What to know about LI traffic: The latest

A view of traffic on the Long Island Expressway at Old Nichols Road in Islandia on Monday morning. Credit: Newsday/James Carbone
It's getting uglier on the roads.
The westbound Long Island Expressway is backed up from Powells Lane in Old Westbury to Glen Cove Road and then from Roslyn Road to Willis Avenue. Portions of that roadway are at a standstill. A crash near Exit 42 at South Oyster Bay Road in Syosset has forced a closure of the right shoulder.
The Northern State Parkway is slow from Searingtown Road to Lakeville Road.
Here are estimated westbound drive times from points on Long Island:

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