Weekend travel advisory issued for Cohoes Boulevard
COHOES, N.Y. » Drivers are being advised the northbound Route 787 in Cohoes, will be closed between Tibbits Avenue and Dyke Avenue starting Friday at 6 p.m. through Monday at 5 a.m. as work continues to convert Cohoes Boulevard into a welcoming, pedestrian-friendly gateway to the Spindle City.
Northbound motorists will be detoured at Tibbits Avenue to Cohoes Road/Saratoga Street (Route 32).
During the closure, Dyke Avenue traffic will not be able to cross Route 787. Southbound Route 787 lanes will remain open, except left turns onto Dyke Avenue will not be permitted.
The following weekend, southbound Route 787 traffic will be closed between Bridge Avenue and Dyke Avenue starting Aug. 9 at 6 p.m. through Aug. 12 at 5 a.m. Southbound motorists will be detoured at Bridge Avenue to Saratoga Street (Route 32).
During the Aug. 9 closure, Dyke Avenue traffic again will not be able to cross Route 787. Northbound Route 787 lanes will remain open, except left turns onto Dyke Avenue will not be permitted.
Work and the scheduled closures are weather permitting.
People are advised to plan travel accordingly.
Motorists are urged to slow down and safely move over when approaching roadside vehicles displaying red, white, blue, amber or green lights, including maintenance and construction vehicles in work zones. To learn more about the Move Over law and what is being done to keep workers and motorists safe in highway construction zones, visit www.ny.gov/workzonesafety.
Drivers are reminded that fines are doubled for speeding in a work zone. In accordance with the Work Zone Safety Act of 2005, convictions of two or more speeding violations in a work zone could result in the suspension of a person’s driver license.