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Overnight Closure on the Loop Parkway in Town of Hempstead for Bridge Replacement Project

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By Published: October 20 2023

LongIsland.com

Motorists should follow the signed detour between the Long Beach barrier island and Long Island’s mainland via the Long Beach Bridge.

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Long Creek Bridge on the Loop Parkway. Photo Credit: Google Maps

The New York State Department of Transportation is advising motorists that the Loop Parkway in the Town of Hempstead, Nassau County, will be closed on Friday, October 20 between the hours of 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., weather permitting, to facilitate the ongoing steel deck replacement project on the drawbridge over Long Creek.

Motorists should follow the signed detour between the Long Beach barrier island and Long Island’s mainland via the Long Beach Bridge (Long Beach Boulevard connecting the City of Long Beach and the Village of Island Park). 

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

Motorists are urged to plan accordingly 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.

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