New York DOT finishes I-495 resurfacing

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The New York Department of Transportation recently completed pavement resurfacing on the eastbound Long Island Expressway (Interstate 495) from the Nassau-Suffolk border to State Route 112.

Work included roadway milling, new asphalt, and the installation of reflective pavement markings and rumble strips.

Westbound repaving on the Long Island Expressway began in July and is nearly one-third completed and is expected to be completed by the end of the year.

More than 300 lane miles of state highways across Long Island are now covered with new asphalt. This includes $157 million in projects such as the Long Island Expressway, the Southern State Parkway, and the Meadowbrook State Parkway.

In addition, pavement renewal was also finished along the eastbound Southern State Parkway between the Grand Avenue/Baldwin Road exit in Nassau County and Route 110 in Suffolk County.

Work has begun on the westbound lanes.

More than 60 percent of Long Island paving work announced earlier this year has been completed. These projects include Southern State Parkway between State Route 231 and the Sagtikos State Parkway in Suffolk County; State Route 25A between Lawrence Road and State Route 25 in Smithtown; and State Route 114 between Stephen Hands Path and the Shelter Island South Ferry terminal in Sag Harbor, North Haven, and East Hampton.