way to White Plains.
  • This is designed to lessen the impact and the volume of diverted traffic to Harney Road, Scarsdale Avenue and East Parkway in Eastchester & Scarsdale.
  • NB BRP 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.
  • All NB traffic will be diverted at Harney Road to Scarsdale Avenue and East Parkway, reentering the NB BRP at Crane Road.
  • The NB BRP will be open to traffic at Crane Road and all points north.

NIGHT

  • On Thursday Night (September 26), the following closures will be in effect from 8 PM until 5 AM the following morning:
  • Southbound Fenimore Road Entrance Ramp to the Southbound Bronx River Parkway will be closed.
  • The Southbound Exit Ramp to Crane Road (Exit 12) will be closed.
  • Westbound Crane Road, from Chase Road to East Parkway will be closed.
  • Southbound East Parkway from Crane Road to Christie Place will be closed.
  • During these hours there will also be intermittent full stoppages of traffic on the Southbound Bronx River Parkway and the Northbound BRP Entrance Ramp at Crane Road for approximately 5-10 minutes while heavy equipment is moved.
  • There may be a full closure of both direction of the Bronx River Parkway between 3 AM and 5 AM, Southbound at Greenacres Avenue (Exit 16) and Northbound at Harney Road (Exit 10).

On Friday and Saturday Nights (September 27 & 28), the following closures will be in effect from 10 p.m. until 7 a.m. the following morning:

Northbound Closure

  • There will be no access from the 6 lane portion of the NB Bronx River Parkway to the 4 lane portion of the NB 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) all the way to White Plains.
  • This is designed to lessen the impact and the volume of diverted traffic to Harney Road, Scarsdale Avenue and East Parkway in Eastchester & Scarsdale.
  • NB BRP 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.
  • All NB traffic will be diverted at Harney Road to Scarsdale Avenue and East Parkway, reentering the NB BRP at Crane Road.
  • The NB BRP will be open to traffic at Crane Road and all points north.

 Southbound Closure

  • There will be no access to the SB BRP, in White Plains, south of the County Center.
  • All Traffic will be detoured onto Central Avenue, south to the Sprain Brook Parkway.
  • Entrances to the Southbound BRP at Main Street & Fenimore Road will be closed.
  • The SB Bronx River Parkway will be open at Ardsley Road and all points south.

Local Street/Ramps

  • Westbound Crane Road, from Chase Road to East Parkway will be closed.
  • Southbound East Parkway from Crane Road to Christie Place will be closed.
  • During these hours there will also be intermittent full stoppages of traffic on the Northbound BRP Entrance Ramp at Crane Road for approximately 10-15 minutes while the beams are moved.

On Monday Night (September 30), the following closures will be in effect from 9 PM until 5 AM the following morning:

  • Southbound Fenimore Road Entrance Ramp to the Southbound Bronx River Parkway will be closed.
  • The Southbound Exit Ramp to Crane Road (Exit 12) will be closed.
  • Westbound Crane Road, from Chase Road to East Parkway will be closed.
  • Southbound East Parkway from Crane Road to Christie Place will be closed.

During these hours there will also be intermittent full stoppages of traffic on the Southbound Bronx River Parkway and the Northbound BRP Entrance Ramp at Crane Road for approximately 5-10 minutes while heavy equipment is moved.

Information of lane closures for this project can be found http://publicworks.westchestergov.com/crane-road-bridge/road-closures .

Full details on this project are available at www.westchestergov.com/craneroadbridge .


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