Traffic Advisory Issued For Babylon & Brookhaven: NYDOT

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY — The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists of upcoming overnight detours on Sunrise Highway (State Route 27) in the Town of Babylon and on the Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) in the Town of Brookhaven to facilitate a bridge cleaning project.

Traffic will be detoured onto the Service Road between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. on the following dates at these locations, weather permitting:

• Monday, June 27 – Eastbound Sunrise Highway at Exit 38 (Little East Neck Road);
• Tuesday, June 28 – Westbound Sunrise Highway at Exit 38 (Little East Neck Road);
• Wednesday, June 29 – Eastbound Sunrise Highway at Exit 40 (State Route 231/Deer Park Avenue);
• Thursday, June 30 – Westbound L.I.E. at Exit 60 (Ronkonkoma Avenue).

Motorists are urged to plan accordingly and drive responsibly in work zones. Fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. Convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

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