Hutchinson Parkway To Close For Construction This Weekend

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NY — The Hutchinson River Parkway will be closed over the weekend in both directions between Exit 6 and Exit 15.

The closure will stretch from Pelham through Mount Vernon to New Rochelle, starting at midnight Friday and ending 6 p.m. Sunday, said officials at the New York State Department of Transportation.

Weather permitting, crews will be constructing a temporary bridge structure on Lincoln Avenue over the Hutchinson River Parkway at Exit 12 (East Lincoln Ave/Mount Vernon/Pelham) as part of an ongoing bridge replacement and rehabilitation project in lower Westchester.

Detours:

• Motorists accessing the Hutchinson River Parkway northbound will be detoured to I-95.
• Motorists accessing the Hutchinson River Parkway southbound will be detoured to the Cross County Parkway
• Motorists traveling east on the Cross County Parkway will be directed to continue east at Exit 9 (Hutchinson River Parkway South/Whitestone Bridge) and Exit 10 (New Rochelle Road/Eastchester)

Anticipate delays and plan accordingly.

Remember to Move Over a lane, if safely possible, or slow down significantly whenever encountering roadside vehicles displaying red, white, blue, amber or green lights, including maintenance and construction vehicles in work zones.

Slow down 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.

For up-to-date travel information, call 511, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app.