Southern State Parkway Crash, LIRR Delays: LI Patch AM Traffic Digest

LONG ISLAND — Good morning, Long Island Patch readers! It's Monday, July 18, with a high of 83 degrees and a low of 72.

Before you head out the door, check out Patch's daily traffic report — which covers everything from the North Shore to the East End.

Here are the latest traffic updates that will impact your Monday morning commute:

ON THE ROAD...

NASSAU COUNTY

As of 7:45 a.m., a crash on the Southern State Parkway is blocking the left shoulder between westbound Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue

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From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., construction on the Southern State Parkway will shut down one lane in both directions between Exit 18 - Eagle Avenue and Exit 17S - Hempstead Avenue

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Construction on I-495 will close one lane in both directions in the area of Exit 38 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

SUFFOLK COUNTY

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From 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., construction on the Southern State Parkway will shut down one lane in both directions between Heckscher State Parkway END ROUTE (Islip) and Exit 40 - Robert Moses Causeway

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Construction on NY 112 will close one lane in both directions between I-495 South Service Road (Brookhaven) and NY 27 Southern Service Road (Brookhaven), from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

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Between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., construction on eastbound NY 347 will shut down one lane between CR 76 (Smithtown) and Gibbs Pond Road (Smithtown)

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Construction on eastbound NY 25A will shut down one lane between Mount Sinai Coram Road (Brookhaven) and Ridge Road (Brookhaven), between 9 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Construction on NY 454 in both directions between Ocean Avenue and Johnson Avenue (Islip) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., one lane closed

ON THE LIRR...

As of 8:35 a.m., trains are running on or close to schedule on all LIRR branches, except the Montauk and Ronkonkoma lines.

Per the LIRR: "The 5:39 a.m. train from Montauk due Long Island City at 8:44 a.m. is 36 minutes late through Hampton Bays due to a disabled E/B train in single-track territory."

The 7:30 a.m. train from Ronkonkoma, due in Greenport at 8:54 a.m., is operating 13 minutes late out of Ronkonkoma due to a late-arriving connection.