Traffic Alert: Route 110 Construction Underway

Consider the following short-term pain for long-term gain.

The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has started a $22.4 million reconstruction project for a stretch of Route 110 from the Long Island Expressway to the Northern State Parkway in Melville. 

The work currently on-going includes providing three continuous travel lanes in each direction; enhanced pedestrian signals and crosswalks with continuous sidewalks that meet American Disabilities Act requirements; upgraded drainage systems to improve storm water runoff; pavement resurfacing; new traffic signals with improved timing and coordination; and landscape plantings.

“The Route 110 corridor that we continue to improve is an important business district in Suffolk County and safe, efficient access is key to the regional economy,” said Joan McDonald state DOT commissioner. “These transportation enhancements will reduce congestion, while boosting safety and supporting job creation and economic development.”

To reduce the impact of construction, work requiring lane closures will be performed only at night. Travel lanes will be shifted but remain open during the day and access to businesses will be maintained throughout construction.   

The first two parts of the project included reconstruction of the Route 110 bridge over the Long Island Expressway and the reconstruction of the Northern State Parkway bridge spanning Route 110.

DOT officials said completion of all construction is expected by the end of 2014.