New Hyde Park Road will be closed for 7 months beginning Feb 3, 2020 in order to eliminate the grade crossing.
· Beginning February 3, 2020, New Hyde Park Road will close from Plaza Avenue to 4th Avenue, lasting approximately seven months.
· During the road closure, signage and detour plans will be in place, and real-time coordination with NYSDOT will optimize signal timing on Jericho Turnpike.
· Pedestrian detour routes will be in place to help commuters access the station from both the east and west sides of New Hyde Park Road.
· Throughout January, construction teams will continue to prep the area for road closure.
· At times, New Hyde Park Road may see intermittent lane closures to allow crews to perform preparatory work safely and efficiently.
· In advance of any required road closure, the team will make sure to notify the community, and signage and flaggers will direct vehicular traffic while the detour is in place.
· The New Hyde Park Road grade crossing in New Hyde Park and Garden City is one of eight street-level crossings to be eliminated as part of the project. The at-grade crossing is being reconstructed to feature a new, five-lane underpass with pedestrian sidewalks on the east and west sides of the underpass, as well as a dedicated left-turn lane from southbound New Hyde Park Road onto Clinch Avenue. Plaza Avenue, between Herkomer Street and New Hyde Park Road, will be realigned and become a two-way street, to improve traffic flow associated with the new signal being installed at New Hyde Park Road and Plaza Avenue.
