For Immediate Release: 05/20/2022  
Contact: Office of Media Relations and Communications | (518) 471-5300 | public.info@thruway.ny.gov 

TRAVEL ADVISORY – ROCKLAND COUNTY: NORTHBOUND THRUWAY EXIT 15 OFF-RAMP TO NEW JERSEY TO CLOSE OVERNIGHT NEXT WEEK

Northbound Exit 15 Off-Ramp Will Close at Night from Monday to Wednesday for Pavement Repairs in New Jersey

Northbound Motorists Should Follow Posted Detour to Access I-287 or Route 17 in New Jersey

The New York State Thruway Authority today announced that the northbound Thruway (I-87) exit 15 off-ramp to New Jersey (I-287 - NJ Route 17 South) will close overnight on Monday, May 23, through Wednesday, May 25, for concrete pavement repairs in New Jersey. The northbound off-ramp will be closed from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. the next day. The southbound I-87 exit 15 off-ramp will also be reduced to one lane of traffic at night.

Northbound motorists seeking to access I-287 or Route 17 in New Jersey should follow the posted detour to exit 15A (Sloatsburg - Suffern - NY Routes 17 North & 59) to enter the southbound Thruway via Orange Turnpike and Old Route 17. Variable Message Signs have been activated ahead of the work zone to alert motorists of the closure and detour.

All work is weather permitting and subject to change.

For up-to-date travel information, motorists are encouraged to download the Thruway’s mobile app, call 511, visit www.511NY.org or download the free 511NY mobile app.

Motorists can also sign up for TRANSalert emails, which provide the latest traffic conditions along the Thruway, here. For real time updates, motorists can follow @ThruwayTraffic on Twitter.

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