Meadowbrook State Parkway Overnight Lane Closures Looming

Drivers should expect overnight lane closures on the Meadowbrook State Parkway in the Towns of Hempstead and North Hempstead, starting Sunday, Aug. 18, the New York State Department of Transportation announced.

Up to two lanes in either direction could be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. between the Northern State Parkway and the bridge for Glenn Curtiss Boulevard near Exit M5. And it will be awhile, as the roadwork is not expected to be completed until late fall.

Crews will start working in the northbound lanes, followed by the southbound lanes, and will conclude with ramps & service roads. This is part of a $1.5 million preventative maintenance project which will clean debris in pavement cracks, then seal them with a quick-setting plastic fiber-enriched hot liquid asphalt which will help prevent road deterioration and extend the new pavement’s life.

Electronic message signs will alert drivers to additional information regarding closures. As usual when it comes to road projects, work may be cancelled, postponed, or prolonged due to bad weather.

NYSDOT reminds drivers that fines are doubled for speeding in work zones. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in a driver's license suspension.