SOUTH NYACK- The Thruway has been fully reopened to traffic following the successful completion of emergency bridge repairs. Work crews removed severely damaged portions of the South Broadway overpass in South Nyack after it was struck by an over-height tractor-trailer on August 31.
Following multiple inspections this week, Thruway and consulting engineers determined that two damaged 102-foot-long girders – each weighing 50,000 pounds – and a portion of the concrete deck had to be removed to stabilize the overpass. To safely do that, all southbound lanes had to be temporarily closed.
The Thruway closure was the longest closure of the highway since the switch was made from the old Tappan Zee Bridge to the new Mario Cuomo Tappan Zee Bridge.
