Traffic & Transit

Overturned Tractor-Trailer Snarls Thruway Traffic In Rockland

Thruway Authority officials urged motorists to avoid the area.

Traffic closest to the camera is traveling north on I-87 in Rockland County.
Traffic closest to the camera is traveling north on I-87 in Rockland County. (NYS Thruway Authority)

SPRING VALLEY, NY — A tractor-trailer overturned on the New York State Thruway Friday afternoon, snarling traffic as the evening commute began. Two lanes were blocked on the northbound side of I-87 at Exit 14.

Thruway Authority officials warned of heavy delays and urged motorists to take alternate routes.

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