The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT) is advising motorists of a daytime closure of the entrance ramp from southbound Sheridan Boulevard to the southbound Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95) in the Bronx, on or about Saturday, Oct. 23 from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.

 

Inclement weather could cause this closure to be rescheduled.

 

Detour signs and Variable Message Signs (VMS) will be in place during this closure to direct traffic to the entrance ramp to southbound Cross Bronx Expressway (I-95), located just before Rosedale Avenue. Southbound Bronx River Parkway traffic wanting to connect to southbound I-95 should use Exit 4 for the Cross Bronx Expressway and follow the detour signs.

 

This closure is needed to construct a temporary ramp from southbound Sheridan Boulevard to southbound Cross Bronx Expressway as part of the NYSDOT’s project to reconstruct the entrance ramp from northbound Sheridan Boulevard to southbound Cross Bronx Expressway.

For real-time travel information, motorists should check New York State’s official traffic and travel information source, 511NY, before traveling. Call 5-1-1, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app on iTunes or Google Play.  The free service allows users to check road conditions, view traffic cameras and link to air and transit information.  The app features Drive mode, which provides audible alerts along a chosen route while a user is driving, warning them about incidents and construction.

Motorists are urged 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 an individual’s driver license.

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

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