DOT finalizes plans for Fairfield Ave. bridge replacement
The bridge had to be torn down after a tanker truck caught fire directly underneath it in early May.
•
Jun 21, 2024, 4:47 PM
•
Updated 125 days ago
Share:
More Stories
Shooting in Mount Vernon leaves 1 dead, 1 injured, suspects sought
33m ago1:48
A new Big Y grocery store is now open in Westport
47m ago1:46
Discover aviation history at Floyd Bennett Field
49m ago1:12
On Your Block: Prospect Lefferts Garden
54m ago0:35
New York Liberty celebrates championship with ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes
1h ago0:24
Town of Babylon taxes could be on the rise
1h agoShooting in Mount Vernon leaves 1 dead, 1 injured, suspects sought
33m ago1:48
A new Big Y grocery store is now open in Westport
47m ago1:46
Discover aviation history at Floyd Bennett Field
49m ago1:12
On Your Block: Prospect Lefferts Garden
54m ago0:35
New York Liberty celebrates championship with ticker-tape parade down the Canyon of Heroes
1h ago0:24
Town of Babylon taxes could be on the rise
1h agoThe state Department of Transportation has finalized plans to rebuild the I-95 Fairfield Avenue overpass.
The bridge had to be torn down after a tanker truck caught fire directly underneath it in early May.
Traffic on the highway was shut down for days while the bridge was removed.
Crews finished taking down the center pilling on Thursday. It was all that remained of the old structure.
“We had to take that center bridge pier out just because we're going to make sure it's up to the current federal and state guidelines,” said DOT director of communications Josh Morgan.
The new bridge will largely be the same as the old one, with slightly narrower travel lanes to allow for more space for bicycle traffic on the shoulders, according to the DOT.
Morgan says construction on the new bridge is expected to last into next spring.