Traffic & Transit

Taconic State Parkway Lane Closures Scheduled

The DOT said the closures will facilitate maintenance activities, weather permitting.

YORKTOWN, NY — Beginning Monday, the state Department of Transportation will be closing one lane of the Taconic State Parkway.

DOT officials said the one lane will be closed north- and southbound between Exit 11 (State Route 134) in the town of Yorktown and the Putnam County line.

Closures will be between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Monday through Friday to facilitate maintenance activities, weather permitting.

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The DOT reminds motorists to 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 one's driver's license.

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