NEW ROCHELLE, NY (Aug. 28, 2026) — The Centre Avenue Bridge over Interstate 95 reopened to vehicle and pedestrian traffic by 10 a.m. Friday, a few days ahead of schedule, the New York State Thruway Authority and the City of New Rochelle announced.
The 68-year-old bridge had been closed since June 29 to allow contractor crews to safely repair the structure. According to the Thruway Authority, workers spent the summer demolishing parts of the bridge, reconstructing its joints, repairing bearings and concrete abutments and substructure, and installing new utility conduits, sidewalks and roadway pavement. The bridge was also raised slightly to provide additional vertical clearance over the highway to help prevent future bridge strikes. About 3,400 vehicles use the bridge daily, the agency said.
The work is part of an $86.7 million pavement improvement project on a nearly five-mile stretch of I-95, also known as the New England Thruway, in Westchester County. The project, which began in April 2025, includes highway repairs and work on 12 bridges in both directions between Pelham Manor and Mamaroneck. In addition to the Centre Avenue bridge, crews have rehabilitated or will rehabilitate five other bridges, including the Chatsworth Avenue bridge in Larchmont and the bridge serving Metro-North Railroad’s Larchmont station, while six other bridges on I-95 will be resurfaced. DeFoe Corp. of Mount Vernon is the project contractor.
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