Drivers on I-95 in Westchester are facing a long stretch of construction. A major road project on the highway is now underway, and officials say commuters should brace themselves because the work is expected to last a full year.
The effort is being driven by a substantial state investment. New York State is pouring a lot of money into road work on the New England Thruway, the official name for this part of I-95, as part of a broader push to improve the corridor.
The work is not a single job but a set of separate efforts. Three different projects are going into this stretch, reaching from the Bronx up to Westchester, and together they total close to 200 million dollars.
One of those projects accounts for a specific share of the spending. About 39.7 million dollars of that money is going toward repair, resurfacing and a range of other work on I-95 in both directions between Mamaroneck and Rye, and that project is now underway.
The northbound work has clearly defined limits. On the northbound side, the construction runs from just past Exit 18, at White Plains Fenimore Road, to just before Exit 20, at Rye and Route 1 South, covering the stretch drivers use heading north through the area.
The southbound side has its own boundaries. There, the work will take place before Exit 18B, near White Plains and Mamaroneck Avenue, down to Exit 18, marking out the zone where southbound traffic will pass through the project.
Officials offered some reassurance about the disruption. Most of the work is going to be done overnight to reduce the impact on drivers, though motorists might still encounter lane closures and stops during construction, and the state noted it is now using speed cameras in the area.