Expect Summer Roadwork and Possible Bottlenecks: Mayor

MAMARONECK, NY — Warning of potential bottlenecks, Mamaroneck Mayor Tom Murphy is telling drivers to expect a surge of road work in the area just as summer kicks into high gear.

Murphy said that the Department of Public Works will coordinate with the agencies in charge of the projects to make the infrastructure work as painlessly as possible in the village. He said traffic congestion and delays are still possible and he advised motorists to avoid the planned work zones, if at all possible.

There are more than a half-dozen upcoming roadwork projects planned in the area.

Work on the Hillside Avenue Bridge is expected to start on July 1. The project will require traffic to detour, taking drivers from Jefferson Avenue to North Barry Avenue and then to Mamaroneck Avenue.

Paving on Mamaroneck Avenue is expected to start during the first or second week of August.
The ongoing Boston Post Road (US Rte 1) Bridge project is scheduled to restart on July 5, and continue through the end of the year. At least one lane in each direction will be kept open so no detours are expected.

An ongoing waterworks project on the Mamaroneck Avenue Bridge is not expected to require a traffic detour.

The state is doing work on the Old White Plains Bridge over Interstate 95. The project is expected to take up to eight weeks to complete. Traffic is being detoured to Fenimore Road during the construction.

Work will begin on the West Street Bridge in Harrison on July 1. The work is not expected to be complete until the end of September. The project will require traffic detours from Mamaroneck Avenue to North Barry Avenue.

The mayor said there will likely also be intermittent detours set up as a result of an ongoing sewer rehabilitation project in the village.

While the roadwork will possibly cause headaches for motorists, officials are warning drivers to keep cool heads in construction zones. Fines are doubled for speeding violations in a work zone. Two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in a drivers license suspension.