[Fredslist] Fwd: Saw Mill River Parkway Closures for Ashford Ave Bridge Repairs Will Start on Monday, October 22

[Corey Bearak]

The item below is of particular interest to those who live in Westchester and Hudson Valley or do businesses there or who know people who do business or live there.
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From: MaryJane Shimsky <Shimsky at westchesterlegislators.com>
Subject: Saw Mill River Parkway Closures for Ashford Ave Bridge Repairs Will Start on Monday, October 22
Date: October 19, 2012 1:27:49 PM EDT
To: "Corey B. Bearak" <bearak at me.com>
Reply-To: Board of Legislators - District 12 <bol12 at list.westchestergov.com>

 


Starting next week, the County is taking the first small step in the rehabilitation of the Ashford Avenue Bridge, the span linking Ardsley and Dobbs Ferry.  To avoid a repeat of the June 22 incident, in which chunks of concrete fell onto the New York State Thruway below, the contractor will install netting and planking on the underside of the bridge.  This vital, potentially life-saving work will cause some road closures on the Saw Mill River Parkway, which runs under the bridge.

Weather permitting, the work next week will begin Monday, Oct. 22 and conclude on either Friday night, Oct. 26 or in the early morning hours of Saturday, Oct. 27.  It will result in the following partial or total closures of the Parkway:
 
• All  lanes of the southbound Saw Mill River Parkway between Ashford Avenue (Exit 17) and Lawrence Street (Exit 16) will be closed from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m.
 
• The southbound left lane of the parkway will be closed starting at 8 p.m. and then the full southbound Parkway closed beginning at 11 p.m.
 
• The northbound left lane of the parkway will be closed from 8 p.m. to 5:30 a.m.  The southbound left lane will remain closed until 5:30 a.m.
 
To help motorists cope with the changing road patterns, a flag person or police officer will be posted at the traffic signal at the location of Ashford Avenue and Northfield Street (southbound parkway exit 17).  A detour will be posted using Ashford Avenue to Route 9A to Lawrence Street to the southbound Parkway.
 
These closures will cause all of us who live in the area some inconvenience; and, unfortunately, there will be more closures over the next several years, as the piers, superstructure and road bed undergo massive repairs or complete replacement.  But the bridge is in such a deteriorated condition, that there is no choice but to undergo the repairs and endure the resulting difficulties.  There is a silver lining, however: once the repairs are complete, we will have a safe, new bridge that will serve our communities, without worry of major repair work, for the next 50 years.
 
As always, please contact my office if you have any questions or concerns.
 







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