LIE reopened after crash closed westbound lanes at Exit 36, police say
Westbound lanes of the Long Island Expressway at Exit 36 near Searingtown reopened to traffic Friday afternoon after an investigation of a collision involving two trucks.
A Nassau County police spokesman said the lanes reopened at 4:55 p.m.
The 511NY website showed no delays in the area Friday night. The website had showed westbound lanes of the LIE blocked at Exit 37 Willis Avenue starting at 2:52 p.m.
Nicholas Spangler is a general assignment reporter and has worked at Newsday since 2010.
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