College Road Bridge Closing Friday For Reconstruction

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY —Construction starts Friday for the College Road bridge replacement project over the New York State Thruway.

In addition to a detour for motorists on College Road, drivers may also encounter lane closures on I-87 near the bridge, along with traffic shifts and stoppages.

The College Road bridge was built in 1956 and is 14 feet 4 inches high. The replacement bridge will be raised to a standard height of 16 feet 6 inches. A. Servidone, Inc./B. Anthony Construction Group JV is the contractor for the project.

The replacement is part of the $30.8 million infrastructure improvement project to replace three bridges along the I-87 corridor in the lower Hudson Valley region.

The Scotland Hill Road bridge closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic on May 1 as part of the same project, which is scheduled to be complete in fall 2021.

The two bridges will be replaced with new structures including numerous upgrades to enhance safety for motorists and pedestrians. Safety improvements include increased vertical clearance to meet current standards, wider shoulders and approaches, and new sign structures. During construction on the College Road bridge, pedestrian traffic will be maintained utilizing a temporary pedestrian bridge.

The project also included the replacement of the Hungry Hollow Road bridge, which opened to traffic in November 2020.

More than 22,000 cars and trucks travel on the Hungry Hollow Road, Scotland Hill Road and College Road bridges every day.

Follow the posted work zone speed limits.

Remember, fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of an individual’s driver license.

Visit thruway.ny.gov for real-time traffic updates.