North Road in Hampton Bays will remain closed until Friday, March 15—two weeks longer than originally planned—due to weather-related delays while workers continue construction on the Long Island Rail Road overpass.
The road, which connects Montauk Highway and Sunrise Highway, has been blocked off since January 4, marking the third time that workers shut it down and rerouted traffic about a mile east to Peconic Road. It first closed in January 2012 and reopened before Memorial Day, and then closed a second time last September before reopening at the end of October due to the same renovations.
Thomas Neely, Southampton Town’s transportation and public safety director, said Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials notified the town of the extended closure last week.
The work is part of a $26.2 million project undertaken by the... more
The road, which connects Montauk Highway and Sunrise Highway, has been blocked off since January 4, marking the third time that workers shut it down and rerouted traffic about a mile east to Peconic Road. It first closed in January 2012 and reopened before Memorial Day, and then closed a second time last September before reopening at the end of October due to the same renovations.
Thomas Neely, Southampton Town’s transportation and public safety director, said Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) officials notified the town of the extended closure last week.
The work is part of a $26.2 million project undertaken by the... more



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