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Road Service Update · Planned Closure • News & Civic Affairs

Published October 16, 2026, at 11:55 p.m.

ROAD SERVICE UPDATE — PLANNED OCTOBER 17 CLOSURE

Using Route 9W Saturday morning? Plan around this closure.

NYSDOT plans to close Route 9W in both directions between Hickey Street and Shadyside Avenue in Orangetown on Saturday, October 17, from 7 a.m. to noon, for maintenance.

Planned Route 9W closure, both directions, Hickey Street to Shadyside Avenue in Orangetown, Saturday October 17, 2026, 7 a.m. to noon. Weather dependent; follow posted detour and recheck 511NY.
Original service-information card © 2026 The Rockland Edit, based on NYSDOT's October 16 advisory. Not a road photograph or detour map.

If that segment is part of your morning trip, plan to avoid it during the five-hour work window. The October 16 NYSDOT notice ↗ directs drivers to follow the posted detour. It does not give turn-by-turn directions or separate transit, pedestrian or accessibility arrangements; we have not verified those details.

The work is weather dependent and may change. This is advance notice, not confirmation that the road has closed. Noon is the planned end of work, not proof of reopening.

Before leaving, check 511NY ↗ or call 511, and follow signs at the site.

Source: NYSDOT advisory issued October 16, 2026, also listed in its Region 8 index; checked at 11:52 p.m. EDT. All times Eastern. This is the October 17 plan, not the archived August 29 work window.

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