Road closure near LIE Exit 53 begins Monday

Motorists who take Crooked Hill Road southbound at the Long Island Expressway Bridge are advised to make alternate travel plans starting Monday as a five-day closure begins.

The southbound lanes of Crooked Hill Road/County Road 13 at the bridge, in the Dix Hills-Commack area, will be closed to motorists round-the-clock from Monday at 8 a.m. until Friday about 6 p.m., state Department of Transportation officials said.

Northbound Crooked Hill lanes will be shifted away from the construction work and remain open. Southbound motorists will be detoured a quarter-mile west to Commack Road, officials said.

The lane closure is needed to perform emergency repairs to the overpass bridge, which was recently struck by a truck, officials said.

Drivers will experience delays on Crooked Hill Road, especially during the morning and evening rush hours, and are reminded to drive carefully through the work zone. For up-to-date traffic and travel information, call 511 or visit 511NY.org.