Traffic delays already happening
Traffic is backed up on eastbound Sunrise Highway at exit 64 in Hampton Bays around 5 a.m. on Monday. Credit: Michael A. Rupolo Sr.
At about 8 a.m., the traffic woes were in evidence.
Just under 10 miles away from Shinnecock Hills, GPS estimated arrival time was about 31 minutes.
Drivers traveling from the west to the U.S. Open on the Long Island Expressway early Monday met fairly smooth traffic after 6 a.m.
But approaching from the west, traffic signs encouraged U.S. Open attendees to park in Calverton Enterprise Park and take a shuttle to Shinnecock Hills.
GPS alerted travelers on the LIE to avoid taking Route 27 and was rerouting drivers onto backroads through Hampton Bays.
Then, drivers getting onto County Road 80 from Country Road 62, 5 miles from the venue, had an estimated 35 minutes' arrival time to their destination due to road closures, including St. Andrew’s Road, according to GPS.
Traffic cones lining the median of Montauk Highway, as well as people directing traffic, prevented westbound drivers from making U-turns.
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