This is the City of New Rochelle with an important traffic advisory. A New York State Thruway Authority construction project will begin next week. There will be periodic lane closures in the vicinity of North Avenue near I-95 and our Transit Center, beginning with the closing of one block of Burling Lane. Closures on North Avenue itself will become more frequent starting in mid-April. We urge you to monitor conditions and make your commuting and other travelling plans accordingly.
For more information, visit www.newrochelleny.com/northaveconstruction.
Following is additional background about why this is happening and what is likely to occur moving forward.
The North Avenue bridge than spans I-95 has reached the end of its useful life, and must be replaced. The first phase of this project alone, which entails utility relocation, is expected to take about 18 months. Although at least one lane of traffic in both directions will be open for most of that time, frequent bottlenecks and delays will be unavoidable.
This project is being directed and undertaken by the New York State Thruway Authority, not the City of New Rochelle. But the City will be working to provide you with timely information and to advocate for steps that can minimize impacts. As construction proceeds, there will be updated signage in the area, bulletins on the web, and additional automated messages as warranted.
When the project is finally finished, the new bridge will be more efficient, safe and attractive. But we’ll all have to put up with a lot of headaches between now and then, and the CIty will do its best to help you plan around them.
Again, if you’d like more information, please visit the City’s new web page for this project at www.newrochelleny.com/northaveconstruction.